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Local artist and sculptor, Jim Bess, will auction one of his original paintings with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Organic […more…]

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United Way onboards two new directors to guide expansion in community programming United Way of Santa Barbara County has announced […more…]

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The Granada Theatre has towered over the Santa Barbara area for 100 years, not just as the tallest physical symbol […more…]

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On a recent morning at Holocaust Museum LA (HMLA), Betsy, a docent, was leading a tour group of 20 LA […more…]

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One of the most iconic public gardens in the world, Lotusland is a 37-acre wonderland of more than 20 distinct […more…]

On a cool September Sunday, a group of Marine Watchdog kayakers paddled into a sea cave on the rocky coastline […more…]

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In 2015, Casa Esperanza joined forces with PATH, a statewide nonprofit that for 40 years has provided services to more […more…]

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The NatureTrack Film Festival was a rousing success! Want to relive the fun? Naturally! Check out the recap below! And […more…]

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Family Service Agency is thrilled to announce the inaugural FSA Annual Pickleball Tournament, set to take place at the beautiful […more…]

It was back in 2011 that UCSB environmental studies professor Dr. David Cleveland published his white paper indicating that 99 […more…]

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Premier Active Aging Fair Takes Place October 4, 9AM to 1 PM Senior Expo of Santa Barbara County is back […more…]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) is pleased to announce its upcoming Love of Literacy Luncheon, a free event that […more…]

Join Ritecare for a beautiful 2-hour coastal sunset cruise with live music aboard the Condor Express! Have a drink and […more…]

Savie Health opened its doors in June of 2022 as Santa Barbara County’s first and only free health clinic for […more…]

5th Anniversary Yields a Wealth of Stories about Water and Experiential Adventures Caught on Film From the untapped beauty of […more…]

There’s no doubt that The Granada Theatre has played a vital role in developing and extending Santa Barbara’s thriving music […more…]

The Oct. 13 event will celebrate United Way’s 100th anniversary in Santa Barbara County Join United Way for a celebration […more…]

Cue the fanfare! LotusFest is coming back to Lotusland, the spectacular public gardens nestled in the Cold Spring neighborhood of […more…]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Victoria Juarez to its Board of Directors. With an extensive background in nonprofit […more…]

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Savie Health, a free medical clinic for low-income people without health insurance, is pleased to welcome a new behavioral health specialist […more…]

Jacob Collier makes his Santa Barbara debut on Sunday, October 1 at 7 p.m. at Campbell Hall.Opening night festivities kick […more…]

Craig Lewis was as horrified as any of us to hear of the Maui wildfires that have caused so much […more…]

Hospice of Santa Barbara’s (HSB) 11th annual Heroes of Hospice luncheon – back in person for a second year following […more…]

Ortiz is Among First of Four Local CEOs to Serve on Worldwide Board Steve Ortiz, president and CEO of United […more…]

There’s no doubt that the Granada Theatre is one of the crown jewels in Santa Barbara’s enviable and outsized arts […more…]

You may not have noticed, but Unity Shoppe, one of Santa Barbara’s oldest nonprofits, had a significant change in its […more…]

Single (non-subscription) tickets for UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2023-2024 season go on sale Friday, August 4 at 10:00AM. UCSB Arts […more…]

The Fund for Santa Barbara’s Development and Communications Manager – Alina Rey Keswani – is understandably proud that Bread & […more…]

Mike and Betty Noling gave $500,000 to support the United Learning Center tutoring program   United Way of Santa Barbara […more…]

Organic Soup Kitchen (OSK) provides nutrition and food security to cancer patients, chronically ill, and low-income individuals throughout Santa Barbara […more…]

The NatureTrack Film Festival was created as an extension of the NatureTrack Foundation, the nonprofit that combats “Nature-Deficit Disorder” by […more…]

Kim Colby Davis, director of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Barbara County, one of 900 local programs that […more…]

Congressman Salud Carbajal and his team have awarded Organic Soup Kitchen with a Congressional Award of Honor. The award was […more…]

Santa Barbara Symphony held the final fundraiser in celebration of our 70th year. An Evening With Sinatra: The After Party! […more…]

After leading the Fund for Santa Barbara for more than eight years, Executive Director Dr. Marcos Vargas plans to retire […more…]

You might wonder how a chowder festival has anything to do with providing free, high-quality legal services to low-income and […more…]

Big plans are in store for Hillside, the residential facility for 59 people with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, cerebral […more…]

The program will serve a record 430 students and their families, including an expanded campus in Guadalupe.  United Way of […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) recently elected Eva Maria Catalan to its Board of Directors. As the Associate Program Director […more…]

