“When you have a passion or a calling, that is what you do. You don’t have a choice.” That reality […more…]

Emily Everett-Nelson’s life changed the day she volunteered to work at a dog shelter.  On her first day, Everett-Nelson recalls, […more…]

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

When two children got lost during a hike in rural New York with oncoming rain commingling with the darkening night, […more…]

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

National Disaster Search Dog Foundation has had tremendous success in rescuing rambunctious shelter dogs and turning them into highly-trained rescue […more…]

When the debris flow hit Montecito on January 9, 2018, Riley was ready.  Having been deployed to the tsunami in […more…]