Out of Joint: Joan Tanner is now on view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, February 12, 2023 - May 14, 2023 “I love the flexibility of manipulating something that is so ordinary, or should I say accessible. There is no interruption. It somehow makes a lot of sense to me” – Joan Tanner For over a decade, Joan Tanner has made room sized sculptures from plastic corrugated roofing sheets, re-bar, cast concrete, zip [...more...]
While the world enters its new “normal,” the need to break bread with one another, both metaphorically and literally, is more welcome than ever. The sharing of conversation over food is a bonding act between [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
Kevin Haeberle, the Santa Barbara native who heads a nonprofit called The Community Hot Rod Project and the self-described “gearhead,” […more…]
In the 36 years since the Endowment for Youth Community (EYC) was founded, Santa Barbara’s Black community has shrunk from […more…]
In our divided and bellicose world, peace can seem like an amorphous and unattainable concept. AHA! Peace Builders serves as […more…]
The Arts
Music is the soundtrack of our lives. From the morning radio alarm, to the headphones fueling your run, to your […more…]
When The Granada Theatre reopened its doors in October 2021 after a long, dark 18-month closure, did the audiences rush […more…]
When Herb Scannell took the helm at Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) nearly four years ago, he found himself scribbling […more…]
Senior and Speciality Compassion Care
Just about everything Hillside does is for its residents, the 59 people who live at the facility that have developmental […more…]
Long before entertainment news trailblazer Rona Barrett interviewed everyone from Raquel Welch to Tom Cruise, she was a young girl […more…]
The Three Bring Experience, Expertise, and Energy to the Board Hillside is pleased to announce the appointment of three new […more…]
Nourishment
For a decade, the Organic Soup Kitchen (OSK) hosted community meals on Christmas Day at the Veterans Memorial Building on […more…]
Santa Barbara, CA, March 1, 2023: Organic Soup Kitchen has received the 2023 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Guidestar (formerly […more…]
Organic Soup Kitchen is hosting its first annual Holiday SouperMarket and Soup Tasting Party on December 10th. The event will […more…]
Homelessness & Housing
When your mission is to end homelessness in California, watching the number of unsheltered people continue to climb across the […more…]
New Beginnings Executive Director Kristine Schwarz swung into action after learning that a nursing home was about to release one […more…]
Healthcare
Take a look at any person in front or back of you in line at the grocery store, and chances […more…]
World Telehealth Initiative’s new program in Kenya is in full swing, expanding healthcare access for a rural community using telehealth […more…]
It took a little while to reach Sharon Allen of the World Telehealth Initiative (WTI) to arrange an interview last […more…]
Global Reach
In 1945, William Zimdin, an Estonian immigrant who had fled fascism to California, dedicated his fortune to sending relief parcels […more…]
Don’t ever ask Director of Human Rights Watch Santa Barbara Lis Leader to pit one human rights crisis against another. […more…]
Tikkun olam, translated as “repairing the world,” is one of the most important social justice concepts of contemporary Judaism. The […more…]
Giving Paws
While shelters along California’s Central Coast do their best to provide care for abandoned dogs and cats, the facilities can […more…]
When two children got lost during a hike in rural New York with oncoming rain commingling with the darkening night, […more…]
Back in 2009 when Isabelle Gullö co-founded C.A.R.E.4Paws, she knew there was a desperate need locally for programs that reduce […more…]
Giving Paws
Over the last couple of months (and as recent as this week), Montecito residents have been repeatedly reminded of the […more…]
For the Children
Julie DeAngelis helps children to speak clearly. Even those who still want to wear COVID-19 masks to hide their language […more…]
While statewide data lags, it is clear that the number of children entering foster care in Santa Barbara County has […more…]
Camp Chit Chat is a fun and socially interactive camp for preschool age children with mild-moderate speech and language delays. […more…]
Family Well-Being
When the seemingly endless series of atmospheric river rainstorms drenched the area last month, people from Santa Barbara, Lompoc, or […more…]
Many people think of “hospice” purely as end-of-life medical care. In fact, hospice care is so much more. Hospice of […more…]
Marialena, 73, suffered an incredible loss when her husband passed away several years ago. She spoke little English, had little […more…]
Environment
Explore Ecology is looking for environmental heroes to honor at this year’s Earth Day Festival. Do you know someone who […more…]
White Buffalo Land Trust has a vital purpose: to restore the ecosystem through agriculture and in the process directly address […more…]
This year, with more than 11 billion snow crabs disappearing from the sea floor, the Alaskan snow crab fishing season […more…]
Education
Last month, 99.9 KTYD teamed up with the Santa Barbara Education Foundation to promote music education in our schools with […more…]
New Festival Team Revealed! First Time in Goleta at Fairview Theatre and Return to Los Olivos! Submissions Open Now – […more…]
“Ne Tentes Aut Perfice.” This is the Latin motto that students and faculty at Dunn School, a private co-ed college […more…]
Community Resilience
Ken Saxon had a clear vision when he founded Leading From Within (LFW), the Santa Barbara nonprofit that supports leaders […more…]
Almost everyone is aware that America’s current cultural climate is perhaps more polarized than at any time since the Civil […more…]
What happens when the people driving a nonprofit organization providing community support get burned out and need support themselves? Leading […more…]
Advocacy
Planned Parenthood California Central Coast (PPCCC) is one of scores of affiliates across the country that share a vision of […more…]
Jenna Tosh watched the erosion of reproductive rights in America for years and knew Roe vs. Wade would one day […more…]
Civil legal representation is expensive. Even basic legal services cost thousands of dollars. If you are struggling to pay rent, […more…]