Hillside celebrated its 19th Annual Sunset Soiree on Saturday, June 3rd.  The event took place at the Cabrillo Pavilion with […more…]

Sunday, June 18, 2023 is a Day to Reflect on the Significance of Fathers Happy Father’s Day cards extol the […more…]

From DakhaBrakha and The Linda Lindas to Lang Lang and Ballet Preljocaj, UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2022-2023 season included a […more…]

The nonprofit recognized its community partners at the milestone event Over 200 community partners, volunteers and supporters celebrated a century […more…]

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

Speaking to a full house at the Carrillo Recreation Center, Santa Barbara Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado addressed […more…]

Santa Barbara nonprofit Community Environmental Council has long been on the forefront of the environmental movement ever since its founding […more…]

Over 200 guests of Family Service Agency attended Dreams in Bloom on Saturday May 13 at the Santa Barbara Woman’s Club at […more…]

Rona Barrett is most famous for her long career as a pioneering journalist, columnist, broadcaster, and producer who covered the […more…]

Kimberly Ray, the founder and CEO of Marine Conservation Network, remembers what it was like to grow up in and […more…]

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents the 2023 FREE Summer Cinema line-up: Out of This World, seven nights of space-inspired movies under […more…]

On Thursday, May 5, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation hosted the Hope Awards to celebrate individuals and programs supporting students […more…]

For the past 50 years, Santa Maria Valley Youth & Family Center (SMVYFC) has provided vital mental health counseling and family […more…]

As might be expected with an organization that has been around for 100 years, there have been a lot of […more…]

After a three-year pause during the pandemic, the Cottage Health Volunteer Awards Luncheon was back in person this past April […more…]

Homelessness has been growing in Santa Barbara, where last year nearly 2,000 people were living without shelter, a situation that […more…]

The SBCC Foundation’s 4th annual Spring Forward! Gala will be held on Saturday, May 20, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on […more…]

The programming for the Santa Barbara Symphony’s milestone 70th anniversary has resulted in a sensational and supremely successful season, a […more…]

The Santa Barbara hosted its fifth of seven Concert Aperitifs at Seaside Gardens, generously hosted by Drs. Fred & Linda […more…]

Hillside’s inaugural Pickleball Tournament & Expo was an absolute success! Lisa and Jim Wilcox came up with a brilliant idea […more…]

Honoring Local Students and Teachers Explore Ecology is proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 Explore Ecology Environmental Stewardship […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation received a $50,000 grant from Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, for its Teacher Grants program, which provides […more…]

RiteCare Childhood Language Center of Santa Barbara, founded in 1984, is the only nonprofit in Santa Barbara County offering free […more…]

NatureTrack was honored to be an important part of helping veterans experience The Wall That Heals by providing the Freedom […more…]

Model, film star and philanthropist will share the story of her illustrious family and multifaceted career UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) […more…]

The Endowment for Youth Committee (EYC) is one of the oldest nonprofits serving the needs of African American students and […more…]

$150 Million Raised to Fulfill Cottage’s Commitment to Healthcare Excellence Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation’s 7-year philanthropic campaign, Reaching Higher Together: The […more…]

Proceeds benefit countywide family support and mental health counseling programs Join Family Service Agency (FSA) of Santa Barbara County, as […more…]

On April 4th, 2023 The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Racial Equity Fund recommendations made by […more…]

Organic Soup Kitchen announces the opening of a second location. The new downtown facility will allow the organization to meet […more…]

Lisa and Jim Wilcox came up with a brilliant idea for a new fundraising event for Hillside – an all-day […more…]

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

Freedom 4 Youth’s Director of Development & Advocacy Dylan Griffith and Executive Director Dr. Billi Jo Starr knew immediately what […more…]

The executive staff and board of trustees of Ganna Walska Lotusland held their annual meeting last week for Garden members […more…]

Comprehensive free enrichment summer program supports hundreds of Santa Barbara children Enrollment is now open for United Way of Santa […more…]

After a two-year pause, the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation recently welcomed more than 400 guests to its annual black-tie […more…]

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Imagine an artistic hub in downtown Santa Barbara brimming with materials, tools, ideas, and creativity, a curated and dynamic gathering […more…]

Our fifth cohort of Leading for Community Impact (LCI) has launched. LCI is a 10-month program that assembles a select […more…]

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Last month, 99.9 KTYD teamed up with the Santa Barbara Education Foundation to promote music education in our schools with […more…]

World Telehealth Initiative’s new program in Kenya is in full swing, expanding healthcare access for a rural community using telehealth […more…]

