Tag Archives: homelessness

2025 Annual Fundraiser New Beginnings

New Beginnings is thrilled to announce their 2025 Annual Gala on October 25th, and is seeking sponsors. This year’s focus is the […more…]

Safe Parking Program’s 20th Anniversary Luncheon New Beginnings

On June 20th, 2024, New Beginnings celebrated the 20th Anniversary of its Safe Parking Program with a luncheon at the Santa […more…]

New Beginnings’ Annual Gala — “The Boys Next Door” by Tom Griffin New Beginnings

On November 2nd, 2024, New Beginnings held its Annual Gala in the form of a performance of The Boys Next […more…]

Scaling Up to Tackle Rising Homelessness New Beginnings

A man in his 40s with tears in his eyes walked into Santa Barbara’s New Beginnings Counseling Center late one […more…]

New Beginnings New Beginnings

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

Ending Veteran Homelessness New Beginnings

New Beginnings has an ambitious and lofty goal for 2025: ending veteran homelessness in Santa Barbara County. It’s not a […more…]

New Beginnings New Beginnings

When New Beginnings began serving Santa Barbara as a nonprofit half a century ago, providing confidential, therapeutic psychological testing, assessment, […more…]

Fr. Virgil Cordano Center: Meals, Laundry, and Comfort… Fr. Virgil Cordano Center

The repurposed Santa Barbara store fronts at 4020 Calle Real, Suite 2, are serving our city’s homeless two meals a […more…]

Safety for Those Who Need It Most New Beginnings

New Beginnings Executive Director Kristine Schwarz swung into action after learning that a nursing home was about to release one […more…]

Meeting Our Homeless Brothers and Sisters Where They Are: The Fr. Virgil Cordano Center Fr. Virgil Cordano Center

Anthony, an African-American man in his early 60s, began visiting the Fr. Virgil Cordano Center (FVCC) more than a year […more…]

Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley Fighting Back Santa Maria

Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley (FBSMV) does some very important and impactful work. Since its founding in 2003 as a […more…]

A PATH Home PATH

It’s the middle of August in 2021 and the number of people experiencing homelessness across Santa Barbara County has reached […more…]

Innovative Solutions to Complex Problems New Beginnings

When it comes to the rampant issue of homelessness in California, there are no miracle cures or easy fixes. New […more…]

Second and Third Chances at Life Fighting Back Santa Maria

On a wall next to the entrance of Edwin Weaver’s office at Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley (FBSMV) hangs a […more…]

New Beginnings Holding a Free Virtual Event with Best-Selling Author Annabelle Gurwitch and Julie Bowen New Beginnings

New Beginnings is holding a free virtual event featuring Annabelle Gurwitch and Julie Bowen discussing homelessness solutions on October 7 […more…]

Abandoned Homeless Camp Removed From Haskell’s Beach – A Story with a Great Twist Heal the Ocean | Santa Barbara

Another abandoned homeless camp got cleaned out – a big one at Haskell’s Beach near the Bacara Resort. This time […more…]

Finding a Compassionate PATH Nonprofit has Increased Homelessness Outreach Through Partnerships PATH

The COVID pandemic was surely a challenge for just about everyone in Santa Barbara and all around the world, but […more…]

The Making it Home Tour: Helping the Homeless Community Find Their PATH PATH

Community members that are experiencing homelessness could often use a path to help guide them from the street into a […more…]

Path (People Assisting the Homeless) Hosts Fourth Annual Making It Home Tour PATH

Experience a Virtual Guided Tour Celebrating the Meaning of Home PATH (People Assisting The Homeless) hosts their fourth annual Making […more…]

Elected Official Briefing On Homelessness With PATH Santa Barbara PATH

On Friday, April 23rd, People Assisting The Homeless (PATH) leadership will brief elected officials and their staff on the work […more…]