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Volunteers Cleared Lobster Traps from Local Beaches
More than 35 volunteers and members of the commercial fishing community removed lobster traps from the sand between Ellwood Beach and Haskell’s Beach on Saturday and filled a 40-foot dumpster with the metal debris.
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Santa Barbara’s Mission Scholars Succeed Despite COVID-19
Amid a historically turbulent year, Mission Scholars achieved its goal of 100% four-year college enrollment for the Class of 2021, duplicating the success of last year’s inaugural cohort.
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People’s Self-Help Housing Participates in NeighborWorks Week
People’s Self-Help Housing is participating in the nationwide awareness campaign ‘NeighborWorks Week,' to build creative campaigns around the ideas of neighborhood revitalization.
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Santa Barbara County Veterans Collaborative to Launch Thursday
The Santa Barbara County Veterans Collaborative will formally launch on Thursday to improve the wellness of local veterans and families.
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Caring Together Transitions to Countywide Campaign
A group of Santa Barbara County nonprofits and community organizations announced they have joined forces to help family caregivers self-identify and find supportive services.
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Heal the Ocean Tackles That Boat on the Beach
Heal the Ocean rallied forces to remove a trawler boat that became beached off the Montecito coast.
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Sixteen Global Shipping Companies Slowed Ships to Protect Whales
Sixteen global shipping companies slowed cargo ships for 181,000 nautical miles in 2020 program off California coast to protect blue whales and blue skies
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Vaccine Equity Project Santa Barbara County
Through the United Way of Santa Barbara County’s Critical Needs Fund, groups are working towards vaccine equity.
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Carbajal Announces 2021 Women of the Year Award Winners
Today, Rep. Salud Carbajal announced the winners of the fourth annual Congressional Women of the Year Award.
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People’s Self-Help Housing Students Explore Prospects for Higher Education
People’s Self-Help Housing staff and students left on a three-day tour of colleges and universities all throughout the state of California.
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Women’s Fund Announces Grants for 10 Local Nonprofits
Ten local nonprofit agencies were awarded grants totaling $750,000 from a record-breaking pool of member donations collected by the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara during 2020.
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Nurseries Give Away Potting Soil and Vegetable Seedlings Orcutt Students
Students in the Orcutt Union School District summer gardening program received free potting soil from Engel & Gray and seedlings from Plantel Nursery to commemorate Earth Day.
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People’s Self-Help Housing Resident Celebrates 101st Birthday
Clark Bushnell, a long-time People’s Self-Help Housing resident, marked his 101th birthday this week with a very special celebration.
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People’s Self-Help Housing Student Accepted to PhD Program
Alycia Rasmussen, a student from the People’s Self-Help Housing Camino Scholars program, has accepted admission to University of California, Davis to pursue a Ph.D in Microbiology.
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Local Organizations Receive $100,000 EPA Grant for Garden Project
The SBCC Foundation and Explore Ecology received a $100,000 EPA Grant to create the Santa Barbara Ecological and Edible Garden Project.
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Community Invited to Help Clean up Litter from Trails and Turnouts for Earth Day
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper's Watershed Brigade will host a dispersed clean-up event April 24-25 to complement local Earth Day celebrations.
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United Boys & Girls Clubs Launches Back on Track for Students
The United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County has launched a series of new programs to help students get back on track.
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Housing Authority Honors Foodbank as Outstanding Community Partner of the Year
The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara honored the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County as their 2020 Outstanding Community Partner of the Year.
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Volunteers Work on N. Cold Spring and Blue Canyon Trails
The Los Padres Forest Association has continued the quest to reopen the North Cold Spring and Blue Canyon Trails located on the backside of the Santa Ynez Mtns directly behind Santa Barbara.
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Los Padres Forest Volunteers Clear 40 Trees on Remote Madulce Trail
Volunteers with the Los Padres Forest Association helped clear forty trees on the remote Madulce Trail within the Dick Smith Wilderness.
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Great Horned Owl: SB Wildlife Care Network's Patient of the Week
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network's 52nd patient was a great horned owl who came from a ranch in Santa Ynez.
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Western Meadowlark: SB Wildlife Care Network's Patient of the Week
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network’s 205th patient of 2021 is a Western meadowlark that was discovered in the streets of Carpinteria. This small songbird wasn’t flying, so a citizen rescuer brought it into the Center to receive care.
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Keep the Beat Instrument Drive brings in over $30,000 for School Music Programs
Last month, 99.9 KTYD Morning Mojo's Lin Aubuchon and Bill Pesso fundraised over $30,000 to support local school music programs.
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LPFA Trail Crew Tackles Hurricane Deck Trail
The Los Padres Forest Association Trail Crew has been deep in the backcountry this drier than normal winter working on some of the more remote Los Padres trails.
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Montecito Bank & Trust Holds Virtual Anniversary Grants Reception to Honor Nonprofits
Local nonprofit representatives joined Montecito Bank & Trust associates for a twist on the bank’s annual event as the 29th Anniversary Grants event was held virtually for the second year in a row.
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Allan Hancock College Sponsors SEEAG Santa Barbara County Child Wellness Initiative
Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria is sponsoring Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture's "Santa Barbara County Child Wellness Initiative."
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Northern Fulmar: SB Wildlife Care Network's Patient of the Week
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network said a special farewell to Northern fulmar patient #94.
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More Than $13 Million in Rental and Utility Assistance Funds Available
United Way of Santa Barbara County has more than $13 million in rental and utility assistance funds generously allocated for eligible residents that have experienced a loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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People’s Self-Help Housing Completes Renovations at Santa Barbara Historic Home
People’s Self-Help Housing has opened a new affordable housing property for formerly homeless women in Santa Barbara: Heath House.
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SBCC Foundation Receives $375,000 to Benefit SBCC Music
The SBCC Foundation announced that anonymous donors have made a major gift of $375,000 to support the Santa Barbara City College Music Department’s Jazz and Symphony programs.