The Three Bring Experience, Expertise, and Energy to the Board Hillside is pleased to announce the appointment of three new […more…]

Dunn School’s Kalyan Balaven, head of school for the private co-ed college prep boarding and day school in Los Olivos, […more…]

New Festival Team Revealed! First Time in Goleta at Fairview Theatre and Return to Los Olivos! Submissions Open Now – […more…]

Santa Barbara, CA, March 1, 2023: Organic Soup Kitchen has received the 2023 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Guidestar (formerly […more…]

Planned Parenthood California Central Coast (PPCCC) is one of scores of affiliates across the country that share a vision of […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Karen Dutton to its Board of Directors as Santa Barbara Unified School District teacher […more…]

It took a little while to reach Sharon Allen of the World Telehealth Initiative (WTI) to arrange an interview last […more…]

Getting to Know Hillside, the complimentary lunch-and-learn program, returns on Wednesday, February 15. It will continue each month at 12:00 […more…]

Camp Chit Chat is a fun and socially interactive camp for preschool age children with mild-moderate speech and language delays. […more…]

Ken Saxon had a clear vision when he founded Leading From Within (LFW), the Santa Barbara nonprofit that supports leaders […more…]

A Valentine’s Day Message from Family Service Agency “Strengthening your relationship can not only improve your personal happiness, but improve […more…]

Explore Ecology is looking for environmental heroes to honor at this year’s Earth Day Festival. Do you know someone who […more…]

Kevin Haeberle, the Santa Barbara native who heads a nonprofit called The Community Hot Rod Project and the self-described “gearhead,” […more…]

Since 2003, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation has kept the beat for school music programs by raising funds to pay […more…]

Online service provides 24/7 treatment for common conditions  To help increase access to care, Cottage Health is excited to announce […more…]

El servicio en línea que brinda tratamiento de afecciones comunes 24/7 Para aumentar el acceso a la atención médica, Cottage […more…]

When the seemingly endless series of atmospheric river rainstorms drenched the area last month, people from Santa Barbara, Lompoc, or […more…]

Khadiza is from a settlement in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where she lives with her husband and four children. At age […more…]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Nina Dunbar to serve as Donor Advisement Officer. […more…]

As 2022 drew to a close, Tim and Ginny Bliss issued a challenge to Mission Scholars and the Santa Barbara […more…]

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Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara, aka CAMA, is deservedly well-known and cherished for its commitment and ability to […more…]

In honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is celebrated annually on December 3rd, NatureTrack Film Festival’s award-winning […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…]

Cottage Health has appointed Dr. Miriam Parsa, a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric rheumatologist, to the role of Chief Pediatric Medical […more…]

Anthony Edwards, who collected three SAG Awards and a Golden Globe for his role as Dr. Mark Greene on the […more…]

The Hillside 6th Annual Shining Light on Abilities is open! All are welcome to visit and experience the festive display […more…]

Santa Barbara came together to celebrate Unity in Our Community at the Annual Unity Telethon. This 36-year tradition entertains, warms […more…]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation will award 71 grants to SB Unified teachers totaling $100,000 to help meet the needs […more…]

The Fund for Santa Barbara is excited to announce that we are partnering with The County of Santa Barbara to […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…]

Pollack has joined the Board of Directors of the national dream-granting organization  Landon Pollack (Managing Partner of Ignite Venture Partners) […more…]

Organic Soup Kitchen is hosting its first annual Holiday SouperMarket and Soup Tasting Party on December 10th. The event will […more…]

For a decade, the Organic Soup Kitchen (OSK) hosted community meals on Christmas Day at the Veterans Memorial Building on […more…]

There’s a new crisis in our midst: kids spending too much time indoors and online. There’s even a name for […more…]

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

Malnutrition is one of the most common – and most serious – side effects of cancer and its treatment. It […more…]

When your mission is to end homelessness in California, watching the number of unsheltered people continue to climb across the […more…]

“People Helping People is about an outpouring of generosity from community people volunteering to help people in the community,” says […more…]

Jenna Tosh watched the erosion of reproductive rights in America for years and knew Roe vs. Wade would one day […more…]

Long before entertainment news trailblazer Rona Barrett interviewed everyone from Raquel Welch to Tom Cruise, she was a young girl […more…]

Take a look at any person in front or back of you in line at the grocery store, and chances […more…]

Dr. William Sansum, renowned diabetes specialist and Sansum Diabetes Research Institute’s (SDRI) founder, was the first U.S. physician to manufacture […more…]

In 2011, Dr. Ahmad Nooristani had an important realization. Many of the low-income (frequently undocumented) patients he was treating in […more…]

