-
Santa Barbara County Gets First Department of Justice Representative for Immigrants
Santa Barbara County now has its first - and currently only - fully accredited Department of Justice representative.
-
Phase One of Courthouse Arch Restoration Complete
The Courthouse Legacy Foundation announced Phase 1 of the courthouse great arch restoration project is now complete.
-
Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation Creates Season of Hope
The Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation has created Season of Hope, a campaign that aims to help give these families a joyful holiday season and support them with basic needs going into 2021.
-
Peoples' Self Help Housing Welcomes 78 New Households Before the Holidays
Peoples’ Self-Help Housing welcomed 78 new households home to their new affordable housing properties just in time for the holidays.
-
Santa Barbara Education Foundation Awards $109,000 to Local Teachers
The Santa Barbara Education Foundation awarded a total of 55 grants to SB Unified teachers totaling over $109,000 to meet the needs of their students.
-
Community Environmental Council Earns Nonprofit of the Year Award
The Community Environmental Council (CEC) is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year by District 37 Assemblywoman Monique Limón.
-
8 Ways to Support an Alzheimer’s Caregiver during National Family Caregiver Month
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. To mark these events, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging people to lend a helping hand to more than 1,624,000 California family members and friends serving as Alzheimer’s caregivers.
-
Santa Barbara Walk to End Alzheimer's Raises Over $137,000 for Research and Local Support
Nearly 300 area residents participated in this year’s Santa Barbara Walk to End Alzheimer’s on November 7.
-
Foodbank 2020 Turkey Drive to Provide Holiday Meals for Families in Need
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is asking community members to donate 4,000 fresh or frozen turkeys and chickens to provide healthy holiday meals to local families who cannot afford them.
-
Foodbank Rallies Community Support with Empty Bowls 2020
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is building awareness about hunger and food insecurity throughout the community and raising funds to end hunger in Santa Barbara County with Empty Bowls 2020.
-
Johnson Ohana Foundation Donates $10,000 to Explore Ecology
The Johnson Ohana Foundation has awarded Santa Barbara nonprofit Explore Ecology a $10,000 donation for general support of their School Gardens Program.
-
The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County Nationally Recognized
The Land Trust received its second accreditation renewal from the Land Trust Alliance Commission, the gold standard for land trusts conserving land forever and demonstrating solid, trustworthy financial management.
-
Vargas Family Navigates Care for Child with Cancer during COVID-19
The Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation’s Gold Ribbon Campaign raises awareness for Pediatric Cancer throughout September and highlights the Vargas family.
-
CommUnify to replace Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County
Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County, a non-profit social services organization with a six-decade legacy of helping provide solutions for people living in poverty, has changed its name to CommUnify.
-
Therapy Dogs of Santa Barbara Honors Canine Ambassador
Therapy Dogs of Santa Barbara announces the passing of Sandy, one of its beloved therapy dogs and the matriarch of the organization, and is honoring her with a children's book.
-
CEC Joins Born This Way Foundation for #BeKind21 Campaign
Community Environmental Council and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation announced the launch of Born This Way Foundation’s third annual #BeKind21 Campaign.
-
Dog Water Safety Tips
The Santa Barbara Humane Society offers tips to dog owners on water safety to keep their pups safe.
-
Mi Vida, Mi Voz Provides Critical Resource for Spanish Speaking Community
Mi Vida, Mi Voz, a collaboration of local Latino-serving organizations, is providing critical resource information for the Spanish speaking community during COVID-19.
-
Baby Opossum: SB Wildlife Care Network's Patient of the Week
The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network is caring for their 3,201st patient: a baby opossum.
-
Doctors Without Walls: Santa Barbara Street Medicine Nationally Recognized for Supporting the Safety Net
Doctors Without Walls – Santa Barbara Street Medicine has been nationally recognized for its healthcare efforts to benefit the homeless in the Santa Barbara community.
-
PATH Grows Capacity Amid Covid-19 Through Local Partnerships
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
-
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper's Watershed Brigade Cleans Nature Access Areas
A group of volunteers with the Santa Barbara Channelkeeper called the Watershed Brigade has been cleaning up and protecting nature access areas.
-
Whole Champion Foundation Aims to Ignite Global Change
A new local non-profit releases practical tools and resources for free to empower people during current global crisis.
-
Going the Extra Mile for Diabetes Research
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.
-
Alzheimer’s Association Expands Free Virtual Support Programs
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.
-
Shop Local for Transition House
Transition House is offering solutions to homelessness for families and needs help purchasing supplies.
-
Cloth Mask Online Marketplace Now Open
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.
-
Domestic Violence Victims and Pets Need a Safe Haven Right Now
C.A.R.E.4Paws’ Safe Haven program ensures domestic violence victims can find safety for their pets when they leave an abusive situation.
-
Soup Kitchen Donates Food to Local Hospital
The Organic Soup Kitchen donated gallons of soup to the medical staff at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital during the COVID-19 crisis.
-
Requests for Senior Meals Up 30% in Santa Barbara County
The Community Action Commission is looking for volunteers after seeing a 30% increase in their Senior Nutrition Program during the COVID-19 outbreak.