ABOUT US

Who We Are

James Storehouse is a 501(c)(3) community-based nonprofit Family Resource Center providing prevention and family-strengthening services across multiple systems. Established in 2012 and located in Newbury Park, California, we partner with public and private child welfare agencies throughout our community.

From cribs to college, James Storehouse supports children in foster care, youth aging out of foster care, children who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation, children at risk of removal from their families, and the caregivers and families who support them. We have received commendations from Los Angeles and Ventura Counties recognizing our service to the child welfare community.

Our Mission

At the James Storehouse Resource Center we are committed to breaking multi-generational cycles of abuse, neglect, and poverty in our local community. First, we do this by fulfilling emergency requests to expedite safe foster care placements of babies, children and teens and by providing ongoing essential resources in our free boutiques and warehouses. Further resources include providing safe & reliable housing and transportation to help youth aging-out successfully launch into independence. Second, we foster emotional healing through restorative relationships. We do this by hosting baby showers, life skills classes, mentorship programs, and court-ordered visitations. Finally, we host regular community events to encourage awareness and motivate community participation in support of our most vulnerable children.

Why We Care

There are over 400,000 children in foster care. Many face unimaginable neglect, abuse, or abandonment and these children are left feeling rejected and alone. Children in the foster care system are more susceptible to a variety of challenges such as homelessness, incarceration, teen pregnancy, human trafficking, substance abuse, and limited education. To learn more stats on foster care, click here!

Our Vision

James Storehouse is inspired by the Bible verse, James 1:27, which “calls us to pursue religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless by providing for and looking after orphans and widows in distress.” James Storehouse envisions a future where no child is left behind, families are thriving and strengthened, and community members join together to care for the most vulnerable in our society, especially children in the child welfare system.

Stacy DeWitt
Executive Director