There are 12,700 students within the Santa Barbara School District learning across 19 TK-12 schools and supported by a staff […more…]

Julie DeAngelis helps children to speak clearly. Even those who still want to wear COVID-19 masks to hide their language […more…]

Music is the soundtrack of our lives. From the morning radio alarm, to the headphones fueling your run, to your […more…]

While serving a 13-year prison sentence, Alberto “Berto” Lule started to draw cartoons as an escape. That led to reading […more…]

We all know the basic needs of life: air, water, food, and shelter. Here in Santa Barbara County, all four […more…]

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art has distinguished itself through its track record of informative and fascinating exhibitions and programs […more…]

The stage is set, the curtain has been raised, and live performances are back for UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) […more…]

United Way of Santa Barbara County (UWSBC) marks its 100-year anniversary in 2023. As the organization celebrates this century of […more…]

Unity Shoppe Executive Director and CEO Angela Miller-Bevan grew up in Santa Barbara and was raised by a single mother […more…]

For nearly three decades, VNA Health has operated Serenity House, the largest nonprofit facility of its kind in California providing […more…]

White Buffalo Land Trust has a vital purpose: to restore the ecosystem through agriculture and in the process directly address […more…]

Esperanza was 19 years old and living in Malawi when she faced a serious health crisis. While giving birth to […more…]

St. Vincent’s is not just a place or an institution. It is Santa Barbara’s longest-running social services organization, woven into […more…]

Tikkun olam, translated as “repairing the world,” is one of the most important social justice concepts of contemporary Judaism. The […more…]

When Herb Scannell took the helm at Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) nearly four years ago, he found himself scribbling […more…]

Don’t ever ask Director of Human Rights Watch Santa Barbara Lis Leader to pit one human rights crisis against another. […more…]

In our divided and bellicose world, peace can seem like an amorphous and unattainable concept. AHA! Peace Builders serves as […more…]

While shelters along California’s Central Coast do their best to provide care for abandoned dogs and cats, the facilities can […more…]

Considering the caliber of classical music concerts they attract every year to the Granada Theatre and Lobero Theatre, you might […more…]

Almost everyone is aware that America’s current cultural climate is perhaps more polarized than at any time since the Civil […more…]

Santa Barbara native Kevin Haeberle has been a self-described “gearhead” ever since his dad taught him how to work on […more…]

“Ne Tentes Aut Perfice.”  This is the Latin motto that students and faculty at Dunn School, a private co-ed college […more…]

The origin story of the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade is the stuff of legend – and for good reason. In […more…]

While statewide data lags, it is clear that the number of children entering foster care in Santa Barbara County has […more…]

The 70 miles of coast spanning Lake Casitas to Point Conception and including Carpinteria, Montecito, Santa Barbara, and Goleta, is […more…]

“Through all types of natural disasters, historic challenges, and emergencies, the doors to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (SBCH) have been […more…]

In 1945, William Zimdin, an Estonian immigrant who had fled fascism to California, dedicated his fortune to sending relief parcels […more…]

In the 36 years since the Endowment for Youth Community (EYC) was founded, Santa Barbara’s Black community has shrunk from […more…]

It’s a typical school day and time for an Explore Ecology garden class. Children line up to head outside. When […more…]

When The Granada Theatre reopened its doors in October 2021 after a long, dark 18-month closure, did the audiences rush […more…]

If ever a well-known Latin phrase epitomized a venerable Santa Barbara organization, “in loco parentis” (“in place of a parent”) […more…]

Many people think of “hospice” purely as end-of-life medical care. In fact, hospice care is so much more. Hospice of […more…]

What happens when the people driving a nonprofit organization providing community support get burned out and need support themselves?  Leading […more…]

Civil legal representation is expensive. Even basic legal services cost thousands of dollars. If you are struggling to pay rent, […more…]

Nestled on a 37-acre Montecito estate, Lotusland is a Botanical Garden paradise purchased in 1941 by Madame Ganna Walska, a […more…]

This year, with more than 11 billion snow crabs disappearing from the sea floor, the Alaskan snow crab fishing season […more…]

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

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

After two years lost to the pandemic, Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) is gearing up to once again brighten up […more…]

The holiday season, as the Andy Williams song goes, is the most wonderful time of the year. But for some […more…]

Redwings Horse Sanctuary is hoping for an inspiring GIVING TUESDAY for the horses.  Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as […more…]

Dr. Zimmerman has joined the National Board of Directors of the dream-granting organization Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, University Distinguished Professor of […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…]

Starting the 12th season off with a bang, more than 100 NatureTrack (NT) Field Trips have been scheduled already and […more…]

