Having books in the home has been proven to positively benefit children in many different ways. One 20-year study found that the mere presence of a home library, no matter how small, not only increases children’s vocabulary development and literacy, but also leads to increases in attention, academic success, and, eventually, job attainment. Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio will emcee the Love of Literacy Luncheon The Santa Barbara Education Foundation – the nonprofit that [...more...]
5th Anniversary Yields a Wealth of Stories about Water and Experiential Adventures Caught on Film From the untapped beauty of nature to the stark realities we face in the world today, this year’s program line-up [...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…]
The Oct. 13 event will celebrate United Way’s 100th anniversary in Santa Barbara County Join United Way for a celebration […more…]
Distribution of donated school supplies and new backpacks continues at United Way’s summer learning program To ensure that local students […more…]
The Arts
Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara, aka CAMA, is deservedly well-known and cherished for its commitment and ability to […more…]
Considering the caliber of classical music concerts they attract every year to the Granada Theatre and Lobero Theatre, you might […more…]
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents the 2023 FREE Summer Cinema line-up: Out of This World, seven nights of space-inspired movies under […more…]
Senior and Speciality Compassion Care
Hillside celebrated its 19th Annual Sunset Soiree on Saturday, June 3rd. The event took place at the Cabrillo Pavilion with […more…]
Getting to Know Hillside, the complimentary lunch-and-learn program, returns on Wednesday, February 15. It will continue each month at 12:00 […more…]
Just about everything Hillside does is for its residents, the 59 people who live at the facility that have developmental […more…]
Performing Arts
Santa Barbara Symphony held the final fundraiser in celebration of our 70th year. An Evening With Sinatra: The After Party! […more…]
Jacob Collier makes his Santa Barbara debut on Sunday, October 1 at 7 p.m. at Campbell Hall.Opening night festivities kick […more…]
There’s no doubt that the Granada Theatre is one of the crown jewels in Santa Barbara’s enviable and outsized arts […more…]
Nourishment
Malnutrition is one of the most common – and most serious – side effects of cancer and its treatment. It […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 (OSK) provides nutrition and food security to cancer patients, chronically ill, and low-income individuals throughout Santa Barbara […more…]
Homelessness & Housing
When your mission is to end homelessness in California, watching the number of unsheltered people continue to climb across the […more…]
When New Beginnings began serving Santa Barbara as a nonprofit half a century ago, providing confidential, therapeutic psychological testing, assessment, […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…]
World Telehealth Initiative’s new program in Kenya is in full swing, expanding healthcare access for a rural community using telehealth […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
While shelters along California’s Central Coast do their best to provide care for abandoned dogs and cats, the facilities can […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…]
When two children got lost during a hike in rural New York with oncoming rain commingling with the darkening night, […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
While statewide data lags, it is clear that the number of children entering foster care in Santa Barbara County has […more…]
Join Ritecare for a beautiful 2-hour coastal sunset cruise with live music aboard the Condor Express! Have a drink and […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
Hospice of Santa Barbara’s (HSB) 11th annual Heroes of Hospice luncheon – back in person for a second year following […more…]
A Valentine’s Day Message from Family Service Agency “Strengthening your relationship can not only improve your personal happiness, but improve […more…]
Santa Barbara came together to celebrate Unity in Our Community at the Annual Unity Telethon. This 36-year tradition entertains, warms […more…]
Environment
Explore Ecology is looking for environmental heroes to honor at this year’s Earth Day Festival. Do you know someone who […more…]
Nestled on a 37-acre Montecito estate, Lotusland is a Botanical Garden paradise purchased in 1941 by Madame Ganna Walska, a […more…]
Imagine an artistic hub in downtown Santa Barbara brimming with materials, tools, ideas, and creativity, a curated and dynamic gathering […more…]
Education
New Festival Team Revealed! First Time in Goleta at Fairview Theatre and Return to Los Olivos! Submissions Open Now – […more…]
Affordable and Accessible SBCC Foundation
While serving a 13-year prison sentence, Alberto “Berto” Lule started to draw cartoons as an escape. That led to reading […more…]
The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) is pleased to announce its upcoming Love of Literacy Luncheon, a free event that […more…]
Community Resilience
While the world enters its new “normal,” the need to break bread with one another, both metaphorically and literally, is […more…]
The origin story of the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade is the stuff of legend – and for good reason. In […more…]
Craig Lewis was as horrified as any of us to hear of the Maui wildfires that have caused so much […more…]
Advocacy
After leading the Fund for Santa Barbara for more than eight years, Executive Director Dr. Marcos Vargas plans to retire […more…]
On Tuesday January 11th, 2022, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved moving forward with Racial Equity Fund of […more…]
You might wonder how a chowder festival has anything to do with providing free, high-quality legal services to low-income and […more…]