Disability Independence Day Festival at Hillside!

Join Hillside for a Disability Independence Day Festival at Hillside! This fun-filled and family-friendly event is a great way to come together and celebrate the disabled population in our community! Details Saturday, July 26 from 11am to 3pm at Hillside (1235 Veronica Springs Road) Open to the Community: All Ages and Abilities! No Admission Fee (food, drink, and activity tickets available for purchase at the event) Local, partnering service agencies on hand to provide information [...more...]

Access to Counsel Continues

The Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara will continue its innovative Access to Counsel pilot program with the City of Santa Barbara for a second year. The program provides a free attorney in at least [...more...]

 

Giving List Matching Challenges

 

Youth Development

FUTURE for Lompoc Youth Future for Lompoc Youth

Chuck Madson knows a lot about the possible consequences of believing that your opportunities are limited. A Central Coast native, […more…]

REACH REACH Fellowship

REACH is a small local organization that provides comprehensive transformative support and development opportunities to first-generation college-bound students as they […more…]

REACHing Students for a Life of Success REACH Fellowship

The REACH Fellowship is dedicated to serving low-income, first-generation high school students in Santa Barbara County. It combines traditional college […more…]

The Arts

Your Seats Await – Experience Another Season of Symphony Magic Santa Barbara Symphony

It was just a year ago last November that the Santa Barbara Symphony first took the stage with a rock […more…]

Uniting Art Lovers of All Ages Santa Barbara Museum of Art

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art has a long-standing tradition of uniting people of all ages through a diverse range […more…]

SBMM Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Yachty by Nature Concert – June 28, 2025 Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

Set Sail for an Evening of Smooth Tunes and Celebration As part of its 25th anniversary celebration year, the Santa […more…]

Specialty Compassion Care

Joy and Community: Uplifting Those with Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson Association of Santa Barbara

The word “Parkinson’s” invokes a certain image. If you are the Parkinson Association of Santa Barbara (PASB), the image is […more…]

Jodi House Jodi House

Jodi House chose this issue to be the focus of this week’s Giving List column because March is National Brain […more…]

More Services from the Parkinson Association! Parkinson Association of Santa Barbara

PASB is excited to add even more opportunities to its already busy calendar of activities.The first new offering is a […more…]

Senior and Speciality Compassion Care

Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse CADA

For an organization that’s been around for more than three-quarters of a century, the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse […more…]

Homelessness & Housing

The PATH to Housing and Food Security PATH

For more than four decades, PATH has been a beacon of hope and help for people experiencing homelessness in California. […more…]

A Lifetime Commitment of Care Housing Works

Deborah Leigh Stevens, 68, was living on the streets of West Hollywood in 2014, within blocks of her former apartment. […more…]

Scaling Up to Tackle Rising Homelessness New Beginnings

A man in his 40s with tears in his eyes walked into Santa Barbara’s New Beginnings Counseling Center late one […more…]

Healthcare

Improving Health Outcomes in an Under-Resourced Community Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization

In Lompoc, California, where resources are scarce and needs are great, the Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization (LVCHO) has quietly […more…]

Everybody’s Well-Being Matters Savie Health

When Abe Lincoln, the executive director of the healthcare clinic Savie Health, gets stressed about running an organization, he sits […more…]

133 Years of Providing Patient-Centered Care with Excellence, Integrity and Compassion Cottage Health

Since 1891, Cottage Health has carried out its mission to serve the community by providing healthcare of the highest quality. […more…]

For the Children

A New Hospital Will Change Everything. “If an African mom is saved, a whole home is saved…” Faith of a Child Foundation

Over the past 12 years, the Sonrise Baby Home has saved the lives of more than 450 malnourished, sick, and […more…]

Creating Unforgettable Experiences as Young Scouts Scouting America, Los Padres Council

Images of Boy Scouts and kids Scouting are as American as apple pie. But beyond those iconic, timeless images is […more…]

