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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 23rd, 2013 / Law, Nonprofits, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Better pro bono systems in SLO, Ventura counties
Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties have more robust systems than Santa Barbara County for helping poor people who cannot afford legal help find a lawyer willing to take on their case. In both counties, local bar associations oversee systems that take in requests from the poor and, if the issue can’t be resolved, assign Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Cottage, Sansum explore merger
Sansum Clinic and Cottage Health System, already the largest health care providers on the South Coast, plan to merge. The two organizations said June 18 that they are exploring options to combine the two organizations, which each employ thousands of people and see tens of thousands of patients a year. The deal would combine Cottage Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 14th, 2013 / Features, Nonprofits, Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on Grave situation: Tomb Finder app helps cemeteries revive business
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By Staff Report / Thursday, June 13th, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on SBNC raises $50K after call for funding
After an urgent call for funding from the community two weeks ago, the nonprofit Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics said it has received more than $50,000 from community groups and philanthropists. At a press briefing on May 22, the group said it was in a “financial emergency” and would have to close its doors by the Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, May 31st, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Features, Nonprofits, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Nursing clinics back to health: SBNC redraws business model in fiscal emergency
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, March 29th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Features, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Planting the seeds of hope: Houweling’s builds greenhouse for Guatemalan town
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