Celebration acknowledges devoted supporters and the Dreams they bring to life Dream Foundation hosted its second annual Twilight in the […more…]

As five-year-old Sky finished a run down from the top of Mammoth Mountain on a recent December morning, an adult […more…]

The Winnie the Pooh characters Tigger and Eeyore normally wouldn’t come up in a conversation about sexual assault and consent. […more…]

5K and Fun Run Sponsored by NatureTrack Opens “A Day in the Country” Festival Get your Day in the Country off to […more…]

On Thursday, September 29, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation hosted the Love of Literacy Luncheon to highlight the need for […more…]

Redwings Horse Sanctuary, an accredited 501(c)3 nonprofit horse rescue organization for over 30 years, is pleased to announce a new […more…]

Sansum’s excellence in imaging stands out in October October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual effort to raise awareness […more…]

Findings will help identify population health concerns in Santa Barbara County Cottage Health and Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, […more…]

Starting the 12th season off with a bang, more than 60 NatureTrack (NT) Field Trips have been scheduled already and […more…]

September is Sepsis Awareness month and there has never been a better time to discuss sepsis.  Sepsis is not an […more…]

Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital (SYVCH) Volunteer Services has awarded nine $3,000 scholarships to local students who reside or work […more…]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Donna Ronzone to its Board of Directors. Ronzone brings with her the experience […more…]

The Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation celebrated the Santa Barbara Public Library and National Library Card Sign Up Month at […more…]

There are a number of reading programs for students in Santa Barbara, including several administered by nonprofits. Tina Hansen McEnroe […more…]

Join us for a 2-hour coastal cruise with live music aboard the Condor Express! Have a drink and enjoy the […more…]

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From July 21-25, a little over 2 weeks from now, Summerland’s Lookout Park and the beach below the park will […more…]

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The U.S. military reveals high numbers of sexual assault among its ranks. In 2019, the Pentagon reported that almost 21,000 […more…]

Featuring HTO & Expert Panelists! (And a sneak preview of the next project to come!) The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s […more…]

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

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Historic El Centro building becomes home to local nonprofit that has been supporting small businesses throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura […more…]

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The hands-on science museum and Santa Barbara family favorite will also be open seven days a week once again! MOXI, […more…]

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The Endowment for Youth Committee is one of the oldest nonprofits serving the needs of African American students and the […more…]

Funds move low-income cancer patients, seniors, and chronically ill off waiting list    Organic Soup Kitchen hosted a Crab Boil […more…]

RAINN, Time’s Up, and the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence released the following statement in response to the Justice […more…]

Three new members have joined the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Board of Directors. The Garden welcomes George Leis, Sharon Bradford, […more…]

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A trawler that had been anchored off the Santa Barbara shoreline at Montecito, cut loose during the high winds of […more…]

Thanks to national pioneers like California’s Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, CALM’s work to prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) […more…]

United Boys & Girls Clubs is excited to announce our summer event for our car enthusiasts, a Poker Run! Don’t […more…]

Each year, the month of June is dedicated to celebrating and honoring LGBTQI+ communities and individuals. Pride Month recognizes the […more…]

The Friendship Center serves an often overlooked, but much-needed niche for the aging adult community — providing a daytime home […more…]

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Photography Show at Paseo Nuevo: June 5th – July 6th Storyteller Children’s Center will showcase the photography of its Head […more…]

Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) will receive $50,000 in funding to assist minority entrepreneurs and 1099 workers as they recover from […more…]

Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) executive artistic director Jonathan Fox was already talking about reopening when he was interviewed for the […more…]

Organic Soup Kitchen SoupMeals are flying out the door to residents who want to support their friends and neighbors in […more…]

New Beginnings is honored to announce its partnership with the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, Chapter 33-4 to provide a financial […more…]

The mission of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Barbara County is to assure a safe, permanent, and nurturing […more…]

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

Saturday, May 22 will be a very exciting evening for Montecito Union kids, parents, and the greater community, as Montecito […more…]

The pandemic might have produced a reduced need for services at many businesses and nonprofits. But that’s not the case […more…]

Realities that became clear in 2020 and, by all accounts, will prevail for the next few years, have informed how […more…]

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

The Garden is tracking drier than average conditions as we enter high fire season The Santa Barbara County Fire Department […more…]

SBMA Galleries Reopen to the Public on May 11  The Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) is pleased to welcome […more…]

Every organization had to pivot to produce programs during the pandemic. But for the MOXI museum, innovation comes with the […more…]

On Thursday, April 29, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation hosted the Hope Awards to celebrate individuals and programs making strides […more…]