Faith of a Child Foundation Faith of a Child Foundation

Just over a dozen years ago, the Sonrise Baby Home in Uganda was started by a young woman named Damali […more…]

Family Well-Being

Raising Children is Sacred Work Family Service Agency

In a world where the pressures of daily life can feel overwhelming, many families find themselves stretched thin – caring […more…]

Join the YouthWell Youth Advocacy Board (YAB) Internship for 2025-2026! YouthWell

Are you, or do you know, a high school student passionate about mental health? Apply for YouthWell’s Youth Advocacy Board internship and make a […more…]

From Crisis to Hope: Changing the Mental Health Landscape for Santa Barbara Youth YouthWell

When Rachael Steidl’s daughter started struggling with depression and anxiety in 9th grade, her good grades, sports, charm, and active […more…]

Environment

White Buffalo’s Roots of the Future: Celebrating the Culture in Agriculture White Buffalo Land Trust

Eighteen months ago, White Buffalo Land Trust (WBLT) celebrated the culmination of its year-long pilot of the organization’s Artist in […more…]

Preventing Nuclear Annihilation Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

Nine countries, including the United States, possess approximately 12,500 nuclear warheads and are currently spending vast amounts of money maintaining […more…]

NatureTrack Foundation Partners with California State Parks for Free Summer Film Screening Series at Refugio State Beach NatureTrack

Opening Night Features Keith Malloy’s Acclaimed Documentary “Fish People” from Award-Winning Bimarian Films NatureTrack Foundation, recently honored as the 2025 […more…]

Education

Growing and Delivering Healthy Food to Tackle Santa Barbara’s Food Insecurity Sweet Wheel Farms / S.B. Agriculture & Farm Education Foundation

When asked why she saved the Santa Barbara Agriculture and Farm Education (SBAFE) Foundation’s farm from development, CEO Leslie Person […more…]

Closing the College Knowledge Gap for High School Students Matriculate

Imagine a high school student in the 90th percentile or higher of their class who is enthusiastic about learning and […more…]

Nourishing the Community, One Harvest at a Time Sweet Wheel Farms / S.B. Agriculture & Farm Education Foundation

In the heart of Summerland, a small farm is making a big impact on Santa Barbara County’s food-insecure residents. Sweet Wheel Summerland Farm, […more…]

Community Resilience

Delivering Life-Saving Medical Aid During the World’s Toughest Crises Direct Relief

Direct Relief navigates the war zones in Ukraine to deliver cystic fibrosis medications, transports Mpox vaccines to clinics in the […more…]

SBC Search and Rescue Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue

Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue (SBCSAR), established decades ago by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department to provide vital […more…]

Jane Lynch Stars in New Public Service Announcement for Direct Relief Direct Relief

Direct Relief has debuted a new public service announcement featuring Emmy Award-winning actress, comedian, and long-time supporter Jane Lynch. In […more…]

Animals

This Little Piggy Went to Greener Pastures: The True Story of How Kindness Saved a Little Pig Greener Pastures Farm Sanctuary

Dear readers, meet Dinkey, the potbellied pig with one hell of a story. Destined for an early date with the […more…]

National Disaster Search Dog Foundation National Disaster Search Dog Foundation

Thirty years ago this coming April, FEMA-Certified Canine Search Specialist Wilma Melville and her black lab Murphy spent a week […more…]

People Helping Horses, Horses Helping People The Horse Project, Inc.

For 10 years, The Horse Project has rehomed and rehabilitated rescued horses.  Today, with the hard work of passionate volunteers, […more…]

Advocacy

Making Abortion Care Access a Reality ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE

ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE has been helping people gain access to abortion and reproductive care for 30 years. As the only […more…]

Freedom to Choose The Freedom to Choose Project

Last Sunday night, actor Clarence Maclin spoke to a sold-out Arlington Theatre audience at SBIFF’s Virtuosos Awards about why he […more…]

ACCESS RJ’s Impact! ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE

With the anniversary of Roe v. Wade having just passed on January 22, ACCESS Reproductive Justice wants to remind their […more…]