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$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.

Reader Diane shares a story about the kindness from a local child at a Santa Barbara playground.

Westerlay Orchids' weeklong fundraiser brought in $33,463 for the Carpinteria Education Foundation.

The Soweto Gospel Choir from South Africa performed for local students Thursday morning at the Granada Theatre.

The Teacher’s Fund celebrated its 20th year by hitting a significant milestone, surpassing the $2 million mark to serve Santa Barbara-area educators.

This week supporters of the Organic Soup Kitchen gathered to celebrate its 13th anniversary, enjoy a delicious luncheon, and listen to a keynote presentation on the connection between food and cancer.

Four organizations were honored for their contributions to employment for people living with disabilities in Santa Barara County.

Scores of community members gathered at Elings Park on Sunday for Bread & Roses, an event by The FUND for Santa Barbara.

Led by local business leaders Bob and Patty Bryant, 220 local community leaders have returned from the highly successful 2022 Summit for Danny International Climb in Wales. 

People’s Self-Help Housing will be receiving an estimated $226,860 of a $699,943 grant from the California Department of State Parks as the subgrantee for a new Outdoor Equity Program in Santa Barbara County.

On September 29, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation hosted the Love of Literacy Luncheon to highlight the need for support for students struggling with reading in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. 

The Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara's Roots of Resilience quilt is now on display (during the month of October) at the Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library.

Explore Ecology reports over 3 tons of waste was removed throughout Santa Barbara County on Coastal Cleanup Day.

Community leaders gathered on Tuesday morning for the groundbreaking of the Refugio Road Trails Restoration Project..

The numbers are coming in and reveal that Goleta community members showed up big time for the September 17th Coastal Cleanup Day and Bulky Item Drop Off this past Saturday.