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Granting History
Below you will find a brief description of the Fund for Santa Barbara's most recent grant recipients (listed in alphabetical order by grant cycle beginning with the most recent):
Spring 2010 Grants
AB 540 Coalition of
Support to organize existing resources, conduct trainings, advocate and develop tools to make higher education more accessible to AB 540 students
Barbareño Chumash Council / United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (DRIP) Campaign - $5,000
For a series of workshops and forums throughout the region on the UN DRIP and promote self-determination, democracy, and human & civil rights
Carpinteria Valley Foundation / Ongoing organizing of opposition to Venoco’s Paredon Project - $7,000
Support for organizing the opposition to Venoco’s proposed oil drilling project (Paredon) in Carpinteria
Doctors Without Walls - Santa Barbara Street Medicine / Wrap-Around Care & Women’s Free Homeless Clinic - $7,800
Funding for the creation of manuals to be used to recruit and train volunteers for street medicine teams
Environmental Defense Center / Mission Creek: Rediscovering Connections in Nature and Community - $6,000
For bilingual (Spanish/English) presentations on Mission Creek and steelhead restoration in order to educate and create greater community involvement
Project Gutpile / Educating hunters and ranchers on alternatives to lead ammunition - $2,400
Educating hunters and ranchers on alternatives to lead ammunition and the health and environmental effects of lead toxicity
Santa Barbara County Action Network /
Support for a series of town hall meetings training and other engagement opportunities for low-income families in
Veterans for Peace, Chapter 54 / SBCC Teen Memorial: Peace is Inevitable - $7,500
Supplies and materials for a memorial to the 900+ deaths of
SBCEO Health Linkages Program / Promotores de Salud Parent Education Project - $7,500
Ongoing support for this innovative health education program for Latino community members
Transitions-Mental Health Associations /
Seed funding for this community-based agriculture pilot project in
2010 Multi-Year Grants
Just Communities Central Coast / Youth and Family Organizing for Education Justice - $10,000 per year for 2 years (year 1) *With support from the Atterbury Foundation
Multi-year support for this innovative program providing tools for youth and their families to address issues of oppression in schools & communities
Pacific Pride Foundation / Strategic Alliance for Marriage Equality (S.A.M.E.) - $10,000 per year for 2 years (year 1) *With support from the Atterbury Foundation
Multi-year support for the on-going struggle for LGBT civil rights, equality and the campaign to re-gain marriage equality in
PUEBLO Action Fund / Identifying, empowering and inspiring new leadership in
Multi-year support for this Santa Maria-based effort to develop voter empowerment strategies and build progressive political leadership
Bici Centro & Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition / Outreach, Education and Empowerment for Underserved Cyclist - $5,000 per year for 2 years (year 2)
Continuing support for the merger of the Bicycle Coalition's advocacy work and Bici Centro's repair shop and education center to empower South Coast bicyclists
Families ACT! / Collaborative Community Organization and Education Campaign - $5,000 per year for 2 years (year 2)
Funding to promote dialogues amongst criminal justice and mental health service providers and to launch an education and outreach campaign to deliver the message that public safety requires treatment and prevention
Pacific Pride Foundation / Safe Schools Initiative - $10,000 per year for 3 years (year 2)
Funding for increased efforts in S.B. County High Schools to create more gay & straight alliances and education for faculty to create greater safety and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students
Multi-year support to continue promoting & implementing restorative justice practices with youth in the court system in
2010 Emerging Need Grants
Pacific Pride Foundation / 2010 County-Wide LGBT Summit - $3,000
Support for this one-day (Saturday, February 6, 2010), county-wide strategy summit organized by the LGBT Community Collaborative of the Central Coast and focusing on LGBT community strengths, needs and next steps in Santa Barbara County
