Tag Archives: youth

Light Up Green for Mental Health Month Family Service Agency

Family Service Agency Advocates for Mental Wellness May is the time to raise awareness of those living with mental or […more…]

Return of AHA! Sing It Out! Attitude, Harmony, Achievement

It’s that time of the year! Tickets for our favorite event are on sale at the Lobero Theatre box office. Following […more…]

Family Service Agency Event Brings Awareness to Youth Mental Health Needs Family Service Agency

Virtual and In-Person Presentations on Thursday, May 12 Coinciding with Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Family Service Agency (FSA) […more…]

Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley Fighting Back Santa Maria

Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley (FBSMV) does some very important and impactful work. Since its founding in 2003 as a […more…]

NatureTrack/Explore Ecology/Freedom Trax Take the Beach at Hendry’s  NatureTrack

On Sunday, NatureTrack (NT) provided the super power of navigating the great outdoors independently to wheelchair users with the Freedom […more…]

Calling All Nature-Loving Wheelchair Users! Explore and Experience Freedom Trax at Pismo State Beach NatureTrack

On Sunday, April 3, from noon to 4pm, NatureTrack will be at Pismo State Beach  to introduce those who use […more…]

NatureTrack NatureTrack

You’d be hard-pressed to find nonprofits with an origin story more organic and homespun than NatureTrack. The organization was founded […more…]

AHA! Offers Adult Programs – 6 free sessions Attitude, Harmony, Achievement

AHA!, a non-profit agency with a 23-year history in the Santa Barbara area, is offering six FREE sessions of supportive […more…]

AHA! Peace Builders Mid-Year Conference: Approaching Injustice with Grace Attitude, Harmony, Achievement

AHA! Peace Builders Junior High, High School, and Alumni are Welcome – Get community service hours for attending– Pizza lunch […more…]

Melissa Lowenstein, M.Ed., has been promoted to Director of Training at AHA!. Attitude, Harmony, Achievement

Melissa has been foundational in the evolution of AHA!, having started with the organization in 2011 and contributed as grant […more…]

Brandon Battle Appointed AHA! Director of Programs Attitude, Harmony, Achievement

Santa Barbara’s leading social and emotional intelligence program, AHA!, has announced the appointment of Brandon Battle as Director of Programs, […more…]

Learning Reflections of Participating Youth in our Maritime Literacies Program McEnroe Reading and Language Arts Clinic

Community Based Literacies in the Schools This video is a multimodal, melodic synthesis of a reflection activity that our Harding […more…]

Preserving a Piece of Montecito History Casa del Herrero

Laura Bridley comes by her affinity for Casa del Herrero honestly. A native of Montecito, Bridley has a lot of […more…]

Lind Brothers Receive AFP Youth in Philanthropy Award Santa Barbara Education Foundation

In celebration of National Philanthropy Day, the Association of Fundraising Professionals will pay tribute to the individuals, organizations, and businesses […more…]

Building a More Equitable UC Santa Barbara Building a More Equitable UC Santa Barbara

Other than a brief stint in New York City in 1989, Katya Armistead has spent almost her entire adult life […more…]

From the Heart of Compton to the Soul of Santa Barbara From the Heart of Compton to the Soul of Santa Barbara

He grew up in Compton, but Guy Walker has deep roots in Santa Barbara County going back to the 1970s, […more…]

The Stress Busters Wilderness Youth Project

When California’s Surgeon General announced in January that the state was adding “access to nature” to its list of seven […more…]

Inspiring a Future Generation of Leaders Girls Inc. Carpinteria

At Girls Inc. Carpinteria, the work of empowering girls to ensure they have the tools to reach their full potential […more…]

True to Its Grassroots Freedom 4 Youth

Many nonprofits like to throw around the word grassroots to describe their organizations, but few do the term justice as […more…]

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…]

A Platform for Empowerment Endowment for Youth Community

Endowment for Youth Community (EYC) President Guy R. Walker is well known for his politeness. Even before the interview began, […more…]