Tag Archives: community

Unity Shoppe Unity Shoppe

You may not have noticed, but Unity Shoppe, one of Santa Barbara’s oldest nonprofits, had a significant change in its […more…]

UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2023-2024 Season UCSB Arts & Lectures

Single (non-subscription) tickets for UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2023-2024 season go on sale Friday, August 4 at 10:00AM. UCSB Arts […more…]

The Fund for Santa Barbara Fund for Santa Barbara

The Fund for Santa Barbara’s Development and Communications Manager – Alina Rey Keswani – is understandably proud that Bread & […more…]

United Way Santa Barbara County Celebrates Major Gift at Heritage Club Luncheon United Way of Santa Barbara County

Mike and Betty Noling gave $500,000 to support the United Learning Center tutoring program   United Way of Santa Barbara […more…]

NatureTrack NatureTrack

The NatureTrack Film Festival was created as an extension of the NatureTrack Foundation, the nonprofit that combats “Nature-Deficit Disorder” by […more…]

Symphony’s 70th Anniversary Final Fundraiser Santa Barbara Symphony

Santa Barbara Symphony held the final fundraiser in celebration of our 70th year. An Evening With Sinatra: The After Party! […more…]

After Eight Years of Leadership, The Fund for Santa Barbara’s Executive Director Retires Fund for Santa Barbara

After leading the Fund for Santa Barbara for more than eight years, Executive Director Dr. Marcos Vargas plans to retire […more…]

Legal Aid Foundation Legal Aid Foundation

You might wonder how a chowder festival has anything to do with providing free, high-quality legal services to low-income and […more…]

Getting to Know Hillside Hillside

Big plans are in store for Hillside, the residential facility for 59 people with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, cerebral […more…]

United Way’s Fun in the Sun Program Kicks Off in Santa Barbara County United Way of Santa Barbara County

The program will serve a record 430 students and their families, including an expanded campus in Guadalupe.  United Way of […more…]

Eva Maria Catalan and Stephanie Ramírez Zárate Join SBEF’s Board of Directors Santa Barbara Education Foundation

Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) recently elected Eva Maria Catalan to its Board of Directors. As the Associate Program Director […more…]

Hillside’s Annual Sunset Soiree Hillside

Hillside celebrated its 19th Annual Sunset Soiree on Saturday, June 3rd.  The event took place at the Cabrillo Pavilion with […more…]

Dedicated Dads’ Lead to Healthy Kids Family Service Agency

Sunday, June 18, 2023 is a Day to Reflect on the Significance of Fathers Happy Father’s Day cards extol the […more…]

UCSB Arts & Lectures UCSB Arts & Lectures

From DakhaBrakha and The Linda Lindas to Lang Lang and Ballet Preljocaj, UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2022-2023 season included a […more…]

United Way celebrates 100 Years of Service in Santa Barbara County United Way of Santa Barbara County

The nonprofit recognized its community partners at the milestone event Over 200 community partners, volunteers and supporters celebrated a century […more…]

New Beginnings New Beginnings

When New Beginnings began serving Santa Barbara as a nonprofit half a century ago, providing confidential, therapeutic psychological testing, assessment, […more…]

SB Unified Superintendent Covers Technology, Equity, and Academic Gains Santa Barbara Education Foundation

Speaking to a full house at the Carrillo Recreation Center, Santa Barbara Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado addressed […more…]

Community Environmental Council Community Environmental Council

Santa Barbara nonprofit Community Environmental Council has long been on the forefront of the environmental movement ever since its founding […more…]

Family Service Agency Fundraiser Raises Record Funds Family Service Agency

Over 200 guests of Family Service Agency attended Dreams in Bloom on Saturday May 13 at the Santa Barbara Woman’s Club at […more…]

Rona Barrett Foundation The Rona Barrett Foundation

Rona Barrett is most famous for her long career as a pioneering journalist, columnist, broadcaster, and producer who covered the […more…]

Marine Conservation Network Marine Conservation Network

Kimberly Ray, the founder and CEO of Marine Conservation Network, remembers what it was like to grow up in and […more…]