Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara has had plenty on its plate since the pandemic altered almost everything back in […more…]
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation’s 2020 Tiara Ball, one of the more popular annual black-tie galas in a town with […more…]
Women’s Economic Ventures has been helping women start and run businesses for more than 30 years, helping in a variety […more…]
I wasn’t much of a hiker before the pandemic. But being cooped up inside for days and weeks on end, […more…]
For a relatively large and well-established nonprofit organization in our community, United Way of Santa Barbara County over the last […more…]
Santa Barbara has been all awash with talk about the reopening of public schools ever since the pandemic shut them […more…]
It’s not too big of a stretch to suggest that a lot of people probably felt like they might never […more…]
The COVID pandemic was surely a challenge for just about everyone in Santa Barbara and all around the world, but […more…]
The Endowment for Youth Committee is one of the oldest nonprofits serving the needs of African American students and the […more…]
For more than 40 years, Human Rights Watch has enjoyed an international reputation for taking on and often accomplishing its […more…]
The Friendship Center serves an often overlooked, but much-needed niche for the aging adult community — providing a daytime home […more…]
Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) executive artistic director Jonathan Fox was already talking about reopening when he was interviewed for the […more…]
The mission of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Barbara County is to assure a safe, permanent, and nurturing […more…]
The pandemic might have produced a reduced need for services at many businesses and nonprofits. But that’s not the case […more…]
Every organization had to pivot to produce programs during the pandemic. But for the MOXI museum, innovation comes with the […more…]
Santa Barbara Education Foundation Executive Director Margie Yahyavi was reluctant to have her office visible during our Zoom call last […more…]
With Earth Day 2021 rolling around just a week after the publication date of this issue of the Montecito Journal, […more…]
April is national Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), an annual campaign aimed at raising public consciousness to consider sexual assault […more…]
Everybody in town likely knows about One805. Sure, they’re the organization who three years ago created the “Kick Ash Bash,” […more…]
To say that the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County has been busy is an understatement – the nonprofit distributed 9,708,944 […more…]
April is national Child Abuse Prevention Month, so naturally our very own Child Abuse Listening Mediation has some special activities […more…]
This past January 6, Americans watched in horror as an insurrection fueled by violent conspiracy theories and white supremacy extremism […more…]
Webster’s Dictionary defines thrive as a verb meaning “to grow vigorously, flourish” or “to progress toward or realize a goal […more…]
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation has had tremendous success in rescuing rambunctious shelter dogs and turning them into highly-trained rescue […more…]
Historians say that soup has been a staple of the human diet as long as man has cooked his food. […more…]
Just like nearly every place in town, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden closed for two months during the first phase of […more…]
When COVID-19 first closed down in-person meetings, everyone hurried to figure out online opportunities. But New Beginnings Counseling Center (NBCC) […more…]
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara chose the theme for its 14th annual observance of the holiday […more…]