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

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

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

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

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

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

The American tax code favors the generous by offering significant financial benefit to those that give to charity. On the […more…]

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

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

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

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

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

New Beginnings is pleased to announce the addition of Sara Grasso, MFT as the agency’s first Homeless Services Director. The […more…]

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

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

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

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

Raising funds on behalf of the therapeutic school for homeless toddlers and preschoolers, Storyteller staff, board and volunteers delivered 140 […more…]

PATH (People Assisting The Homeless) is hosting their fourth annual Making It Home Tour on June 5th, a virtual, guided […more…]

Grants intend to prevent homelessness by providing rent assistance to residents. Grant applications can be found by visiting unitedwaysb.org/rent. United […more…]