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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 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.

The Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation’s Gold Ribbon Campaign raises awareness for Pediatric Cancer throughout September and highlights the Vargas family.

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 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.

Community Environmental Council and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation announced the launch of Born This Way Foundation’s third annual #BeKind21 Campaign.

The Santa Barbara Humane Society offers tips to dog owners on water safety to keep their pups safe.

Mi Vida, Mi Voz, a collaboration of local Latino-serving organizations, is providing critical resource information for the Spanish speaking community during COVID-19.

The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network is caring for their 3,201st patient: a baby opossum.

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 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.