Good Works: Homeless living in their vehicles get solar chargers
Nonprofit Unite to Light and the New Beginnings Counseling Center’s Safe Parking Program have teamed up to bring light, electricity and a degree of security to about 120 folks living in their cars in Santa Barbara County. Unite to Light president Megan Birney and Safe Parking Program sponsor Mike Tognotti and daughter Sofia Tognotti put Read More →
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Santa Barbara County food bank leases storage space for $1
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Read More →Pacific Premier Bank gives $35,000 to nonprofits for Thomas fire
Pacific Premier Bank is giving $35,000 to local nonprofits in response to the Thomas fire. The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County will receive $15,000 and the United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County and the Unity Shoppe will each receive $10,000. In a news release, executives at Pacific Premier Bank said they are Read More →
Read More →Tri-county food banks adapt to new demands, leaders
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Read More →Action plan calls for food system reform
A group of area nonprofits are working with government to create a better food system in Santa Barbara County. The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County and the Community Environmental Council spearheaded a new Food Action Plan formed more than two years in partnership with the Santa Barbara Foundation and the now closed Orfalea Foundation. They Read More →
Read More →Children’s museum in Oxnard closes but another to open in SB
As Gull Wings Children’s Museum closes its doors and searches for a new space in Oxnard, a new children’s museum is taking shape in Santa Barbara. Gull Wings closed on Jan. 10 after 28 years at its 4th Street location because of an aging building and a drop in attendance, museum officials said. The city Read More →
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