At 27, Heidi Holly already knew that the elder community “was her tribe.” In the 35 years since, Heidi has […more…]

Sarah House executive director Kate Grove didn’t want to talk much about the financial burdens the COVID pandemic has placed […more…]

Each year, Standing Together to End Sexual Assault (STESA) hosts a fundraiser celebrating two luxurious consumables: chocolate and wine. This […more…]

Just Communities’ is hosting its second annual Social Equity Summit: “Anti-Racism Work Beyond the Statement” virtually on Thursday, May 13th. […more…]

For the sixth year, people from around the globe can get up-close-and-personal with an endangered California condor chick in real-time […more…]

RAINN today urged the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to consider how a ruling in President Donald Trump’s favor in […more…]

Films include Gaviota: The End of Southern California and Better Together Featured as a part of the Community Environmental Council […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Executive Director Margie Yahyavi was reluctant to have her office visible during our Zoom call last […more…]

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

MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation is excited to welcome back guests to Santa Barbara’s home for interactive […more…]

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

Online Art Sale & Gallery Exhibition launches on Earth Day April 22 through May 3, 2021. Launching April 22, visit […more…]

How you can protect and restore mother earth all year round Over 50 years ago, an oil rig experienced a […more…]

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

With Earth Day 2021 rolling around just a week after the publication date of this issue of the Montecito Journal, […more…]

Despite the pandemic, carbon dioxide concentrations in our atmosphere have just climbed to the highest concentration in recorded history – […more…]

In honor of Women’s History Month, local nonprofit, Leading From Within, joined with Touchstone Central Coast to host a virtual […more…]

2020 was a year like no other, and it confirmed for us that nothing – not even a worldwide pandemic […more…]

In an event sponsored by the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors (SBAOR), Los Agaves Restaurant is cooking up an authentic […more…]

At the southern end of Montecito Union School lies a 2.5-acre property with nearly limitless potential. After a school-wide visioning […more…]

April is national Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), an annual campaign aimed at raising public consciousness to consider sexual assault […more…]

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Santa Barbara County plans to hold its first ever online auction of designer handbags, […more…]

RAINN released the following statement after its National Sexual Assault Hotline experienced an average increase of nearly 20% in calls […more…]

Annie Leonard, executive director of Greenpeace USA, is the recipient of the Santa Barbara’s Community Environmental Council’s 2021 Environmental Hero […more…]

Everybody in town likely knows about One805. Sure, they’re the organization who three years ago created the “Kick Ash Bash,” […more…]

As you already know, COVID-19 has had a dire impact on the Santa Barbara Zoo and all of our nation’s […more…]

This April commemorates the 20th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) through several activities. Standing Together to End Sexual […more…]

Come learn about amazing animal adaptations and wear your favorite superhero costume The Santa Barbara Zoo celebrates both human and […more…]

To say that the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County has been busy is an understatement – the nonprofit distributed 9,708,944 […more…]

WHO: SBUSD Superintendent Hilda Maldonado will share the status of the district’s schools.  WHAT: Santa Barbara Unified School District State […more…]

A new antimicrobial floor and upgraded office space to better serve clients  Organic Soup Kitchen’s 2,000 square foot commercial kitchen […more…]

In addition to meeting doubled demand for supplemental food for the last year, Santa Barbara County’s primary food assistance organization […more…]

In addition to the majority of the business sector permitted to reopen indoors with modifications earlier this week, most county […more…]

Heal the Ocean (HTO) has enjoyed a remarkable record of success, particularly for how the nonprofit that was founded barely […more…]

As vaccination efforts begin ramping up, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics will be holding vaccine clinics more frequently. Please contact Taryn […more…]

The Spirit of Entrepreneurship (SOE) Awards, presented by Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV), is thrilled to announce that Lupe Anguiano will […more…]

Storyteller Children’s Center is gearing up for its 7th annual Lunchbox Luncheon on Tuesday. As a socially distanced creative pivot […more…]

Santa Barbara’s historical gem invites you to celebrate its 95th birthday On March 16, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden invites […more…]

California CASA announced today that it has published its 2019/2020 Impact Report, which reinforces the organization’s mission as it relates […more…]

April is national Child Abuse Prevention Month, so naturally our very own Child Abuse Listening Mediation has some special activities […more…]

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC) is again proud to announce our sixth consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest […more…]

In 1987, the United States Congress declared the month of March “National Women’s History Month.” This month-long celebration of women […more…]

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

Someone once said that it takes a village to raise a child; at Unity Shoppe, we say that it takes […more…]

