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The SBCC Foundation’s 5th annual Spring Forward! Gala will be held Saturday, May 4, 2024 on the beautiful Great Meadow of […more…]
Marine Watchdogs is expanding their ocean preservation activities in 2024 with new events, educational media and research. Their biggest focus […more…]
Last month’s groundbreaking ceremony marked Sanctuary Centers’ initiation of its forthcoming new building. To witness the launch of this transformative […more…]
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Santa Barbara County ensures Christmas Wishes are fulfilled with the help of 18 businesses, […more…]
Shop Deckers Brand Showcase on December 23rd and 40% Will Support Organic Soup Kitchen Organic Soup Kitchen has been named […more…]
The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) proudly announces its support in advancing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education […more…]
As tax season approaches, United Way of Santa Barbara County is excited to announce the recruitment drive for Volunteer Income […more…]
Local artist and sculptor, Jim Bess, will auction one of his original paintings with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Organic […more…]
Each year, Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) brings the communities of Goleta, Santa Barbara, Montecito and Carpinteria together for its annual Light […more…]
Organic Soup Kitchen’s Distribution and Education Center at 126 E. Haley Street has been transformed into a merry and bright […more…]
United Way onboards two new directors to guide expansion in community programming United Way of Santa Barbara County has announced […more…]
Victoria and Bill Strong brought their baby home with that mix of gratitude and indescribable joy – the heart-squeezing hallmarks […more…]
Ever since its inception in 1984, the RiteCare Childhood Language Center of Santa Barbara (a program of the CA Scottish […more…]
Blind Lady Justice’s proffered balance scales make an eternal and sacrosanct point: Everyone is equal before the law and will […more…]
At a moment when news about the fate of the Earth may seem apocalyptic, White Buffalo Land Trust is providing […more…]
“With Wayfinder, we don’t feel like my son has a disability. We feel like everyone else.” This is the gift […more…]
There are any number of terrific organizations that create, produce, present, or import arts and entertainment events in Santa Barbara. […more…]
A teenager is much more than a preincarnate adult. The average teen’s roiling hormones and fraught search for self are […more…]
In the world of TV and cinema, being shot with a handgun often has the fallout of a stubbed toe […more…]
“I think our youngest client this year was 10 years old. Sadly, the age has been skewing lower. Three or […more…]
The California Missions matter. Historic preservation keeps alive our history and it allows us to remember the stories and experiences […more…]
Until a person can eat, sleep, and have a roof over one’s head, their mental and physical energy is consumed […more…]
Over the last couple of years, the Community Environmental Council (CEC) has dramatically increased its efforts to combat climate change […more…]
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital opened its doors 132 years ago, the frontier town’s first stand-alone community hospital having been spearheaded […more…]
In November 2022, a tornado tore through Idabel, Oklahoma, demolishing dozens of buildings, including the Kiamichi Family Medical Center. It’s […more…]
In every great city is a community park that serves as its beating heart. Elings Park in Santa Barbara has […more…]
Explore Ecology inspires students and adults alike to become better environmental stewards through three programs that reach over 40,000 community […more…]
Family Service Agency’s (FSA) work is the very stuff that powers a vibrant community from within and makes it whole. […more…]
Who are we? The Visual Arts and Design Academy (VADA) at Santa Barbara High School is a unique “school within […more…]
The Fund for Santa Barbara’s powerful catchphrase is: “Change, not charity.” In the spring of 1980, a group of Santa […more…]
The Granada Theatre has towered over the Santa Barbara area for 100 years, not just as the tallest physical symbol […more…]
Originally conceived in the late 1930s as a model residential facility for children with cerebral palsy, Hillside has evolved over […more…]
On a recent morning at Holocaust Museum LA (HMLA), Betsy, a docent, was leading a tour group of 20 LA […more…]
Maybe you’ve heard the terms. You might even understand what they mean and their importance. But perhaps there are other […more…]
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…]
When a calamity befalls us, we are reassured that our First Responder protectors are on the job and doing their […more…]
Imagine a kid. He’s your son, and he has big plans. He wants to attend college and launch a startup. […more…]
In the wake of Maui’s tragic 2023 wildfires, relief organizations and the goodwill of the world at large poured into […more…]
