Earlier this fall, the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County (LAFSBC) marked its 65th anniversary with an early evening […more…]

Anybody who has seen a police procedural or legal drama on TV knows that criminal suspects not only have the […more…]

The FUND FOR SANTA BARBARA’s Youth Making Change (YMC) program is a year-long, youth-led grant-making program that was launched in […more…]

And invites the community to celebrate at the 2024 Grant Awards Celebration! The FUND is excited to announce that our […more…]

The Fund for Santa Barbara was founded way back in 1980 as a means to support local organizations working for […more…]

Blind Lady Justice’s proffered balance scales make an eternal and sacrosanct point: Everyone is equal before the law and will […more…]

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

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

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

Anyone who has ever watched a police drama on television in the last 50 years is familiar with the fact […more…]

The Supreme Court ruling that reversed the half-century old landmark Roe v. Wade decision had been handed down only hours […more…]

At The Fund for Santa Barbara, our mission is to advance progressive change by strengthening movements for Economic, Environmental, Political, […more…]

Across the county, financial hardships have either been created or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. For homeowners who experienced reductions […more…]

On Tuesday January 11th, 2022, Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved moving forward with Racial Equity Fund of […more…]

As told to Daniel Heimpel I have known CNN host Lisa Ling for nearly a decade now. I never saw her […more…]

California’s rental assistance program is designed to pay 100 percent of past-due rent, providing sorely needed relief to income-eligible renters […more…]

A common thread connects all those on The Fund for Santa Barbara’s team – if they weren’t professionally involved with […more…]

As philanthropists, it is our view that wealth is both a blessing and a responsibility. We have been most fortunate […more…]

In 2008, Fabiola Gonzalez-Gutierrez took part in Just Communities’ intensive CommUnity Leadership Institute designed to teach up to 40 local […more…]