Environmental Education Group / A Dialogue For Peace - $3,000
Support for this pilot project which opened a direct line of communication between the American and Iraqi people (
"Stand In The Sand" / A Gathering for the Gulf - $3,000
Seed funding for this community-wide grassroots effort to make a statement of support, sympathy, and solidarity with the communities of the Gulf Coast who are being devastated by the BP Oil Disaster and to raise funds for relief and recovery
Youth Making Change 2009-2010 Grants
— YMC South —
Environmental Education for the Next Generation, (EENG) - 1st and 2nd Grade Teaching Program - $2,320
Funding to train and place college students in 1st and 2nd grade
Everybody Dance Now! - Hip Hop Dance Classes - $1,000
Funding to support free dance classes for youth at Harding, McKinley and
Manauia - Youth Legal Awareness Project - $2,900
Funding to provide legal awareness to youth in
Project Excel - Youth Tutoring Center - $2,200
Funding for a center for youth in grades 5 to 12 providing tutoring and educational assistance
Funding for educational forums and trainings on youth/teen rights, how to defend them and becoming a peer advocate for other teens
UCSB RHA & NRHH Community Service Team - I want to be Barbie / I want to be Ken - $630
Funding for an eating disorder educational awareness event for Junior High School youth and their parents
— YMC North —
Future Leaders of
Funding for a youth-led one-day leadership conference for junior high students that will help promote Latinos moving on to higher education
Funding for a year-long student-led freshman mentor program linking juniors and seniors with incoming freshman to increase graduation rates, freshman involvement at PVHS, and to decrease suspensions, violence and drop out rates
CE’ENI (Colectivo Educativo Estudiantil de Naciones Indigenas) – Lente Cultural - $1,200
Funding for a multicultural art and music event organized by Mexican Indigenous youth that will be documented and shared with the Santa Maria community (translation: Educational Collective of Students of Indigenous Nations - in Mixteco “ce’eni” means: sus hijos / their children)
CHANGE (Committed 2 Helping A New Generation Excel) – Teen Mentorship Project - $2,000
Funding for a mentorship project where homeless and foster teens mentor younger youth dealing with homelessness and the foster system
Rayo de Esperanza – Guadalupe Youth Soccer League - $2,250
Funding for a Guadalupe teen-led soccer league for youth ages 10-13. ( translation: Ray of Hope)
Young Artists Unlimited – Youth Intervention Project - $3,000
Funding for a Lompoc-based teen-led community event focusing on youth ages 10-16 that includes a mural, speakers on youth violence and drug abuse, and cultural dance groups
2010 Donor Advised Grants
Children's Creative Project / Michael Katz Storyteller Residencies - $2,500
Support for a series of residencies at local schools for storyteller Michael Katz to work with youth of all ages in Santa Barbara
Citizens Committee Against Paredon / General Support - $2,000
Support for the Carpinteria community's successful organizing campaign against Venoco's drilling proposal
Family Therapy Institute / Academy of Healing Arts (AHA!) General Support - $2,500
General support for this innovative program for youth - focused on social consciousness, character, imagination, and emotional intelligence
Nonprofit
Seed funding for this
Santa Barbara County Action Network / General Operations - $5,000
Support for SB CAN's on-going work in support of fair and affordable housing, open space preservation and effective public transportation
Sarah House / General Support - $2,500
Funding for Sarah House's nationally recognized "social model" of end-of-life care and HIV/AIDS support for low-income individuals
Vineyard Valley Theatre Company / General Support - $5,000
Funding for this innovative theatre group to bring Latino arts & culture to the region and to build bridges among Anglo & Latino community members in the Santa Ynez Valley, paving the way for honest discussions of race, culture and history
Fall 2009 Grants
Alliance with Mexican Immigrant Labor / Mexican Immigrant Association of Farmers - $7,200