In 2011, Sue Eisaguirre initiated a mission to bridge the gap between students and nature, ultimately founding NatureTrack, a thriving […more…]
New Beginnings has an ambitious and lofty goal for 2025: ending veteran homelessness in Santa Barbara County. It’s not a […more…]
In 2015, Casa Esperanza joined forces with PATH, a statewide nonprofit that for 40 years has provided services to more […more…]
Despite living with RUNX1 familial platelet disorder (RUNX1-FPD), Tim Babich lived a happy life with his wife, Monica. After the […more…]
Sansum Clinic is the largest independent nonprofit outpatient provider of healthcare between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. […more…]
Santa Barbara has earned global recognition as a premier destination for “sand, sun, and sea” vacations. Yet, one lesser-known facet […more…]
The Community Farm is surely the jewel in the crown of communal self-reliance. Here we have a plot of food-producing […more…]
Santa Barbara Humane, founded in 1887, was one of the first animal welfare agencies in the country, opening nearly seven […more…]
Like all arts organizations, the Santa Barbara Symphony was hit hard by the Covid pandemic, as theaters everywhere were forced […more…]
Even as a student at UC Santa Barbara, Geoff Green – CEO of the Santa Barbara City College Foundation – […more…]
Throughout its history, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art has been bringing people of all ages through a broad array […more…]
More than one billion people worldwide live with treatable vision loss due to a lack of quality eye care. While […more…]
A child is a sponge, soaking up experiences and building a worldview. These foundational beginnings are formative. These beginnings can […more…]
Jackie Carrera, President and CEO, Santa Barbara Foundation. (photo by Dean Zatkowsky) Santa Barbara Foundation’s latest report on the State of Nonprofits in Santa Barbara County, published in autumn of 2023, indicates that the total of such organizations has now soared past 2,000 – a significant number considering that the county’s total population is just a tad over 455,000. It might seem both difficult and daunting to navigate among nonprofits, given that there are multiple, often single-issue organizations, serving nearly every imaginable sector, all of which do important, impactful work. That’s where the Santa Barbara Foundation (SBF) comes in, and [...more...]
Under the leadership of David Bolton for the last 12 years, the California Missions Foundation has raised millions of dollars to preserve the state’s collection of historic Spanish missions and made their priceless collection of colonial and native art and artifacts an education destination for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year including tens of thousands of elementary school students. Beginning in the mid-1700s, the Spanish built 21 missions from San Diego to Sonoma that today provide a unique trail of history across California or what was then called Alta California. Bolton, who grew up in Santa Barbara – which [...more...]
Back in 2018, when the Montecito debris flows left huge swaths of the village buried under hundreds of tons of […more…]
The SBCC Foundation has posted a job opening for the position of Chief Executive Officer of California’s top community college […more…]
Annual initiative helps make holiday season special for Santa Barbara County families in need. United Way of Santa Barbara County […more…]
White Buffalo Land Trust (WBLT) is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, a journey that began in 2018 with a […more…]
The event also celebrated the organization’s 100th anniversary in Santa Barbara County United Way of Santa Barbara County’s 26th Annual […more…]
November is special for many in the home healthcare field as the month is recognized as National Home Care Month, […more…]
Seniors have a new resource to help them retain their independence, increase social interaction, and improve quality of life. Family […more…]
As recently as the early 20th century, a diagnosis of diabetes meant the certainty of a shortened life plagued with […more…]
The NatureTrack Film Festival was a rousing success! Want to relive the fun? Naturally! Check out the recap below! And […more…]
Bright Torches, a dynamic team of theater and education practitioners from the UK, specializes in working with youth around the […more…]
AHA!’s (Attitude. Harmony. Achievement.) multi-faceted programs have been rapidly expanding nearly a quarter-century after the organization’s founding in response to […more…]
On the International Day of Peace, Sharon Allen, Co-Founder and CEO for World Telehealth Initiative, received the United Nations (UN) […more…]
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…]
On Thursday, September 28, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) hosted the annual Love of Literacy Luncheon at the Santa […more…]
Organic Soup Kitchen is installing backup energy sources in case of emergency power outages. The organization will install industrial battery […more…]
Savie Health, a nonprofit clinic that offers free physical and behavioral health care to low-income people without health insurance, will […more…]
