Ways to Help

Make a Financial Gift

As a friend of The Arc Foundation, you help us provide funding for important services provided by The Arc. As a result of your generosity, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities learn essential life skills, fulfill their personal goals, and reach their maximum potential.

Donate Today!

Donate Items to Our Thrift Store

The Arc of Ventura County is the sole recipient of our store’s profits. So, whether you are donating items or shopping in our store, you can feel good that you are helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Donation items for the store include:

Women's and girl's clothes
Men’s and boy’s clothing
Baby clothes and items
Shoes of all kinds
Linens
Home decor
Books, CDs, DVDs

Housewares and glassware
Small household appliances
Flatscreen TVs and electronics
Toys and games
Bikes
Sporting Goods
Useable Small Furniture

Please note The Arc Foundation is unable to pick up large appliances, beds, or large furniture.

Schedule a Pickup

Pickup Schedule

Monday

Ventura
Santa Paula
Ojai
Oak View

Tuesday

Westlake
Newbury Park
Agoura
Oak Park
Thousand Oaks

Wednesday

Simi Valley
Moorpark
Somis

Thursday

Westlake
Newbury Park
Agoura
Oak Park
Camarillo
Thousand Oaks

Friday

Oxnard
Port Hueneme

Donate a Vehicle

Please consider donating your working:

Car

Truck

Trailer

Recreational Vehicle

Donate Property

By donating your residential or commercial property, you can make a lasting impact while potentially benefiting from significant tax advantages. (We recommend consulting a tax professional for details.) Your donation will directly support The Arc of Ventura County’s programs and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and potentially provide much needed housing for Arc participants.

The types of properties we accept include:

Residential: Single-family homes, condominiums, townhouses, multi-family units or vacant land.
Commercial: Office buildings, retail spaces, warehouses or vacant lots.

Is a Bargain Sale right for you?

Learn More

Please contact The Arc Foundation at 800-228-1413 or email info@arcfoundationvc.org to discuss your property and donation goals.

Planned Giving

We greatly appreciate current charitable contributions as well as planned, future gifts. Planned gifts provide donors the opportunity to create a legacy for themselves by naming The Arc Foundation of Ventura County as a beneficiary in their will, trust, IRA or life insurance policy.

By making a charitable planned gift, you create a personal legacy and assure that our organization will continue for many future generations. Such gifts may be made by using any of the following gift vehicles:

Bequests
Charitable Remainder Trusts and Charitable Lead Trusts
Life Insurance
Remainder interest in a personal residence or Special Needs Trust
Gift from a qualified retirement plan

For more information on our Planned Giving Program, call 800-228-1413 or email info@arcfoundationvc.org.