Seed funding for the organization of an association of Mexican immigrant family farmers in the Santa Maria Valley to work for economic justice
Fondos initiales para la organización de una asociación de familias de agricultores inmigrante mexicanos en el Valle de Santa María para trabajar por la justicia económica
Black Women for Community Empowerment / Black Unity Summit - $3,000
Support for a summit to discuss and build a coalition In support of improved education, job services programs, tutoring and social services for the Black community
Apoyo a una reunión cumbre para discutir y construir una coalición en apoyo al mejoramiento de la educación, programs de servicios para el empleo, tutoría y servicios sociales para la comunidad negra
Bringing Our Community Home / Transportation from Jail to Shelter - $5,000
(umbrella: Casa Esperanza)
Funding for homeless inmates to have transportation to permanent or transitional housing to end the "revolving door" at the County Jail
Fondo para reclusos sin hogar para tener transporte a alojamiento permanente o transitorio para poner fin a la "puerta giratoria" en la Cárcel del Condado
Citizens Against Walmart Expansion (CAWE) / Stop Walmart Expansion 2010 - $3,000
Support for community organizing to prevent the proposed Lompoc Walmart expansion
Apoyo a la organización de la comunidad para prevenir la expansión de Walmart en Lompoc
Esperanza, La Voz de Nuestra / Building Community Connections - $8,000
Funding for organizing to unite isolated groups working to prevent youth violence and propose systemic changes within our school system and the City of Santa Barbara
Fondos para organizar y unir a grupos aislados que trabajan para prevenir la violencia juvenil y para proponer cambios en el sistema escolar y en la Ciudad de Santa Bárbara
Guadalupe Cultural Arts & Education Center / Women's Conference - $6,050
Honoring the 100th Year of International Women's Day (1910 - 2010), funding for the organization of a North County Women's Conference to share women's needs with community agencies
En honor al 100o Año del Día Internacional de la Mujer (1910 - 2010), los fondos apoyarán la organización de una Conferencia para Mujeres en el Norte del Condado para compartir necesidades de las mujeres con agencias de la comunidad
Naples Coalition / Public Access Project - $5,000
Support for the ongoing community organizing to enhance and ensure permanent public coastal access to the eastern Gaviota Coast, including the Naples property
Apoyo a la organización continuada de la comunidad para promover y asegurar el acceso público a la costa del este de Gaviota, incluyendo la propiedad de Naples
Santa Barbara Birth Center / Start-Up Funding - $10,000
Support for a bilingual/bicultural birth center offering a medically-equipped, comfortable, home-like setting for prenatal care, labor, and birth with midwifery support
Apoyo inicial para dar fondos a un centro de nacimientos bilingue/bicultural que ofrezca un lugar para nacimientos con equipo médico, cómodo, y similar al hogar para atención prenatal, partos, y nacimientos con el apoyo de parteras
University Park Mobile Homeowners Project - $7,500 (umbrella: SBCAN)
Funding to organize, mobilize and empower people who live in mobile home parks to defend their affordable housing and have a voice in shaping housing policies
Fondos para organizar, movilizar, y dar poder a personas que viven en parques de casas móviles para defender su alojamiento costeable y para tener una voz en la formulación de políticas para el alojamiento
Wilderness Youth Project / La Cuesta Program & Youth Leadership Council - $5,750
Support for nature-based mentoring at La Cuesta Continuation High School and a retreat with the Youth Leadership Council at the SB Police Activities League to teach life and leadership skills
Apoyo para mentoría basada en la naturaleza en la Escuela Preparatoria de Continuación La Cuesta, y un retiro con el Consejo Juvenil de Líderes en la Liga de Actividades de la Policía de Santa Bárbara para comunicar habilidades para la vida y el liderazgo
Media Grants
Santa Barbara International Film Festival / 10th Annual Social Justice Award for Documentary Film - $10,000
Funding for this annual competition featuring documentary films on critical social justice issues, which includes an independently juried cash award to the winning documentary filmmaker.
