Non Profit

Source: Mental Wellness Center The Mental Wellness Center is pleased to announce Julie Kessler Solomon as the new Chair of the Board of Directors.

Source: CommUnify The Board of Directors of CommUnify (www.

Source: PSHH Veronica Zimmerman will be representing People’s Self-Help Housing (PSHH) as she joins the Board of Directors for the California Coalition for Rural Housing.

Source: PSHH Jane Renahan has been selected as the new Director of Property Management for People’s Self-Help Housing (PSHH).

Source: SafeTechSBC Safe Technology for Santa Barbara County (SafeTechSBC), formerly 5G Free Santa Barbara, was formed in 2019 to educate the community about adverse cumulative effects of invisible wireless radio frequency radiation, and to advocate for safe technology.

Source: PSHH Joanna Dominguez has been selected to serve as the new Director of Education for People’s Self-Help Housing (PSHH).

Source: Women's Fund The Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara, a volunteer-led collective donor organization that enables women to combine their charitable dollars into significant local grants to nonprofit organizations, announced the election of its new Board Chair Lynn Karlson.

Source: PSHH A new provision with the IRS allows for an additional $300 tax deduction for gifts made to qualifying charities before December 31, 2020.

Source: Family Service Agency Just as First Aid helps you assist an individual in a medical crisis, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist a young person experiencing a mental health challenge or substance use issue.

Source: Women’s Auxiliary of Music Academy of the West The Women’s Auxiliary of Music Academy of the West is seeking new members for 2021.

Source: Sansum Diabetes Research Institute Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI) is pleased to announce the election of two new members to its Board of Trustees; internal medicine specialist Kathryn Brewer, M.

Source: Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation The Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation has awarded $13,000 in grants to Santa Barbara-area non-profit organizations to support their work benefiting the community.

Source: Mental Wellness Center The 26th Annual Mental Health Arts Festival, a longstanding community event hosted by the Mental Wellness Center, has been reimagined this year into a virtual celebration.

Source: PSHH Anna Miller has been selected to serve as the new Chief Executive Officer of Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH).

Source: PSHH This month Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH) appointed a new Director of Multifamily Housing Development (MHD), Angela Heyward.

Source: PSHH The Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH) IDEA Commission (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Action), is a staff led effort to promote opportunities and to ensure that all voices related to equity, diversity and inclusion within the organization are heard.

Source: PSHH As the year comes to a close, Peoples’ Self-Help Housing’s (PSHH) extends immense gratitude to the many community partners who came together to celebrate their 50th Anniversary.

Source: Land Trust The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County welcomes a new executive director with local roots, Meredith Hendricks, following an extensive nationwide search.

Source: Family Service Agency Family Service Agency (FSA) of Santa Barbara County, also known as Santa Maria Valley Youth and Family Center and Guadalupe’s Little House By The Park, is pleased to announce the appointment of Teressa Johnes to its Board of Directors.

Source: Hospice SB Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) has announced the addition of Mary Solis to its Board of Directors.

Source: People's Self-Help Housing Morgen Benevedo has been selected to serve as the next Executive Vice President of Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH).

Source: Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation The Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr.

Source: AHA! Rand began his involvement as a volunteer in AHA!’s in-school program, working alongside AHA! facilitators at San Marcos High School.

Source: Heal the Ocean Tom White This special bulletin is to announce that on Thursday, September 24, 2020, Heal the Ocean has elected Tom White to its Board of Directors.

Source: SURJ Showing Up for Racial Justice Santa Barbara stands in solidarity with organizers and protestors in Louisville and across the country in their expressed outrage and actions in response to the verdict resulting in no charges against the officers who murdered Breonna Taylor in her own home on March 13, 2020.

Source: CASA of Santa Barbara County CASA of Santa Barbara County a member of the National CASA association, is pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Ames as President of the Board of Directors, succeeding James Burge, who remains with the organization as Governance Chair.

Source: Hillside Hillside, the residential care facility for adults living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in Santa Barbara, is pleased to announce the selection of Michael S.

Source: IMPORTA The non-profit IMPORTA, which is now the largest provider of immigration legal services in Santa Barbara County, announced the appointment of Marline Flores as executive director to succeed the organization’s founder, Russell Trenholme.

Source: Turner Foundation The Turner Foundation, a leading non-profit provider of housing and programs for youth, families, seniors, those with special needs, and low-income earners, is proud to announce that Dean Wilson has been named President and Chief Executive Officer.

Source: Pacific Pride Foundation Pacific Pride Foundation (PPF) currently provides a dynamic range of LGBTQ+ health, prevention and social service programs to more than 10,000 people each year in Santa Barbara County with the goal to build a community where everyone is treated with respect and full equality regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status.