This past January 6, Americans watched in horror as an insurrection fueled by violent conspiracy theories and white supremacy extremism […more…]

It may have started as a way for staff at a San Francisco museum to bond, but Pi Day has […more…]

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation’s (TBCF) annual Little Heroes event looks somewhat different this year. Their annual breakfast event is one […more…]

Webster’s Dictionary defines thrive as a verb meaning “to grow vigorously, flourish” or “to progress toward or realize a goal […more…]

Imagine trying to lead a virtual PE class for a group of first-graders while they are stuck inside their homes […more…]

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

Collaboration with local agencies provides expanded food security   Organic Soup Kitchen has joined forces with over a dozen local […more…]

ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties is proud to announce the induction of five new leaders to its Regional Board.   […more…]

The winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of SB, Essay and Poetry Contest will be featured throughout February […more…]

New Executive Director, Development Director, and ECE Program Manager are bolstering support, partnerships, and programs for vulnerable toddlers and preschoolers. […more…]

Historians say that soup has been a staple of the human diet as long as man has cooked his food. […more…]

Though his parents are from the Bronx, George Leis spent a good chunk of his wonder years growing up in […more…]

AHA! has announced that Roxana Petty has been named the new Executive Director. Roxana (Roxy) brings to this position a […more…]

MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, is pleased to announce six new members of its board of directors: […more…]

The Santa Barbara Zoo is pleased to announce five new members have joined the Board of Directors: Jessica L. Diaz, […more…]

As philanthropists, it is our view that wealth is both a blessing and a responsibility. We have been most fortunate […more…]

Four new members – Katya Armistead, Ashley Costa, Alma Hernández, and Kiah Jordan – have joined the Board of Directors of Leading […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…]

Writing this inaugural issue of The Giving List has entailed speaking with and studying the work of 52 of Santa […more…]

Several years ago, my elderly neighbor gave up driving due to recurring hip injuries and a debilitating autoimmune disease. Sometimes […more…]

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to suggest that to many folks in our community, everyone who works at AHA! could […more…]

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara chose the theme for its 14th annual observance of the holiday […more…]

Some Zoom backgrounds are better than others, like the one of Deer Valley, Utah’s mountains just starting to show some […more…]

Rachel Simon would be the first to admit she was blessed by the circumstances of her birth.  Her father is […more…]

Leslie Ridley-Tree’s prodigious philanthropical career began more than 30 years ago, precisely on February 14, 1988 upon her marriage to […more…]

Sara Miller McCune has been discreetly and powerfully fueling the performing arts, education, social justice, and the Jewish community in […more…]

One risks straining credulity when asserting that a person radiates warmth over a Zoom call. Nonetheless, here is Dr. Ed […more…]

My parents, Michael and Gail Towbes, moved to Santa Barbara County in 1957, and from the beginning, they were deeply […more…]

How many international corporations do you know that pay their employees to engage in volunteering in their local communities? Deckers […more…]

Paul and Jane Orfalea have always empathized with those who fall “outside the system” because outside the system is where […more…]

Even the most vociferous critics of genetic engineering would have to concede: we need more Ken Saxons in the world. […more…]

If there was a Six Degrees of Connection Game for Enlightened Entrepreneurs, Rinaldo S. Brutoco would win it handily, along […more…]

Tom Parker has been marinating in Santa Barbara philanthropy since the 1950s when, as a kid, he and his dad […more…]

As the COVID crisis has intensified across the globe in recent weeks, Santa Barbara-based humanitarian agency Direct Relief has accelerated […more…]

After three months of being closed to the public in response to the pandemic, the Santa Barbara Zoo reopened in […more…]

Ariana Katovich, Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, winds her way through Montecito, a Great Horned Owl […more…]

Children today spend as much as 90% of their lives indoors, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.  The effects on […more…]

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

By the time the Thomas Fire turned toward Montecito in December 2017, Santa Barbara County’s first responders had already spent […more…]

In 1948, an Estonian immigrant named William Zimdin – who had experienced the ravages of World War II – founded […more…]

Kerri Murray, a veteran disaster relief professional, first saw ShelterBox in action in 2010 as Haiti was reeling from a […more…]

Santa Barbara offers a temperate climate for yearlong enjoyment of ocean and mountain recreation, world-renowned arts, and a topflight university. […more…]

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics is the south county’s firewall against communal public health threats.  Every year, its eight clinics in […more…]

In 1997, a group of breast cancer survivors and others came together to talk about having a place where women […more…]

As the pandemic set in, Santa Barbara’s renowned Ensemble Theatre Company was poised to open American Son – a gripping […more…]

