Amount Awarded:
$ 25,000
Community Needs : Education
Accelerated Reader Program
Improve reading proficiency by expanding libraries in K-3 classrooms in the Santa Barbara Unified School District.
2016-17 Grant Recipients
Amount Awarded:
$ 70,000
Community Needs : Youth Engagement K-12
AHA! - Attitude. Harmony. Achievement.
Expand the Peace Builders program to prevent bullying at three additional junior high schools.
Amount Awarded:
$ 75,000
Community Needs : Family Support Services, Mental Health
Casa Pacifica
Expand rapid mobile crisis weekend response for children and youth experiencing a mental health emergency.
Amount Awarded:
$ 65,000
Community Needs : Family Support Services, Homelessness, Housing Assistance, Juvenile justice/violence prevention, Youth Engagement K-12
Channel Islands YMCA
Upgrades in facilities and furnishings to meet new state accreditation requirements.
Amount Awarded:
$ 55,000
Community Needs : Domestic Violence, Family Support Services, Housing Assistance
Domestic Violence Solutions
Replace old playground equipment with a safe, inviting play system for children fleeing domestic violence.
Amount Awarded:
$ 75,000
Community Needs : Youth Engagement K-12, Education, Family Support Services
PEAC Program for Effective Access to College
Increase college readiness and acceptance rates for low-income students by expanding the program to all secondary schools.
Amount Awarded:
$ 60,000
Community Needs : Early Childhood Development, Education, Housing Assistance
Peoples' Self-Help Housing
Establish onsite learning centers, providing bilingual tutoring and coaching, at two new low-income housing projects.
Amount Awarded:
$ 60,000
Community Needs : Early Childhood Development, Family Support Services, Housing Assistance, Seniors, Youth Engagement K-12
St. Vincent's
Address legal problems and expand parenting education for single mothers transitioning to jobs and permanent housing.
