Vulnerable People and Places Blog

Over the years I've had the pleasure of working with many folks in community service organizations both as a client in need of services, as well as a person working to provide others with services. From this lived experience a very brief survey was created that collects data about how each organization can best serve their clients, based on actual questions I have had to answer to receive help. You can find that survey here:  https://forms.gle/trU3Ngt9SfneG2HJ9 Source cited in this post: Bauer  Photo credit :, P. (2022, July 14). Pulse surveys: a quickfire guide for HR professionals . Cezanne HR. https://cezannehr.com/hr-blog/2022/05/what-are-pulse-surveys/

Source:  thetennistourist.com Ojai, California is a small town located about an hour and a half north from Los Angeles and an hour south of Santa Barbara. It's first inhabitants were the Chumash Indians, who gave it the name of Ojai, which means "Valley of the Moon". Through a grant called the Rancho Ojai Mexican land, Fernando Tico established a cattle ranch in 1837. In 1853, Tico sold the land to those in search of oil, who had little success. The area was settled in 1864 and was eventually laid out by a real estate developer named R.G. Surdam who eventually named it Nordhoff to honor the writer Charles Nordhoff. Due to the anti-German sentiment during World War I, places with German and German-sounding names were changed. Through this, Nordhoff was renamed Ojai once again in 1917. Source:  flickr.com Edward Libbey's interest was instantly peaked once he saw the valley, in which sparked his ideas for the expansion and beautification of the town. Libbey ai...