The Endowment for Youth Committee (EYC) is one of the oldest nonprofits serving the needs of African American students and […more…]
Freedom 4 Youth’s Director of Development & Advocacy Dylan Griffith and Executive Director Dr. Billi Jo Starr knew immediately what […more…]
Imagine an artistic hub in downtown Santa Barbara brimming with materials, tools, ideas, and creativity, a curated and dynamic gathering […more…]
Over the last couple of months (and as recent as this week), Montecito residents have been repeatedly reminded of the […more…]
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 (PPCCC) is one of scores of affiliates across the country that share a vision of […more…]
It took a little while to reach Sharon Allen of the World Telehealth Initiative (WTI) to arrange an interview last […more…]
Ken Saxon had a clear vision when he founded Leading From Within (LFW), the Santa Barbara nonprofit that supports leaders […more…]
Kevin Haeberle, the Santa Barbara native who heads a nonprofit called The Community Hot Rod Project and the self-described “gearhead,” […more…]
When the seemingly endless series of atmospheric river rainstorms drenched the area last month, people from Santa Barbara, Lompoc, or […more…]
While the world enters its new “normal,” the need to break bread with one another, both metaphorically and literally, is […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…]
Anthony Edwards, who collected three SAG Awards and a Golden Globe for his role as Dr. Mark Greene on the […more…]
Just about everything Hillside does is for its residents, the 59 people who live at the facility that have developmental […more…]
The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday is still a month away, but the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of […more…]
For a decade, the Organic Soup Kitchen (OSK) hosted community meals on Christmas Day at the Veterans Memorial Building on […more…]
Palmer Jackson Jr. comes by his fondness for philanthropy honestly. In fact, the concept of giving back through donating dollars […more…]
The holiday season, as the Andy Williams song goes, is the most wonderful time of the year. But for some […more…]
Across Santa Barbara County, as is true around the country, more children and adolescents are experiencing challenges to emotional well-being, […more…]
To get a clear picture of what the World Business Academy does, it’s a good idea to zoom out far […more…]
As five-year-old Sky finished a run down from the top of Mammoth Mountain on a recent December morning, an adult […more…]
Sansum’s excellence in imaging stands out in October October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual effort to raise awareness […more…]
There are a number of reading programs for students in Santa Barbara, including several administered by nonprofits. Tina Hansen McEnroe […more…]
Regenerative agriculture has the potential to provide meaningful work and living wages to farmers while feeding millions of people, sequestering […more…]
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 plants trees. A lot of trees. Thirteen thousand of them in its 57-year history, so far. They […more…]
It’s no accident that Rodney Gustafson landed in Santa Barbara to launch his State Street Ballet dance company almost three […more…]
The Santa Barbara Library Foundation’s director Lauren Trujillo is in a celebratory mood. The foundation’s $5.4 million capital campaign to […more…]
Everything seems to move quickly these days, but the speed of growth and expansion of the Santa Barbara County Food […more…]
Exactly one month from this issue’s publication, the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) will be having a 45th anniversary celebration at […more…]
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 has been around for 46 years, and while the nonprofit’s array of services and team of experienced clinical […more…]
John Daly was in his mid-60s and had already enjoyed a highly successful career as an international event producer who […more…]
Anyone who has ever watched a police drama on television in the last 50 years is familiar with the fact […more…]
The Supreme Court ruling that reversed the half-century old landmark Roe v. Wade decision had been handed down only hours […more…]
Estimates say that there are nearly 2,000 nonprofits in Santa Barbara County, each with a mission of supporting the local […more…]
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” Shakespeare […more…]
In one of the funnier moments in the famous 1967 film The Graduate, a friend of Ben’s parents takes him […more…]