Malnutrition is one of the most common – and most serious – side effects of cancer and its treatment. It affects up to 80% of cancer patients according to the National Cancer Institute. Victor Bartolome, Santa Barbara resident and former NBA basketball player, knows this better than anyone. After experiencing five years of chemotherapy and its debilitating side effects, including no appetite and weight loss, he was at great risk of malnutrition. “I was in [...more...]
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While serving a 13-year prison sentence, Alberto “Berto” Lule started to draw cartoons as an escape. That led to reading books on art history, and when Berto left prison, he had a burning desire to [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
In our divided and bellicose world, peace can seem like an amorphous and unattainable concept. AHA! Peace Builders serves as […more…]
Santa Barbara native Kevin Haeberle has been a self-described “gearhead” ever since his dad taught him how to work on […more…]
At first blush, Yaskin Solano may seem like a typical native of Santa Barbara. He grew up here, and he […more…]
The Arts
The stage is set, the curtain has been raised, and live performances are back for UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) […more…]
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art has distinguished itself through its track record of informative and fascinating exhibitions and programs […more…]
Considering the caliber of classical music concerts they attract every year to the Granada Theatre and Lobero Theatre, you might […more…]
Senior and Speciality Compassion Care
Long before entertainment news trailblazer Rona Barrett interviewed everyone from Raquel Welch to Tom Cruise, she was a young girl […more…]
If ever a well-known Latin phrase epitomized a venerable Santa Barbara organization, “in loco parentis” (“in place of a parent”) […more…]
Nourishment
Malnutrition is one of the most common – and most serious – side effects of cancer and its treatment. It […more…]
For a decade, the Organic Soup Kitchen (OSK) hosted community meals on Christmas Day at the Veterans Memorial Building on […more…]
We all know the basic needs of life: air, water, food, and shelter. Here in Santa Barbara County, all four […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
Esperanza was 19 years old and living in Malawi when she faced a serious health crisis. While giving birth to […more…]
Take a look at any person in front or back of you in line at the grocery store, and chances […more…]
In 2011, Dr. Ahmad Nooristani had an important realization. Many of the low-income (frequently undocumented) patients he was treating in […more…]
Global Reach
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…]
In 1945, William Zimdin, an Estonian immigrant who had fled fascism to California, dedicated his fortune to sending relief parcels […more…]
Giving Paws
When two children got lost during a hike in rural New York with oncoming rain commingling with the darkening night, […more…]
While shelters along California’s Central Coast do their best to provide care for abandoned dogs and cats, the facilities can […more…]
For the Children
While statewide data lags, it is clear that the number of children entering foster care in Santa Barbara County has […more…]
Julie DeAngelis helps children to speak clearly. Even those who still want to wear COVID-19 masks to hide their language […more…]
Family Well-Being
William Peters has spent nearly all of his adult life preoccupied with the mysteries of death and the transition into […more…]
Marialena, 73, suffered an incredible loss when her husband passed away several years ago. She spoke little English, had little […more…]
“People Helping People is about an outpouring of generosity from community people volunteering to help people in the community,” says […more…]
Environment
This year, with more than 11 billion snow crabs disappearing from the sea floor, the Alaskan snow crab fishing season […more…]
Nestled on a 37-acre Montecito estate, Lotusland is a Botanical Garden paradise purchased in 1941 by Madame Ganna Walska, a […more…]
White Buffalo Land Trust has a vital purpose: to restore the ecosystem through agriculture and in the process directly address […more…]
Education
“Ne Tentes Aut Perfice.” This is the Latin motto that students and faculty at Dunn School, a private co-ed college […more…]
There are 12,700 students within the Santa Barbara School District learning across 19 TK-12 schools and supported by a staff […more…]
There’s a new crisis in our midst: kids spending too much time indoors and online. There’s even a name for […more…]
Community Resilience
St. Vincent’s is not just a place or an institution. It is Santa Barbara’s longest-running social services organization, woven into […more…]
The 70 miles of coast spanning Lake Casitas to Point Conception and including Carpinteria, Montecito, Santa Barbara, and Goleta, is […more…]
The origin story of the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade is the stuff of legend – and for good reason. In […more…]
Advocacy
Civil legal representation is expensive. Even basic legal services cost thousands of dollars. If you are struggling to pay rent, […more…]
Jenna Tosh watched the erosion of reproductive rights in America for years and knew Roe vs. Wade would one day […more…]
The Fund for Santa Barbara, founded in 1980, has always drawn together diverse communities and organizations with the goal of […more…]