Studio 8 / Prop 8 Film Project - $9,500
Seed funding for this documentary film which explores the personal and political lanscape of the marriage equality debate in California pre- and post- Proposition 8, as well as current organizing around the issue
Spring 2009 Grants
American Indian Movement Santa Barbara / AIM TV - $3,050
Support for an alternative public access television show on current issues, inter-tribal education about traditions, songs and languages and contemporary achievements of native peoples
Carpinteria Valley Foundation / Opposition to Venoco's Paredon Project - $10,000
Funding for legal advocacy to oppose Venoco's slant drilling proposal in Carpinteria
Consumer Advocacy Coalition / Raising Community "Mental Health" Awareness - $8,450
Continuing support for advocacy, community outreach and marketing to help better conditions for people with mental health challenges
Lompoc Housing and Development Corporation / Lompoc Community Gardens - $5,500
Support for the creation of community gardens in West Lompoc to build knowledge about health, nutrition, and use of local fresh foods during these current hard economic times
Pacific Pride Foundation / Strategic Alliance for Marriage Equality (SAME) - $5,000
Seed funding to promote local activism to achieve marriage equality at the local, state and national level in the wake of the passage, and California Supreme Court upholding of, Proposition 8
PUEBLO / General Support - $10,000
Continuing support for building power and leadership amongst low income Santa Barbara County residents on economic and environmental justice issues
Rental Housing Roundtable / Justice for Renters! - $6,250
Seed funding for a group of community organizations and individuals to address the lack of legal rental protections, protect and increase the number of rental units and advocate for cooperative ownership
Santa Ynez Valley Alliance / Outreach Project - $10,000
Funding to support grassroots involvement in key issues affecting local sustainability, including affordable housing, transit, trails and recreation, urban growth boundaries, job housing balance and more
Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People / Mujeres Unidas - $7,092
Funding for a women's educational support group in Los Alamos to address issues of unmet social service needs, Latino students retention rates, rise in drug use and pregnancy rates
Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara / UP-2-US - $5,000
Funding to help Eastside young men organize themselves to keep youth of the streets and engage them in educational and vocational/employment training and internships
Women of Color Revolutionary Dialogues (WORD) - $3,060
Seed funding for performance art workshops that represent and analyze the lives and struggles of immigrant and working-class women and queer people of color
2009 Multi-Year Grants
Bici Centro & Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition / Outreach, Education and Empowerment for Underserved Cyclist - $5,000 per year for 2 years (year 1)
Continuing support for the merger of the Bicycle Coalition's advocacy work and Bici Centro's repair shop and education center to empower South Coast bicyclists
Families ACT! / Collaborative Community Organization and Education Campaign - $5,000 per year for 2 years (year 1)
Funding to promote dialogues amongst criminal justice and mental health service providers and to launch an education and outreach campaign to deliver the message that public safety requires treatment and prevention
Pacific Pride Foundation / Safe Schools Initiative - $10,000 per year for 3 years (year 1)
Funding for increased efforts in S.B. County High Schools to create more gay & straight alliances and education for faculty to create greater safety and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students
Just Communities / Building Just & Inclusive Communities Initiative - $2,000 (Year 3 of 3)
Multi-year support for county-wide bilingual workshops to engage people in discussions of multiple forms of oppression and ways to take action
Youth Making Change 2008-2009 Grants
Carpinteria Youth Leadership Council’s “Dare to be Different” Program - $1,040
For the creation of a day long camp to instill self-esteem, respect for others, and positive decision-making for the youth in Carpinteria
Notes for Notes / MusicBox Concert Series - $1,500
To provide a live music performance venue for youth throughout 2009
Torch Club & Keystone Club Leadership Groups / Teen Center @ "The Club" - $2,000
To create a Teen Center @ "the Club" by aesthetically and structurally remodeling an existing 2,250 square foot room at the Westside SB Boys & Girls Clubhouse
Future Leaders of America Master Achievers / Finding the Leader Within You - $2,500
