Endowment for Youth Community
By Steven Libowitz   |   April 13, 2023

The Endowment for Youth Committee (EYC) is one of the oldest nonprofits serving the needs of African American students and […more…]

Freedom 4 Youth
By Steven Libowitz   |   March 30, 2023

Freedom 4 Youth’s Director of Development & Advocacy Dylan Griffith and Executive Director Dr. Billi Jo Starr knew immediately what […more…]

Explore Ecology
By Steven Libowitz   |   March 23, 2023

Imagine an artistic hub in downtown Santa Barbara brimming with materials, tools, ideas, and creativity, a curated and dynamic gathering […more…]

National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
By Steven Libowitz   |   March 16, 2023

Over the last couple of months (and as recent as this week), Montecito residents have been repeatedly reminded of the […more…]

Dunn School
By Steven Libowitz   |   March 9, 2023

Dunn School’s Kalyan Balaven, head of school for the private co-ed college prep boarding and day school in Los Olivos, […more…]

Planned Parenthood California Central Coast
By Steven Libowitz   |   March 2, 2023

Planned Parenthood California Central Coast (PPCCC) is one of scores of affiliates across the country that share a vision of […more…]

World Telehealth Initiative 
By Steven Libowitz   |   February 23, 2023

It took a little while to reach Sharon Allen of the World Telehealth Initiative (WTI) to arrange an interview last […more…]

Leading From Within
By Steven Libowitz   |   February 16, 2023

Ken Saxon had a clear vision when he founded Leading From Within (LFW), the Santa Barbara nonprofit that supports leaders […more…]

The Community Hot Rod Project
By Steven Libowitz   |   February 9, 2023

Kevin Haeberle, the Santa Barbara native who heads a nonprofit called The Community Hot Rod Project and the self-described “gearhead,” […more…]

Horse Sense: Polo Players Help People Helping People
By Steven Libowitz   |   February 2, 2023

When the seemingly endless series of atmospheric river rainstorms drenched the area last month, people from Santa Barbara, Lompoc, or […more…]

Common Table Foundation
By Steven Libowitz   |   January 26, 2023

While the world enters its new “normal,” the need to break bread with one another, both metaphorically and literally, is […more…]

CAMA
By Steven Libowitz   |   January 19, 2023

Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara, aka CAMA, is deservedly well-known and cherished for its commitment and ability to […more…]

C.A.R.E.4Paws
By Steven Libowitz   |   January 12, 2023

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…]

CommUnify’s ‘Off the Record’ Fundraiser
By Steven Libowitz   |   December 22, 2022

Anthony Edwards, who collected three SAG Awards and a Golden Globe for his role as Dr. Mark Greene on the […more…]

Hillside’s 6th Annual Shining Light on Abilities
By Steven Libowitz   |   December 15, 2022

Just about everything Hillside does is for its residents, the 59 people who live at the facility that have developmental […more…]

Martin Luther King Jr. Committee
By Steven Libowitz   |   December 8, 2022

The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday is still a month away, but the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of […more…]

Soup-ing up the Holidays
By Steven Libowitz   |   December 1, 2022

For a decade, the Organic Soup Kitchen (OSK) hosted community meals on Christmas Day at the Veterans Memorial Building on […more…]

Extended Family
By Steven Libowitz   |   November 26, 2022

Palmer Jackson Jr. comes by his fondness for philanthropy honestly. In fact, the concept of giving back through donating dollars […more…]

Unity Shoppe
By Steven Libowitz   |   November 10, 2022

The holiday season, as the Andy Williams song goes, is the most wonderful time of the year. But for some […more…]

Family Service Agency
By Steven Libowitz   |   November 3, 2022

Across Santa Barbara County, as is true around the country, more children and adolescents are experiencing challenges to emotional well-being, […more…]

World Business Academy
By Steven Libowitz   |   October 27, 2022

To get a clear picture of what the World Business Academy does, it’s a good idea to zoom out far […more…]

No Skeletons, Just Angels in VNA Health’s Loan Closet
By Steven Libowitz   |   October 20, 2022

As five-year-old Sky finished a run down from the top of Mammoth Mountain on a recent December morning, an adult […more…]

STESA
By Steven Libowitz   |   October 13, 2022

The Winnie the Pooh characters Tigger and Eeyore normally wouldn’t come up in a conversation about sexual assault and consent. […more…]

Sansum Clinic Foundation
By Steven Libowitz   |   October 6, 2022

Sansum’s excellence in imaging stands out in October October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual effort to raise awareness […more…]

McEnroe Reading and Language Arts Clinic
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 29, 2022

There are a number of reading programs for students in Santa Barbara, including several administered by nonprofits. Tina Hansen McEnroe […more…]

White Buffalo Land Trust
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 22, 2022

Regenerative agriculture has the potential to provide meaningful work and living wages to farmers while feeding millions of people, sequestering […more…]

Fired Up for Special Olympics
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 15, 2022

Not surprisingly, Special Olympics of Southern California (SOSC) took a little longer than most organizations to return to in-person activities, […more…]

Santa Barbara Beautiful
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 8, 2022

Santa Barbara Beautiful plants trees. A lot of trees. Thirteen thousand of them in its 57-year history, so far. They […more…]

State Street Ballet
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 1, 2022

It’s no accident that Rodney Gustafson landed in Santa Barbara to launch his State Street Ballet dance company almost three […more…]

Santa Barbara Library Foundation
By Steven Libowitz   |   August 25, 2022

The Santa Barbara Library Foundation’s director Lauren Trujillo is in a celebratory mood.  The foundation’s $5.4 million capital campaign to […more…]

Santa Barbara County Food Action Network
By Steven Libowitz   |   August 18, 2022

Everything seems to move quickly these days, but the speed of growth and expansion of the Santa Barbara County Food […more…]

Environmental Defense Center
By Steven Libowitz   |   August 11, 2022

Exactly one month from this issue’s publication, the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) will be having a 45th anniversary celebration at […more…]

Santa Barbara Symphony
By Steven Libowitz   |   July 28, 2022

The Santa Barbara Symphony is proud of its upcoming 2022-23 season, which marks the organization’s milestone 70th anniversary. Understandably so, […more…]

Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara
By Steven Libowitz   |   July 21, 2022

Sanctuary Centers has been around for 46 years, and while the nonprofit’s array of services and team of experienced clinical […more…]

The Key Class
By Steven Libowitz   |   July 14, 2022

John Daly was in his mid-60s and had already enjoyed a highly successful career as an international event producer who […more…]

Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County
By Steven Libowitz   |   July 7, 2022

Anyone who has ever watched a police drama on television in the last 50 years is familiar with the fact […more…]

The Fund for Santa Barbara
By Steven Libowitz   |   June 30, 2022

The Supreme Court ruling that reversed the half-century old landmark Roe v. Wade decision had been handed down only hours […more…]

The Elephant Project
By Steven Libowitz   |   June 23, 2022

Estimates say that there are nearly 2,000 nonprofits in Santa Barbara County, each with a mission of supporting the local […more…]

The Riviera Ridge School
By Steven Libowitz   |   June 16, 2022

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” Shakespeare […more…]

Plastic Pollution Coalition
By Steven Libowitz   |   June 9, 2022

In one of the funnier moments in the famous 1967 film The Graduate, a friend of Ben’s parents takes him […more…]