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PATH continues to grow its capacity to serve the homeless population in Santa Barbara through grassroots partnerships with Trader Joe’s, Starbucks, Holehouse Construction and Bucket Brigade, among other volunteer-led efforts

A group of volunteers with the Santa Barbara Channelkeeper called the Watershed Brigade has been cleaning up and protecting nature access areas.

A new local non-profit releases practical tools and resources for free to empower people during current global crisis.

A father of a diabetic son is bicycling 2,200 miles to raise funds for the Sansum Diabetes Research Institute and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Since shifting to remote work in March, The Alzheimer’s Association, California Central Coast Chapter began offering free virtual support groups and education programs to help all local caregivers and their families.

Transition House is offering solutions to homelessness for families and needs help purchasing supplies.

The SBC Mask Network Online Marketplace is now open, offering a clearinghouse for local sewists and retailers selling cloth face coverings to the general public.  

C.A.R.E.4Paws’ Safe Haven program ensures domestic violence victims can find safety for their pets when they leave an abusive situation.

The Organic Soup Kitchen donated gallons of soup to the medical staff at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital during the COVID-19 crisis.

The Community Action Commission is looking for volunteers after seeing a 30% increase in their Senior Nutrition Program during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Volunteers from the Court Appointed Special Advocates group assembled and dropped of Easter baskets for children under protective care of the court.

During the COVID-19 crisis, C.A.R.E.4Paws increases its support to community members in need to reduce suffering and keep pets with their families.

The Center for Successful Aging of Santa Barbara has expanded its CareLine Telephone Reassurance Program to help combat loneliness during COVID-19 isolation.

Student-Led Her Festival on International Women’s Day is seeking volunteers from the community to help out on the day of the event.

Yes, chocolate is nice, but if there is anything worth doing this Valentine’s Day, it would be to invest in your relationship, according to the Family Service Agency.

The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara honored 25 student artists during a presentation and reception at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art last week.

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a Declaration of a Climate Emergency introduced by County Supervisor Das Williams on December 10.

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation’s “Project Christmas” Spreads Holiday Cheer in the Tri-Counties this Holiday Season.

Adventures in Caring has put two generations together to combat social isolation.

Our nonprofit of the week is the San Marcos Parent-Child Workshop, a cooperative preschool and parent education class.

The Freedom Warming Centers of Santa Barbara County launch a new crowd-funding campaign to prepare for the upcoming cold/rainy season.

The Animal Shelter Assistance Program is offering a Halloween cat adoption special through November 3.

The Foodbank's annual Santa Barbara Empty Bowls event raises awareness about hunger and food insecurity throughout the community and raises funds to end hunger in the county.

Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care has rebranded and launched under its new name, VNA Health.

California State Legislature honors the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County, attorney Bill Dillon, and the Hibbits family.

Safe Parking and Unite to Light partnered in 2017 to give energy and hope to local homeless people.

Assistance League of Santa Barbara provides comfort to children and adults in severe trauma situations through their Bear Hugs Program.

The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has received a 2019 Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar.

C.A.R.E.4Paws launches a countywide Pet Food & Donation Drive to assist low-income, senior, disabled and homeless community members, and their animals. 

Two of MOXI’s senior leadership team traveled to Washington, D.C. last month to take part in the 4th annual Capitol Hill Maker Faire as a part of the National Week of Making.