In 2012, we launched an after-school literacy program called Brain Lab. This program is designed for students in first grade through sixth grade and is offered at no cost to participants. Brain Lab targets skills such as memory, attention, processing rate, and cognitive skills that are essential for reading. We utilize the software program Fast [...more...]
Santa Barbara RiteCare Language Center
I am a supporter of Santa Barbara RiteCare because of the profound effect this amazing therapy has on the lives of young children with speech and language disorders, as well as the huge difference the therapy continues to make as children grow and further their education. The incredible dedication and skills the therapists provide to children and their families has helped hundreds of children become capable and confident communicators and to achieve academic success. There truly is no better way to help children and our community than by supporting Santa Barbara RiteCare.
Giving List Matching Challenges
Animal Instincts
Redwings Horse Sanctuary is excited to announce their 2nd Annual Block Party Fundraising Event, to be held on Sunday, September […more…]
Little Bit of Stardust, or Little Bit, is technically a miniature horse, although he usually gets called a pony. He […more…]
Redwings Horse Sanctuary has two brand new rescue horses, Snickers and Humphrey Bogart! Snickers, a Shetland pony, was first rescued […more…]
Caretakers
Little Ryan was only three years old when he was diagnosed with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), an uncommon motor […more…]
Caring for our communities has been at the core of VNA Health for more than a century. Six generations have […more…]
Ernesto Paredes, the longtime executive director of the transportation service Easy Lift, was 16 years old when he got his […more…]
Centers of Peace and Preservation
Santa Barbara has been fortunate to have many proud residents. One of them was Pearl Chase, a founding committee member […more…]
Polish opera singer and socialite Madame Ganna Walska led a life that was as colorful and flamboyant as the 3,500 […more…]
On the day of the great 1925 earthquake, George Fox Steedman was visiting Santa Barbara from St. Louis, Missouri, reviewing […more…]
College Access and Higher Education
California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) has served as a landing spot for underrepresented minorities and/or the economically disadvantaged since […more…]
Endowment for Youth Community (EYC) President Guy R. Walker is well known for his politeness. Even before the interview began, […more…]
Geoff Green knows that Dan Pritzker and MacKenzie Scott are on to something. That is, Green believes that community colleges […more…]
Community Action
It might seem like bad timing to be writing about Unity Shoppe in the last week of the year, considering […more…]
Firefighters do a lot more than fight fires. On any given day, Montecito Fire’s 33 active-duty firefighters wake up to […more…]
The Santa Barbara coastal region has largely escaped any major disasters in the past year, save, of course, for the […more…]
Community Resources
Libraries across America enjoy the support of friend groups for funding support, whether it’s for a reading room, an embellished […more…]
During the pandemic, Santa Barbarans got a fresh reminder of how vital the public library is to the community. As […more…]
The statistics on Alzheimer’s Disease are staggering. Someone in the United States develops the devastating disease every 65 seconds. More […more…]
End of Life
Grant funding will bring inspiration, comfort and closure to those facing the end of life. Dream Foundation is announcing the […more…]
The modern hospice movement was born in 1967 in a leafy neighborhood of southeast London when a nurse named Dame […more…]
Since 2020, Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) has adjusted to the new realities that come with COVID-19 by creating their […more…]
Environment
In 1969, a major blowout at Union Oil’s Platform A caused an estimated four million gallons of crude to pour […more…]
The time for action on climate change is now. For the Community Environmental Council (CEC), an environmental stalwart on the […more…]
Explore Gaviota Beach Using Freedom Trax On Sunday, March 13, from noon to 4pm, NatureTrack will be at Gaviota State […more…]
Food
Shop Deckers Brand Showcase on December 22rd and 40% Will Support Organic Soup Kitchen Organic Soup Kitchen has been named […more…]
Organic Soup Kitchen has been named a recipient of The Jessica and Kevin Brine Foundation and The Giving List’s $2,500 […more…]
It might seem like bad timing to be writing about Unity Shoppe in the last week of the year, considering […more…]
Giving Challenges
National dream-granting organization for terminally-ill adults to help host 90th birthday dance party Dream Foundation, the only national dream-granting organization […more…]
Grant funding will bring inspiration, comfort and closure to those facing the end of life. Dream Foundation is announcing the […more…]
In 2012, we launched an after-school literacy program called Brain Lab. This program is designed for students in first grade […more…]
Housing
It’s the middle of August in 2021 and the number of people experiencing homelessness across Santa Barbara County has reached […more…]
