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Rebuild Navigator here to help

Did you know that there are expert Home Builders in Ventura County who are ready to give you free advice in the process of rebuilding your house? The VC Long Term Disaster Recovery Group has hired a few local, retired building contractors, who have built dozens of custom homes in this area, to give you guidance and advice from start to finish. These people are called Rebuild Navigators. And they don’t want your business. In fact, they can’t financially benefit from helping you. But you will get free help with key decisions, like the design, plans, permits, inspections, cost estimates, hiring a builder, contracts, scheduling, and much more.

WANT TO SPEAK WITH A REBUILD NAVIGATOR?

All work with the Rebuild Navigator is arranged through our Disaster Recovery Case Managers. The Case Managers are people who have knowledge of virtually every agency or organization that is assisting people like you with the re-building of their homes and community. They will quickly get you headed in the right direction. You can request a disaster recovery case manager through our outreach partner, 2-1-1 Ventura County, in the following ways:

• Email is the fastest: [email protected] and provide your name, pre-disaster address and phone number so that an outreach specialist can be in touch.

• Or Complete our initial intake form in English or Spanish.

• Or you can also dial 2-1-1 and ask the specialist to connect you with a disaster case manager.

REBUILD INFORMATION

A group of builders and architects held several meetings for households damaged or destroyed by the Thomas Fire - walking through the rebuild process and information on each step.
  • What are the steps in a rebuild after disaster? High-level Rebuild Flow Chart
  • Information and links to resources on topics including immediate post-disaster tips, insurance, site survey and soils investigation, permitting process, bidding and construction,
  • Sample Owner/Contractor contracts from American Association of Architects
  • Ventura County Contractors Association - refer to member list
  • 12 tips for Hiring a Contractor - from USAA
  • Hiring a Contractor from Contractors State License Board video (13 minutes)

City of Ventura Thomas Fire Rebuild info page and Residential Rebuild Checklist

Ventura County (unincorporated areas) Wildfire Rebuild page and FAQ


NOTE: No particular vendor, contractor or service is recommended by the VC Long Term Disaster Recovery Group. Anyone, including Rebuild Navigators, working with the Ventura County Long Term Disaster Recovery Group signs a Code of Conduct agreement that states that are not to financially benefit as a result of their advising or guidance.

Thanks to the Ventura County Community Foundation and The Salvation Army for identifying and securing funding for this position.


How We Work

The VC LTDRG is guided by a steering committee made up of the chairs of each of the following committees. Committees are focused on specific aspects of recovery.

The individual committees have separate meetings. Contact committee chairs for details on meeting times and locations. As of 2022, committees are focusing on documenting lessons and integrating best practices into prepar…

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Recovery Assistance

We know that the challenges of recovery are not limited to the initial days and weeks following a disaster. If you need assistance with insurance or FEMA appeal questions, home repair/rebuilds, replacing lost household items, or mental health support due to losses caused by the Thomas, Hill or Woolsey Fires please provide us with some basic information and a disaster case manager…

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Who Is Involved

Participating Organizations:

The Ventura County Long-Term Disaster Recovery Group (VC LTDRG) is a collaborative that was formed out of the catalytic efforts of FEMA, Ventura County Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VC VOAD), California Office of Emergency Services and local social service agencies and community groups.

The LTDRG welcomes community partnerships to crea…

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Contact Us

Contact us to learn more about Long-Term Recovery in Ventura County.

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Link to VC LTRG Google Group

This has an archive of past message sent to the group and a link to the shared drive with meeting notes etc.
Note: You must be a member of the Group to access. You can request to join the Group on the page.

The Shared Drive with meeting notes, handouts and member roster are at: https://tinyurl.com/VenturaLTDRG