Study and Action Plan
Now Available!
The project team has conducted extensive outreach, including employer and farmworker surveys, stakeholder interviews, and focus groups, gathering data on both challenges and opportunities for improving conditions for farmworkers. The Public Review Draft of the Farmworker Housing Research Report and Action Plan is now available in English. El borrador para revisión pública del Informe de Investigación y Plan de Acción sobre Vivienda para Trabajadores Agrícolas del Condado de Ventura ya está disponible en español. Comments may be provided on both documents until June 22, 2026.
For more information regarding these materials, contact Ruchita Kadakia, Planning Manager at Ruchita.Kadakia@venturacounty.gov or House Farm Workers! at info@housefarmworkers.org.
The final Phases 4 and 5 of the Project include the preparation of a Countywide Farmworker Housing Study and Action Plan, which uses survey data collected in Phase 3 to summarize farmworker needs, identify key policy, financial, and regulatory barriers, and solutions to housing development in the form of an Action Plan. A countywide community engagement is being conducted to discuss the draft Action Plan with all stakeholders and thereafter initiate implementation after presenting the Final Study and Action Plan to the County Board of Supervisors, and City Councils for all city jurisdictions
To learn more about the project, watch the videos below in your preferred language:
Feedback on the Public Review Draft Study and Action Plan
Since January 2025, the consultant team has gathered data on both challenges and opportunities for improving conditions for farmworkers; conducted outreach through stakeholder interviews, farmworker focus groups, youth input; and has gotten guidance from the Advisory Council to create a “Research Report” and “Action Plan” for public review and comment. See the following links to access the documents in English and Spanish:
- Pubic Review Draft documents in English:
- Public Review Draft documents in Spanish:
Comments can be provided on the Public Review Draft documents until June 22, 2026. See how to provide comments on the Get Involved page.
Registered members of the public will be attending one of the two feedback sessions listed below, to learn more about the Study and Action Plan, ask questions, and provide feedback. The feedback sessions will be focused on the Action Plan to ensure that implementation is viable.
Registration is now closed for both events. See the flyers in English and Spanish for more information.
Feedback Session #1:
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
2201 Outlet Center Dr, Ste 600
Oxnard, CA
Feedback Session #2:
Thursday, June 4, 2026
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
926 Railroad Avenue
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Final Ventura County Farmworker Housing Study and Action Plan
The information gathered during the Public Review period as well as feedback received through all engagement conducted throughout the project (such as farmworker focus groups, youth input, Feedback Session, etc.) will be incorporated into a Final Farmworker Housing Research Report and Action Plan, which is intended to be presented to all Ventura County decision makers, starting with the Ventura County Board of Supervisors in September 2026 (anticipated) Check back for more details!
Implementation of the Action Plan is meant to encourage the cities and County to take action to facilitate development of farmworker housing countywide; and is anticipated to be completed by the City/County governments along with affordable housing providers, farmworker advocates, and other public and private stakeholders, including those in the healthcare, transportation, finance, and education sectors.
Funding and Scope for Phases 4 and 5:
In 2023, the County of Ventura and House Farm Workers! were jointly awarded a $499,991 grant from SCAG through the Sustainable Communities Program – Civic Engagement, Equity and Environmental Justice (SCP-CEEEJ) funding, utilizing State REAP 2.0 funds. In addition, House Farm Workers! received $25,000 from the UC Thelma Hansen Fund Grant. Both grants will fund a portion of Phases 4 and 5.
In January 2025, the Project Team and SCAG collectively selected a technical consultant team comprising of ARUP, Estolano Advisors, and Economic Planning Systems, who along with community partner House Farm Workers!, are collectively completing the following to implement Phases 4 and 5:
- Develop a Countywide Farmworker Housing Study (now known as the Research Report) which summarizes survey data and information from countywide housing elements on current agricultural trends, labor patterns, farmworker housing needs, and constraints to housing development; refine countywide sites inventory to identify suitable infill sites for farmworker housing; identify different housing typologies; review land use and development regulations/policies for each jurisdiction as constraints or advantages to farmworker housing; and identify potential financing strategies/funding gaps;
- Develop an Action Plan with potential solutions and responsibilities in the short/medium/long term for County/City governments, other local agencies, affordable housing providers, farmworker advocates, and other public and private sectors, including healthcare, transportation, finance, and education. The Action Plan utilizes several housing strategies as a base to develop meaningful actions that can result in future housing for farmworkers; and
- Conduct a robust Community Engagement, including coordination with all cities, farmworker/youth community engagement, and a series of countywide events to discuss the draft Action Plan with all jurisdictions, stakeholders, farmworkers, and interested parties. The Project will be guided by the 45-member Advisory Council with representatives from key community organizations, agricultural businesses, farmworkers, and public agencies to ensure cohesive and inclusive engagement. In order to accommodate the wide diversity of languages used by the County’s farmworkers and to conduct effective community outreach for the Project, key documents will be translated into Spanish, and multilingual presentations and interpretation shall be provided for all community engagement.
For more information, or to get involved in upcoming engagements, please visit the Get Involved page. You can also contact Ruchita Kadakia at Ruchita.Kadakia@venturacounty.gov or House Farm Workers! at info@housefarmworkers.org