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Our background…

Paradise Community Services grew out of the disaster of the 2003 Paradise fire in Southern California. The devastating fire destroyed over 200 homes, leaving many families without shelter and basic needs.

In the aftermath of the fire, we learned that many of the local residents were unable to return to their homes because they had been established without meeting basic county permitting requirements.

Harsh living conditions in our community

What started as an effort to provide temporary shelter for our displaced neighbors became a mission to respond to a social problem that was previously masked from the eyes of the community.

Our efforts to care for the families displaced by the fire led us to discover a wide range of unmet needs in our own community, and to establish our mission to help our neighbors.

Our mission…

Paradise Community Services focuses on families and provides assistance to children, seniors, and individuals in need by offering health and educational programs designed to improve their spiritual and physical conditions.

"What you do for others may be a drop in the ocean, but if you don't do it then the ocean will be missing something." …Mother Teresa

Paradise Community Services, Inc. • PO Box 2418 Valley Center, CA 92082 • 760-751-8692 • fax 760-751-2656 • Contact Us

Our background… Paradise Community Services grew out of the disaster of the 2003 Paradise fire in Southern California. The devastating fire destroyed over 200 homes, leaving many families without shelter and basic needs. In the aftermath of the fire, we learned that many of the local residents were unable to return to their homes because they had been established without meeting basic county permitting requirements.
What started as an effort to provide temporary shelter for our displaced neighbors became a mission to respond to a social problem that was previously masked from the eyes of the community. Our efforts to care for the families displaced by the fire led us to discover a wide range of unmet needs in our own community, and to establish our mission to help our neighbors. Our mission… Paradise Community Services focuses on families and provides assistance to children, seniors, and individuals in need by offering health and educational programs designed to improve their spiritual and physical conditions.