Tag Archives: children

Second and Third Chances at Life Fighting Back Santa Maria

On a wall next to the entrance of Edwin Weaver’s office at Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley (FBSMV) hangs a […more…]

Storyteller Children’s Center Welcomes New Board Members With Expertise in Pediatrics, Early Childhood Education and Communications Storyteller Children’s Center

The therapeutic preschool for economically at-risk children taps the proficiencies of Dr. Peggy Dodds, MD; Daisy Estrada Ochoa; and Ann […more…]

United & Thriving: Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara Combine Forces United Boys & Girls of Santa Barbara County

It was just about a month into the pandemic when the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara (UBGC) […more…]

Congressman Carbajal Visits and Reads to Storyteller Children Storyteller Children’s Center

Congressman Carbajal paid a special visit to Storyteller Children’s Center’s De La Vina campus on July 16 to read stories […more…]

A Commitment to Youth: Storyteller Children’s Center Withstood the Pandemic Storyteller Children’s Center

Santa Barbara has been all awash with talk about the reopening of public schools ever since the pandemic shut them […more…]

Life through the lens of a Storyteller Preschooler Storyteller Children’s Center

Photography Show at Paseo Nuevo: June 5th – July 6th Storyteller Children’s Center will showcase the photography of its Head […more…]

Storyteller Children’s Center (Literally) Delivers On Their 7th Annual Lunch With Love Event Storyteller Children’s Center

Raising funds on behalf of the therapeutic school for homeless toddlers and preschoolers, Storyteller staff, board and volunteers delivered 140 […more…]

CASA seeks “Purses for a Purpose” to benefit advocacy for child victims of abuse Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Barbara County

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Santa Barbara County plans to hold its first ever online auction of designer handbags, […more…]

Storyteller Children’s Center’s Annual Lunch with Love Fundraiser Storyteller Children’s Center

Storyteller Children’s Center is gearing up for its 7th annual Lunchbox Luncheon on Tuesday. As a socially distanced creative pivot […more…]

California Casa Releases 2019/2020 Impact Report: Stronger Together Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Barbara County

California CASA announced today that it has published its 2019/2020 Impact Report, which reinforces the organization’s mission as it relates […more…]

New Leadership Team Implements Bold and Enduring Vision for Storyteller Children’s Center… Through the Pandemic and Beyond Storyteller Children’s Center

New Executive Director, Development Director, and ECE Program Manager are bolstering support, partnerships, and programs for vulnerable toddlers and preschoolers. […more…]

Why Give? Santa Barbara Foundation

My parents, Michael and Gail Towbes, moved to Santa Barbara County in 1957, and from the beginning, they were deeply […more…]

Never Giving Up in the Fight Against Pediatric Cancer Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation

At age 12, Axel Penaloza was diagnosed with brain cancer.  “I was so scared,” Penaloza says. “I was thinking, why […more…]

Every Child Thrives CALM

Sure, CALM (Child Abuse Listening Mediation) was the first nonprofit in the country to dive head-first into child maltreatment prevention. […more…]

Uniting the Boys & Girls Club United Boys & Girls of Santa Barbara County

During 2020, when so many of us were hunkering down as COVID-19 turned our lives upside down, two Santa Barbara […more…]

A Child’s Voice Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Santa Barbara County

America’s child welfare court system is imbued with incredible power. Judges routinely make decisions that indelibly alter the course of […more…]