Donations roll in to help Food Bank of Santa Barbara County repair damaged building
The Food Bank of Santa Barbara County’s offices were damaged by a falling tree on May 10, and donors have stepped up since then with more than $50,000 to help pay for repairs. Food Bank employees arrived the morning of May 11 to find that heavy winds the night before had toppled a eucalyptus tree Read More →
Street Smarts: Former Ventura Hells Angels leader tells his story at library
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Santa Barbara nonprofit sends aid and shelter to displaced Ukrainians
As more people from Ukraine are displaced due to the ongoing war with Russia, nonprofits like Santa Babrara-based ShelterBox are stepping up to the plate, hoping to alleviate some of the concerns that threaten the lives of everyday people. ShelterBox is a humanitarian relief organization that focuses on one of the most fundamental human needs: Read More →
Oxnard Boys & Girls Clubs on MacKenzie Scott’s latest gift list
Amazon billionaire MacKenzie Scott gave $3.2 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme in her latest round of philanthropy, the biggest gift in the organization’s history and one about equivalent to its budget for a year. Scott published a blog post on March 23 announcing that she’d given $3.86 Read More →
Ventura chefs help feed refugees of Ukraine war
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Street Smarts: State rolls out grant program for smallest businesses affected by pandemic
Microbusiness grants are becoming available for companies with less than $50,000 in revenue that have been impacted by COVID-19. Under a program set to launch March 7, Santa Barbara County is partnering with the Santa Barbara Foundation to launch its program for north and south county businesses. The grants do not have to be repaid. Read More →
Dubroff: Helping the people of Ukraine is a natural fit for Santa Barbara’s Direct Relief
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