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Junior League and Rotary Get Students Moving Remotely
The Santa Barbara Education Foundation partnered with the Junior League of Santa Barbara and local Rotary clubs to help students excerise remotely.
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Ethel T Uyehara and Bethel Lutheran Church Recognized at Sierra Madre Cottages
Ethel T Uyehara and Bethel Lutheran Church were recognized this month at the Sierra Madre Cottages by People’s Self-Help Housing for their commitment and vision for senior housing.
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Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara to Award Largest Grants Pool in Its History
Next month, nearly 1,100 members of the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara will vote to distribute $750,000 to local nonprofits, its largest annual grants pool since the organization began 17 years ago.
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Horseshoe Bend Eagle Scout Project Improves Los Padres Forest Campsite
Eagle Scout Troop 26 completed a project at a favorite camping spot, Horseshoe Bend on the Manzana River.
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Community Partners in Caring Serving the Community
Community Partners in Caring is a Volunteer Caregiving organization that coordinates volunteers for the purpose of providing free and direct volunteer services to seniors living in Santa Barbara County.
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Student Artists Awarded Foundation Scholarships
Twenty-two student artists have been named winners of the 2021 Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Art Scholarship Competition.
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Applications Open for Harriet Miller Youth Leadership Award Scholarship
Downtown Santa Barbara, working with the City of Santa Barbara’s Community Services Section and the Santa Barbara Youth Council, announces that applications are being accepted for the 2020 Harriet Miller Youth Leadership Award Scholarship.
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Local Brothers Help Fund WI-FI Access During Remote Learning
Local brothers set up a fundraising effort to help Santa Barbara students gain access to wi-fi to continue remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Avocado Festival Charitable Gesture
In a year that has been anything but normal the Avocado Festival has come through for six charities in the Carpinteria area.
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Additional COVID-19 Rental Assistance Funds Available
Rental Assistance Extends to Carpinteria, Solvang, Buellton, Guadalupe and other Unincorporated Areas of the County through the United Way of Santa Barbara County
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C.A.R.E.4Paws Receives Congressional Recognition
Rep. Salud Carbajal presented a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition to Santa Barbara County nonprofit C.A.R.E.4Paws outside the organization’s mobile veterinary clinic.
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Girls Inc. of Carpinteria to Launch New STEM Lab
Girls Inc. of Carpinteria has announced plans to create a dedicated STEM lab on its campus, to further enable hands-on learning for girls in STEM-related fields.
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NatureTrack on the Road Delivering Food to Families in Lompoc
NatureTrack is lending their van and a volunteer to help Lompoc families who weren't able to pick up their school meals.
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Abandoned Homeless Beach Camp Cleaned Before High Tide
Heal the Ocean organized the cleanup of an abandoned homeless camp on East Beach before the high tide pulled it out into the ocean.
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Dignity Health Central Coast Hospitals Provide Scholarships to Local Teen Volunteers
Arroyo Grande Community Hospital and Marian Regional Medical Center announced eleven recent scholarships awarded to teen hospital volunteers, many of whom want to pursue a career in health care.
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Bank of America Awards Nearly $845K to Local Nonprofits in 2020
To support communities amid the ongoing pandemic, Bank of America awarded a total of $842,000 to 25 local nonprofits across Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in 2020.
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Carpinteria Student Selected to Join Girls Inc. National Teen Advocacy Council
Girls Inc. of Carpinteria member Laura Flores has been selected as one of 11 individuals from across the U.S. to serve on the 2020-2021 Girls Inc. National Teen Advocacy Council.
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Madi’s Treasure Box Brings Prizes and Inspiration to Libraries
Madi Wilson, a third-grader in Solvang, is gifting the Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley Libraries with her special "World Changer" pencil sets to use as prizes for the libraries' current Winter Reading Challenge.
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Grant Program Reopens for Goleta Small Businesses
The Santa Barbara Foundation and the City of Goleta announced the reopening of the Santa Barbara Better Together Fund Small Business Grant Program.
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Marymount Students Start Beanie Drive for Homeless
An edhatter reports a group of 5th grade Marymount School students started a beanie drive for residents of PATH.
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Housing Authority Recaps 2020 Supportive Services
The Housing Authority of Santa Barbara details their 2020 highlights supporting the most vulnerable populations with housing and essential services.
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Berkshire Hathaway Delivered Holiday Cheer to Domestic Violence Survivors
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices delivered holiday cheer to survivors of domestic violence and their families this holiday season.
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CASA Organizes Record-Breaking Gift Drive for Foster Youth
With social distancing guidelines, CASA of Santa Barbara County's annual "Christmas Wishes" gift drive still saw record-breaking donations made this year with 600 total gifts donated.
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United Way and Partners Provide Gifts to 53 Local Children and Families
United Way of Santa Barbara County and community donors provided holiday wish list gifts to 53 local children and families this 2020 holiday season through their Adopt-A-Child gift drive.
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Pandemic Present
Will anyone join this Edhat subscriber in handing out small amounts of cash to unemployed people in need?
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Santa Visits Boys and Girls Clubs
Santa safely visited all five United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County with gifts for children.
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Deputies Participate in Shop with a Cop Event for Local Kids
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and the Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriffs Association partnered with Walmart of Lompoc for the first Shop with a Cop Event to help spread holiday cheer to 26 children.
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Mothers Helpers Helps 57 Families this Holiday Season
A non-profit aimed at helping mothers in need has expanded to providing holiday gifts for 57 local families this year.
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SB Wildlife Care Network's Patient of the Week: American Kestrel
An American Kestrel was brought to SBWCN on November 13th after being found on the ground in distress in Goleta.
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Holiday Display at Hillside Will Light Your Heart Up!
The Fourth Annual Shining Light on Abilities holiday decorations are up for the community to view through December 31.