For a nonprofit whose main asset is a modest seven-acre farm in Summerland known as Sweet Wheel Farms, the Santa […more…]

The Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Ortiz as the organization’s […more…]

Health insurance companies and even Medi-Cal still think of orthodontics as a non-essential, even esoteric expense, even for kids – […more…]

With the anniversary of Roe v. Wade having just passed on January 22, ACCESS Reproductive Justice wants to remind their […more…]

Thirty-seven years after its founding in the parking lot at Transition House – where the goal was simply to create […more…]

The Horse Project Santa Barbara has opened applications for their Better with Horses program for Women Veterans who have served […more…]

Hillside is already in the works planning two exciting events scheduled for later this year! The Santa Barbara nonprofit couldn’t […more…]

Thirty years ago this coming April, FEMA-Certified Canine Search Specialist Wilma Melville and her black lab Murphy spent a week […more…]

Nonprofits understandably like to make a big deal about anniversaries, noting with pride and gratitude how long they have been […more…]

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

In 2000, Judy Koch learned something surprising about many of the workers in her sheet metal factory in Fremont, California: They didn’t read books with their kids. As a former junior high English teacher now on a second career as a manufacturing CEO, Koch wanted to instill a love of reading in her employees. Her idea? Give away high-quality storybooks for free. This simple act created a tidal wave of expanded family literacy among the mostly Latino men who worked on the factory floor. Sterling Speirn, who was looking for innovative ideas as executive director of the Peninsula Community Foundation [...more...]

ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE has been helping people gain access to abortion and reproductive care for 30 years. As the only […more…]

In the heart of Santa Barbara, the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA) stands as a beacon of hope […more…]

Over the past 12 years, the Sonrise Baby Home has saved the lives of more than 450 malnourished, sick, and […more…]

Direct Relief navigates the war zones in Ukraine to deliver cystic fibrosis medications, transports Mpox vaccines to clinics in the […more…]

In a world where the pressures of daily life can feel overwhelming, many families find themselves stretched thin – caring […more…]

Just 26 years old and the mother of three young children, Rhonda Leland found herself behind bars serving a life […more…]

FUTURE for Lompoc Youth was born from a passion to empower the next generation of Lompoc residents. Co-founded by Chuck […more…]

A healthy smile not only provides obvious physical benefits but can boost self-esteem and have a positive life-long impact. On the […more…]

If you like stories with humble beginnings told straight from the horse’s mouth, then look no further than the story […more…]

In the early 1940s, Hollywood director George Cukor brought his ailing nephew over from England, along with a nurse. His […more…]