You are sitting up front in the ornate Granada Theatre. It has been too long since you have had an […more…]

Not only is the Lobero the longest running theatre in California (founded in 1873), but it is relentless, with over […more…]

Anthony Carroccio, Executive Director and founder of Organic Soup Kitchen, has a profound vision for his 120-gallon steam kettles. “We […more…]

For the nonprofits that matter, mission statements are much more than words on paper. They are the foundation of that […more…]

From 2015 through 2020, homelessness in Santa Barbara County grew by roughly 10% to 1,897 men, women and children. The […more…]

For more than 100 years, Unity Shoppe, a multifaceted nonprofit serving Santa Barbara’s residents, has maintained an unwavering focus on […more…]

When disaster struck in the form of COVID lockdowns and an unfolding economic crisis, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County […more…]

At age 12, Axel Penaloza was diagnosed with brain cancer.  “I was so scared,” Penaloza says. “I was thinking, why […more…]

While New Beginnings’ work began with its counseling services more than 50 years ago, it has grown into a countywide […more…]

For nearly 75 years, the aim of Santa Barbara’s Mental Wellness Center has been to help adults living with mental […more…]

Sure, CALM (Child Abuse Listening Mediation) was the first nonprofit in the country to dive head-first into child maltreatment prevention. […more…]

How do you end sexual assault across an entire community?  The answer, according to the leaders of Standing Together to […more…]

In 2008, Fabiola Gonzalez-Gutierrez took part in Just Communities’ intensive CommUnity Leadership Institute designed to teach up to 40 local […more…]

The first person with HIV that Kristin Flickinger met was a 12-year-old boy named Carter who attended her small town […more…]

As a young person in 1963, E. onja Brown got on a bus at W. 138th in Harlem bound for […more…]

Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) was founded in 1991 when women earned 56 cents for every dollar earned by a man. […more…]

During 2020, when so many of us were hunkering down as COVID-19 turned our lives upside down, two Santa Barbara […more…]

Nonprofit leaders make it their personal mission to serve others, and in doing so, too often lose sight of themselves. […more…]

By her sophomore year of high school, Sarahi Larios Cruz had already experienced family disruption, racism and systemic inequity, but […more…]

In April of 1999, two high school seniors walked onto the campus of Columbine High School in Colorado with semi-automatic […more…]

Vanessa Scarlett, the science specialist at Montecito Union School, bubbles with excitement at the plans for a 2.5-acre parcel of […more…]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation is not your normal nonprofit supporting students. Rather it is like an educational Robin Hood, […more…]

The goal was audacious: provide every recent high school graduate in the south coast area of Santa Barbara with two […more…]

Guy R. Walker is President and Founder of Wealth Management Strategies, a boutique financial advisory firm based in Santa Ynez, […more…]

In the 1960s, the Perry Preschool in Ypsilanti, Michigan laid the groundwork for our understanding of the value of early […more…]

Bounded by the Pacific to the west and the Sierra Nevada to the east, California is home to over 6,500 […more…]

The double blow of the Thomas Fire and ensuing debris flow in 2018 left no doubt about the increasing threats […more…]

In Montecito, a land of spectacular architecture and pristine gardens, there lies a property like no other: Lotusland.  Set across […more…]

In 2011,long before Covid-19 forever changed how we think of nonprofit fundraising events, Santa Barbara-based Heal the Ocean held an […more…]

Firefighters do a lot more than fight fires.  On any given day, Montecito Fire’s 33 active duty firefighters wake up […more…]

America’s child welfare court system is imbued with incredible power. Judges routinely make decisions that indelibly alter the course of […more…]

On the second day of her freshman year of college, Aspen Matis was raped.  When “mediation” with her attacker failed, […more…]

Dan Meisel was made for his current job running the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Santa Barbara-based Tri-Counties regional office.  Raised in […more…]

It has always been important to recognize that injustice and discrimination occurs in the United States and not only in […more…]

In 2017, the Music Academy of the West and its uniquely capable leader, Scott Reed, were the subject of a […more…]

Celesta M. Billeci, UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Miller McCune Executive Director, is on her 12th Zoom call of the day. […more…]

In 2017, Santa Barbara welcomed a new, exciting and wholly unique museum to its ranks: MOXI, The Wolf Museum of […more…]

Finally, after a five-year, $50-million capital campaign to renovate the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, in the spring of 2021 […more…]

While in her late 20s – some 17 years ago – Paloma Espino witnessed death for the first time.  She […more…]

Slight and sinewy, Al Falcone clocks into his job as a driver with Easy Lift at 4:30 am. Over the […more…]