PATH
By Steven Libowitz   |   April 18, 2024

A significant number of nonprofits and other organizations have been working to end homelessness in Santa Barbara and across California. […more…]

CEC Earth Day
By Steven Libowitz   |   April 11, 2024

One of Santa Barbara’s longest-running community-organized festivals, our Earth Day celebration is also one of the oldest in the country, […more…]

Catholic Charities
By Steven Libowitz   |   April 4, 2024

As centennial celebrations go, the commemoration may not be as center-of-attention as that of the Granada Theatre or Old Spanish […more…]

Granada Theatre
By Steven Libowitz   |   March 28, 2024

Are you wondering why there’s a whole lot of hoopla about the Granada Theatre 100th birthday beyond merely marking a […more…]

New Beginnings
By Steven Libowitz   |   March 21, 2024

New Beginnings’ Safe Parking program turned 20 earlier this year, a milestone you need to celebrate. On the other hand, […more…]

SBCC Foundation
By Steven Libowitz   |   March 14, 2024

It was Geoff Green, the longtime CEO of SBCC Foundation, who created and spearheaded the organization’s SBCC Promise, the program […more…]

California Missions Foundation
By Steven Libowitz   |   March 7, 2024

Most locals are probably aware of the best Santa Barbara place to visit every Memorial Day weekend for a glimpse […more…]

Brady United Against Gun Violence
By Steven Libowitz   |   February 29, 2024

Brady United Against Gun Violence, aka the Brady Center, marks its 50th anniversary since its founding. But the organization that […more…]

AHA!
By Steven Libowitz   |   February 15, 2024

Roxana Petty is understandably proud that AHA! is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024, marking a quarter-century since the nonprofit’s […more…]

Santa Barbara Symphony 
By Steven Libowitz   |   February 8, 2024

For the Santa Barbara Symphony, the 2023-24 season expresses a number of the outreach efforts in its mission: to enrich […more…]

Wayfinder Family Services
By Steven Libowitz   |   February 1, 2024

When Gina was preparing to adopt a baby girl, she experienced a rush of thrilling emotions that comes with going […more…]

UCSB A&L
By Steven Libowitz   |   January 18, 2024

UCSB Arts & Lectures’ fall season was one for the ages, with enviable events throughout the breadth of its programming. […more…]

Sanctuary Centers
By Steven Libowitz   |   January 11, 2024

Last month’s groundbreaking ceremony marked Sanctuary Centers’ initiation of its forthcoming new building. To witness the launch of this transformative […more…]

Gwendolyn Strong Foundation
By Steven Libowitz   |   January 4, 2024

You’d be hard-pressed to find a local nonprofit that brought its outsized quest to fruition more speedily than did the […more…]

Family Service Agency
By Steven Libowitz   |   December 21, 2023

Seniors experiencing depression or related mental health challenges have a new resource to help them retain their independence and improve […more…]

Sansum Clinic
By Steven Libowitz   |   December 7, 2023

The Montecito Journal’s 2024 Giving List book for Santa Barbara was just published last month in time for Giving Tuesday, […more…]

Santa Barbara Museum of Art
By Steven Libowitz   |   November 30, 2023

It might seem disingenuous to employ the expression “a blessing in disguise” when it comes to Covid. But the truth […more…]

A Community Philanthropic North Star
By Steven Libowitz   |   November 17, 2023

Santa Barbara Foundation’s latest report on the State of Nonprofits in Santa Barbara County, published in autumn of 2023, indicates […more…]

Fulfilling Philanthropic Journeys
By Steven Libowitz   |   November 17, 2023

Tammy Johnson, Santa Barbara Foundation’s Vice President of Philanthropic Services since April of 2022, didn’t set out to work in […more…]

Bucket Brigade
By Steven Libowitz   |   November 16, 2023

Back in 2018, when the Montecito debris flows left huge swaths of the village buried under hundreds of tons of […more…]

Santa Barbara City College Foundation
By Steven Libowitz   |   November 9, 2023

The SBCC Foundation has posted a job opening for the position of Chief Executive Officer of California’s top community college […more…]

Five Years of Regenerative Farming for Today… and the Future
By Steven Libowitz   |   November 2, 2023

White Buffalo Land Trust (WBLT) is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, a journey that began in 2018 with a […more…]

VNA Health
By Steven Libowitz   |   October 26, 2023

November is special for many in the home healthcare field as the month is recognized as National Home Care Month, […more…]

Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
By Steven Libowitz   |   October 19, 2023

As recently as the early 20th century, a diagnosis of diabetes meant the certainty of a shortened life plagued with […more…]

AHA!
By Steven Libowitz   |   October 12, 2023

AHA!’s (Attitude. Harmony. Achievement.) multi-faceted programs have been rapidly expanding nearly a quarter-century after the organization’s founding in response to […more…]

SBC Food Action Network
By Steven Libowitz   |   October 5, 2023

It was back in 2011 that UCSB environmental studies professor Dr. David Cleveland published his white paper indicating that 99 […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Love of Literacy Luncheon
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 21, 2023

Having books in the home has been proven to positively benefit children in many different ways. One 20-year study found […more…]

Savie Health
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 14, 2023

Savie Health opened its doors in June of 2022 as Santa Barbara County’s first and only free health clinic for […more…]

Granada Legends: Annual Gala Takes the Stage
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 8, 2023

There’s no doubt that The Granada Theatre has played a vital role in developing and extending Santa Barbara’s thriving music […more…]

Lotusland: LotusFest’s Return Launches 30th Anniversary Lotusland Forever Campaign
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 7, 2023

Cue the fanfare! LotusFest is coming back to Lotusland, the spectacular public gardens nestled in the Cold Spring neighborhood of […more…]

White Buffalo Land Trust
By Steven Libowitz   |   August 31, 2023

An art show at a downtown Santa Barbara gallery might seem to have little to do with a nonprofit working […more…]

Clean Coalition
By Steven Libowitz   |   August 24, 2023

Craig Lewis was as horrified as any of us to hear of the Maui wildfires that have caused so much […more…]

Hospice of Santa Barbara
By Steven Libowitz   |   August 17, 2023

Hospice of Santa Barbara’s (HSB) 11th annual Heroes of Hospice luncheon – back in person for a second year following […more…]

The Granada Theatre
By Steven Libowitz   |   August 10, 2023

There’s no doubt that the Granada Theatre is one of the crown jewels in Santa Barbara’s enviable and outsized arts […more…]

Unity Shoppe
By Steven Libowitz   |   August 3, 2023

You may not have noticed, but Unity Shoppe, one of Santa Barbara’s oldest nonprofits, had a significant change in its […more…]

The Fund for Santa Barbara
By Steven Libowitz   |   July 27, 2023

The Fund for Santa Barbara’s Development and Communications Manager – Alina Rey Keswani – is understandably proud that Bread & […more…]

NatureTrack
By Steven Libowitz   |   July 13, 2023

The NatureTrack Film Festival was created as an extension of the NatureTrack Foundation, the nonprofit that combats “Nature-Deficit Disorder” by […more…]

Legal Aid Foundation
By Steven Libowitz   |   June 29, 2023

You might wonder how a chowder festival has anything to do with providing free, high-quality legal services to low-income and […more…]

Getting to Know Hillside
By Steven Libowitz   |   June 22, 2023

Big plans are in store for Hillside, the residential facility for 59 people with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, cerebral […more…]

UCSB Arts & Lectures
By Steven Libowitz   |   June 15, 2023

From DakhaBrakha and The Linda Lindas to Lang Lang and Ballet Preljocaj, UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2022-2023 season included a […more…]