In 1987, the United States Congress declared the month of March “National Women’s History Month.” This month-long celebration of women […more…]
Grants intend to prevent homelessness by providing rent assistance to residents. Grant applications can be found by visiting unitedwaysb.org/rent. United […more…]
Someone once said that it takes a village to raise a child; at Unity Shoppe, we say that it takes […more…]
It may have started as a way for staff at a San Francisco museum to bond, but Pi Day has […more…]
Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation’s (TBCF) annual Little Heroes event looks somewhat different this year. Their annual breakfast event is one […more…]
Imagine trying to lead a virtual PE class for a group of first-graders while they are stuck inside their homes […more…]
Collaboration with local agencies provides expanded food security Organic Soup Kitchen has joined forces with over a dozen local […more…]
ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties is proud to announce the induction of five new leaders to its Regional Board. […more…]
The winners of the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of SB, Essay and Poetry Contest will be featured throughout February […more…]
New Executive Director, Development Director, and ECE Program Manager are bolstering support, partnerships, and programs for vulnerable toddlers and preschoolers. […more…]
AHA! has announced that Roxana Petty has been named the new Executive Director. Roxana (Roxy) brings to this position a […more…]
MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, is pleased to announce six new members of its board of directors: […more…]
The Santa Barbara Zoo is pleased to announce five new members have joined the Board of Directors: Jessica L. Diaz, […more…]
Writing this inaugural issue of The Giving List has entailed speaking with and studying the work of 52 of Santa […more…]
As the COVID crisis has intensified across the globe in recent weeks, Santa Barbara-based humanitarian agency Direct Relief has accelerated […more…]
After three months of being closed to the public in response to the pandemic, the Santa Barbara Zoo reopened in […more…]
Ariana Katovich, Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, winds her way through Montecito, a Great Horned Owl […more…]
Children today spend as much as 90% of their lives indoors, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The effects on […more…]
When the debris flow hit Montecito on January 9, 2018, Riley was ready. Having been deployed to the tsunami in […more…]
By the time the Thomas Fire turned toward Montecito in December 2017, Santa Barbara County’s first responders had already spent […more…]
In 1948, an Estonian immigrant named William Zimdin – who had experienced the ravages of World War II – founded […more…]
Kerri Murray, a veteran disaster relief professional, first saw ShelterBox in action in 2010 as Haiti was reeling from a […more…]
Santa Barbara offers a temperate climate for yearlong enjoyment of ocean and mountain recreation, world-renowned arts, and a topflight university. […more…]
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics is the south county’s firewall against communal public health threats. Every year, its eight clinics in […more…]
In 1997, a group of breast cancer survivors and others came together to talk about having a place where women […more…]
As the pandemic set in, Santa Barbara’s renowned Ensemble Theatre Company was poised to open American Son – a gripping […more…]
You are sitting up front in the ornate Granada Theatre. It has been too long since you have had an […more…]
Not only is the Lobero the longest running theatre in California (founded in 1873), but it is relentless, with over […more…]
Anthony Carroccio, Executive Director and founder of Organic Soup Kitchen, has a profound vision for his 120-gallon steam kettles. “We […more…]
For the nonprofits that matter, mission statements are much more than words on paper. They are the foundation of that […more…]
From 2015 through 2020, homelessness in Santa Barbara County grew by roughly 10% to 1,897 men, women and children. The […more…]
For more than 100 years, Unity Shoppe, a multifaceted nonprofit serving Santa Barbara’s residents, has maintained an unwavering focus on […more…]
When disaster struck in the form of COVID lockdowns and an unfolding economic crisis, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County […more…]
At age 12, Axel Penaloza was diagnosed with brain cancer. “I was so scared,” Penaloza says. “I was thinking, why […more…]
While New Beginnings’ work began with its counseling services more than 50 years ago, it has grown into a countywide […more…]
For nearly 75 years, the aim of Santa Barbara’s Mental Wellness Center has been to help adults living with mental […more…]
Sure, CALM (Child Abuse Listening Mediation) was the first nonprofit in the country to dive head-first into child maltreatment prevention. […more…]
How do you end sexual assault across an entire community? The answer, according to the leaders of Standing Together to […more…]
In 2008, Fabiola Gonzalez-Gutierrez took part in Just Communities’ intensive CommUnity Leadership Institute designed to teach up to 40 local […more…]