When a child is removed from their home due to abuse or neglect, they are faced with something no youngster […more…]
Having books in the home has been proven to positively benefit children in many different ways. One 20-year study found […more…]
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…]
An art show at a downtown Santa Barbara gallery might seem to have little to do with a nonprofit working […more…]
Distribution of donated school supplies and new backpacks continues at United Way’s summer learning program To ensure that local students […more…]
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…]
When Juana “Jenny” Cue began working at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (SBCH), it was 1953 and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s first […more…]
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…]
Over the last couple of months (and as recent as this week), Montecito residents have been repeatedly reminded of the […more…]
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…]
While the world enters its new “normal,” the need to break bread with one another, both metaphorically and literally, is […more…]
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…]
William Peters has spent nearly all of his adult life preoccupied with the mysteries of death and the transition into the afterlife. As the founder of the Shared Crossing Project and Shared Crossing Research Initiative, he has spearheaded the accumulation of more than 1,000 testimonials of pre-death dreams and visions, and post-mortem communications. He is the best-selling author of At Heaven’s Door, recently published by Simon & Schuster. Since 2013, Peters and his research team have also chronicled a phenomenon known as the “shared death experience,” in which loved ones accompany the dying on their passage from life to an [...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…]
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Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation’s 2020 Tiara Ball, one of the more popular annual black-tie galas in a town with […more…]
As summer winds down, many students are preparing to go to college. STESA congratulates all students for their success and […more…]
Women’s Economic Ventures has been helping women start and run businesses for more than 30 years, helping in a variety […more…]
Heal the Ocean would like to share with you, our supporters, scenes we know you’ll love. By Night: Summerland Oil […more…]
In this E-Letter: • Oil Well Capping Equipment Moves into Summerland • Be Confetti Conscious this Fiesta! • Haskell’s Hero […more…]
I wasn’t much of a hiker before the pandemic. But being cooped up inside for days and weeks on end, […more…]
Congressman Carbajal paid a special visit to Storyteller Children’s Center’s De La Vina campus on July 16 to read stories […more…]
Another abandoned homeless camp got cleaned out – a big one at Haskell’s Beach near the Bacara Resort. This time […more…]
For a relatively large and well-established nonprofit organization in our community, United Way of Santa Barbara County over the last […more…]
From July 21-25, a little over 2 weeks from now, Summerland’s Lookout Park and the beach below the park will […more…]
Santa Barbara has been all awash with talk about the reopening of public schools ever since the pandemic shut them […more…]
Jon Clark has been named to the CALM (Child Abuse Listening Mediation) Board of Trustees. He will be instrumental in […more…]
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…]
The COVID-19 pandemic caused massive shifts in the educational landscape, acutely affecting students, parents, teachers and administrators. Spearheading efforts for […more…]
It’s not too big of a stretch to suggest that a lot of people probably felt like they might never […more…]
Historic El Centro building becomes home to local nonprofit that has been supporting small businesses throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura […more…]
In the face of wildfire and drought, these recommendations seek to protect against climate threats Community Environmental Council (CEC), the […more…]
The COVID pandemic was surely a challenge for just about everyone in Santa Barbara and all around the world, but […more…]
The hands-on science museum and Santa Barbara family favorite will also be open seven days a week once again! MOXI, […more…]
Many HTO fans know about our organization’s work capping the leaking oil wells of Summerland. For decades, oil has been […more…]
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…]
For more than 40 years, Human Rights Watch has enjoyed an international reputation for taking on and often accomplishing its […more…]
Now that Summer is in the air, the buzz to “get out there” and engage with our greater Community is […more…]
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…]
Throughout the pandemic, many people who had never experienced mental health challenges found themselves struggling for the first time. If […more…]
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…]