Back in 1955, Hillside House relocated to what was then a state-of-the-art facility capable of housing and caring for children […more…]
During its 76-year history, Hillside House, a residential facility for people with moderate to severe intellectual and developmental disabilities, has […more…]
International
ShelterBox’s reason for being is because human displacement is one of the biggest issues plaguing our planet, one that’s increasing […more…]
Hurricane Katrina was a major turning point in the history of Direct Relief. Until then, the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit that […more…]
Leading the Way
In its short 13-year history, Leading From Within — which was founded in 2008 as the Courage to Lead program […more…]
Isaac Garrett was 22 years old in 1963 when Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln […more…]
In 2007, a group of authors published “Freedom from Mid-East Oil,” a lengthy treatise on energy, national security, and global […more…]
Mental Wellness and Family Ties
Family Service Agency is a Santa Barbara institution, as much a part of local history as major landmarks like the […more…]
Barry Schoer is all too familiar with the stigma surrounding mental illness. As the president and CEO of Sanctuary Centers, […more…]
Virtual and In-Person Presentations on Thursday, May 12 Coinciding with Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Family Service Agency (FSA) […more…]
Nonprofit Partners
The 70 miles of coast spanning Lake Casitas to Point Conception, and including Carpinteria, Montecito, Santa Barbara, and Goleta, is […more…]
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI) was established 77 years ago by Dr. William Sansum, the first U.S. physician to manufacture […more…]
This coming Sunday Feb. 13, from 10am to 1pm, NatureTrack will be at Goleta Beach Park to introduce those who […more…]
Performing Arts
It’s purely coincidence that this week’s Montecito Journal hits newsstands the same day the Granada Theatre officially unveils Plaza Granada, […more…]
It was March 2020 when Rodney Gustafson received the call no creative director wants to get. It was the week […more…]
Eight years ago, when the Victoria Hall Theater underwent a $12.6 million renovation that transformed the historic venue into The […more…]
Reaching Beyond Ourselves
Soon after taking office in 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced intellectual disabilities would become one of his administration’s priorities. […more…]
Social Sector Leaders
On Thursday, April 28, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation hosted the Hope Awards to celebrate individuals and programs supporting students […more…]
Santa Barbara Education Foundation has worked to support the needs of students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District since […more…]
After stewarding the Santa Barbara Education Foundation’s steady growth for more than a decade, Executive Director Margie Yahyavi plans to […more…]
Speciality Health
Less than three weeks after this issue of the MJ hits newsstands, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute will mark an incredible […more…]
The Cancer Center of Santa Barbara was founded 73 years ago based on the simple concept that a city that […more…]
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI) was established 77 years ago by Dr. William Sansum, the first U.S. physician to manufacture […more…]
Teach Our Children Well
Members of The Riviera Ridge School’s Service Brigade elective are hosting a fall Bedtime Drive to support the local non-profit […more…]
When she talks about education, Tina Hansen McEnroe likes to invoke Irish poet W. B. Yeats: “Education is not the […more…]
TGL Features
To Your Health
The statistics on Alzheimer’s Disease are staggering. Someone in the United States develops the devastating disease every 65 seconds. More […more…]
For 100 years, Sansum Clinic has been improving the overall health of its patients by providing the latest innovations in […more…]
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC) has been providing accessible and affordable healthcare to the community since 1998. The nonprofit’s eight […more…]
Visual and Educational Arts
In August 2021, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art celebrated the completion of a six-year $50 million renovation campaign. More […more…]
In recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Clay Studio is honored to present “Sculpting a Legacy,” on display at their gallery […more…]
Clay Studio is excited to announce that registration is now live for our Children’s Outdoor Clay Camp! Our camp will […more…]
Working For Our Most Vulnerable
People in the nonprofit world often talk about “A Tale of Two Santa Barbaras” to describe the county’s gaping wealth […more…]
Head Start, the federal early childhood education program, was established in 1965 as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s War on […more…]
Youth Empowerment
Santa Barbara’s leading social and emotional intelligence program, AHA!, has announced the appointment of Brandon Battle as Director of Programs, […more…]
On the second Sunday of every month, NatureTrack, whose mission is to connect kids to nature is collaborating with Explore […more…]
On Sunday, NatureTrack (NT) provided the super power of navigating the great outdoors independently to wheelchair users with the Freedom […more…]