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Volunteers are needed on Friday to assist residents impacted by recent storms.

The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara and Food Bank of Santa Barbara County partner up to provide bags of fresh food to the local community at their monthly Healthy Food Pantry event.

A local surfer shares a touching tribute after trying to rescue another surfer who passed away at Goleta Beach last week.

[UPDATE]: Heal the Ocean and Earthcomb cleaned up discared lobster traps along the Santa Barbara Coast.

Anonymous gift is earmarked for the 48-acre property known as the Gaviota Overlook

Pacifica Graduate Institute and its Alumni Association hosted a landmark celebration in honor of the historical achievements of Black/African Americans for our country and community.

Congressman Carbajal Delivers $1,500,000 for Foodbank of Santa Barbara County to Expand Capacity in South Santa Barbara County

“Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem” Selected for National Black History Month Reading List

The Housing Authority hosted its annual Young at Heart Senior Fair on February 9 at the Villa Santa Fe I senior affordable housing development. 

People’s Self-Help Housing has received over $475,000 in funding from the California Public Utilities Commission to bring new, high-speed internet access to 10 of their affordable housing sites. 

As 2022 drew to a close, Tim and Ginny Bliss issued a challenge to Mission Scholars and the Santa Barbara community: raise $75,000 dollars from other sources, and the Bliss Family Foundation would match it dollar for dollar.

Local music educators and professional musicians will take to the airwaves for the entire month of February on 99.9 KTYD to ask the community for support of the Keep the Beat Instrument Drive. 

WEV's Emprendimiento Program increases opportunities for historically marginalized individuals by providing entrepreneurial training and access to capital for limited English proficient and Hispanic community members.

The Ventura Fire Department’s new comfort therapy dog, Hope, will provide emotional support to firefighters, staff, and those who have lived through a traumatic experience.

$20 million was raised to purchase Sharehouse facility in Goleta, build sizable cooler freezers and make needed modifications of warehouse, volunteer and nutrition education spaces

The City of Goleta announces its Beautify Goleta event collected a record amount of trash, 15,000 pounds.

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation will award 71 grants to SB Unified teachers totaling $100,000 to help meet the needs of their students.

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital welcomed the first babies of the new year.

Late this fall, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County received a $100,000 match opportunity from a consortium of anonymous donors for any new dollars the organization raises.

The Santa Barbara Police Activities League held the 22nd annual Winter Wonderland holiday evening at the Carousel House on December 15th.

Santa Barbara is a generous community so here are some philanthropic organizations to support this holiday season.

Probation officers conducted wellness checks on local youth and provided grocery store gift cards and toys for the holiday season.

The Hillside 6th Annual Shining Light on Abilities is open! All are welcome to visit and experience the festive display of holiday decorations and brilliant lights nightly through December 31

The tradition of gifting apples to first responders was continued by Farmers & Merchants Trust Company to the Santa Barbara Police Department last week.

Santa Barbara Beautiful, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing Santa Barbara’s beauty, has awarded the City’s Urban Forestry program a $20,000 grant to support tree-planting efforts in 2023.

One 805 received a grant of $144,000 from Direct Relief to continue funding essential mental health services for Santa Barbara County firefighters through 2023.

The Rotary Club of Montecito Foundation has awarded a total of $11,000 to support the work of 11 Santa Barbara-area nonprofit organizations.

Santa Barbara County Public Defender’s Offices Accepting Donations Until Dec. 12

Local student and People’s Self-Help Housing program participant, Angel Uribe, recently met with local principal, superintendent, and CEO to share the story of his educational journey to inspire the community.

Nearly 450 area residents participated in this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Santa Barbara on Saturday, November 5.