The City Center Transitional Living

Thursday, December 18, 2025 - 5:00PM - 8:00PM
Downtown Location

Join us for an incredible evening featuring a buffet dinner with great food, and support for transitional living at The City Center. One hundred percent of all proceeds will go directly to The City Center, including drinks ordered from the bar and all gratuity. Every dollar raised helps create pathways to hope, restoration, and lasting change.

Glitter & Gold Gala 2025

November 8, 2025 - 6:00PM

Join us for a spectacular night of glitz and glamour, all in support of The City Center Transitional Living. This special evening takes place at the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 6:00 PM.

Sponsorships:

Title: $10,000
Gene Haas Foundation

Thank you to Gene Haas Foundation for being our
$10,000 Title Sponsor!!

Golf and Give Back

October 10, 2025

On October 10th, we’re hitting the green for our Day of Fun on the Fairway golf tournament! Whether you’re a golf pro or just looking for a fun day out, this event has something for everyone. Proceeds benefit The City Center’s mission to end homelessness for families.

Let’s drive out homelessness together!

Sponsorships:

Title: $10,000
Tournament: $5,000
Hole: $1,000

Thank you to Nelson & Nelson Wealth Management for being our
$10,000 Title Sponsor!!

The City Center Gala Fundraisers

Saturday, May 10, 2025
Palazzo Event Center, Santa Paula, CA

Join us for an inspiring evening—silent & live auctions, dinner, dancing, and a live band—all to support The City Center’s work with homeless families in Ventura County. Your attendance and tax-deductible donations will directly fund transitional housing, essential resources, and life-changing programs.

Dress up, celebrate community, and help make “Mission Possible” a reality—one family at a time.

Let’s make "Mission Possible" a reality, one family at a time.

Thank you to our Title Sponsor, Gene Haas Foundation – $10,000

Saturday, March 2, 2024
Palazzio Event Center, Santa Paula

Please join us for The City Center's annual gala/dinner, "Roll Out the Red Carpet for Children and Families" . This event will be at The Palazzio Events Center in Santa Paula, where you will be transported to am Evening of Hollywood Glamor. Tickets include a cocktail party, catered dinner, auction, and dancing to live music by Vanity Fair, a popular dance band. Dress up for a "glamorous" evening while you help to transform the lives of formerly homeless Ventura children and their families.

Thank You:

Paul & Diane Paulin – $5,000 Sponsors

More Past Events

Light for a Cause

The Farris & Lee Group and Bowen Real Estate did it once again teaming up with The City Center for their Annual Christmas Lights for a Cause Fundraiser raising $18,365.00!!

Dine for a Cause

Immigrant Son Caffé in Ventura held a special event benefiting The City Center donating 100% of all sales to The City Center Transitional Living, helping families transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency.

Glitter & Gold Gala

September 28, 2024

Mark your calendars for the Glitter & Gold Gala on September 28th, 2024, at the Crowne Plaza in Ventura from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM! Join celebrity radio host Jimmy Reyes for a night of elegance with dinner, dancing, and a silent auction—all benefiting The City Center’s mission to help homeless families. Tickets are $125, and only 6 are left!
Contact Jim Duran or Cynthia Long at 805-648-7955 for details. Don’t miss it!