For a day camp where youth help 5th & 6th graders from Cesar Chavez Charter School make good decisions in life by helping to improve self-esteem and stop youth violence
SBPAL Youth Leadership Council / Junior High Basketball and Soccer Tournament - $2,950
To create a venue where youth who cannot afford to participate in league sports will have an opportunity to showcase their talent
2009 Emerging Need Grants
2009 African Heritage Film Series / Little Rock High - 50 Years Later- $1,500
Support for a film screening and lecture by Dr. Terrance Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine
American Indian Movement (AIM) Santa Barbara / Public Transit Ad Campaign - $3,000
Funding for a month-long campaign to educate the Carpinteria community on Native American history with advertising on the local transit system
Black Women For Community Empowerment / 1st Annual Santa Barbara Black Family Reunion - $2,560
Start-up funding and supplies for this inaugural gathering of Black families from the Santa Barbara region
Consumer Advocacy Coalition / No On Measure 1D & 1E Campaigns - $3,000
Support for the successful effort to defeat these two May 19th Ballot measures that would have decimated critical mental health and early childhood development programs
Environmental Defense Center / Expert Witness in Goleta Beach Protection Hearing - $1,500
Funding to allow a key researcher in coastal protection testify in the on-going struggle to better protect Goleta Beach Park from erosion
Santa Barbara County Action Network / University Mobile Home Park Organizing - $3,000
Support for the effort to challenge the use of condo conversion law to allow the conversion and sale of some our community's critical affordable housing
2009 Donor Advised Grants
Casa Esperanza Homeless Shelter / 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness - $8,000
General support for the on-going efforts to implement Santa Barbara County's 10 Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
Children's Creative Project / Michael Katz Storyteller Residencies - $5,000
Support for a series of residencies at local schools for storyteller Michael Katz to work with youth of all ages in Santa Barbara
Center for Successful Aging / General Support - $10,000
General support for this recently independent organization advancing local seniors' quality of life
El Congresso de UCSB / "El Plan de Santa Barbara" 40th Anniversary Conference - $3,000
Sponsorship of a statewide multi-generational gathering of Chicano Studies faculty, staff, and students to celebrate the history of and plan for the future of Chicano Studies
Families ACT! / General Support - $1,500
Funding to support on-going organizing of criminal justice and mental health services by this group of clients and familie
Family Therapy Institute / Academy of Healing Arts (AHA!) General Support - $5,000
General support for this innovative program for youth - focused on social consciousness, character, imagination, and emotional intelligenc
Just Communities Central Coast / Institute for Equity in Education - $6,000
Support for this residential training for educational leaders on issues of race and difference, and to explore ways to address institutional racism and educational inequality in schools
Just Communities Central Coast / Youth Violence Service Providers Retreat - $5,000 + $15,000 (site)
Support for long-time leaders in youth violence and gang intervention work to address issues that have historically prevented collaboration & sustainability
Just Communities Central Coast / Emergency Response Funding - $3,000
Emergency funding to respond to attacks on tolerance and ant-bullying training by a parent at Goleta Valley Junior High School
NoozHawk / GreenHawk Sustainable Living On-Line Media Project - $5,000
Start-up funding for this online daily news site focusing on sustainable living, energy and environmental issues in the Santa Barbara region
Quail Springs Learning Oasis & Permaculture Farm / General Operations - $2,500
General support for the work of this experiential permaculture learning site
Santa Barbara County Action Network / General Operations - $5,000
Support for SB CAN's on-going work in support of fair and affordable housing, open space preservation and effective public transportation
Sarah House / General Support - $5,000
Funding for Sarah House's nationally recognized "social model" of end-of-life care and HIV/AIDS support for low-income individuals
Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center / 2009 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Programming - $3,000
Support for a month-long series of workshops, arts projects, community gatherings and trainings focused on addressing, responding to and preventing sexual assault in the the LGBT community
The People's Institute at Casa Esperanza Homeless Shelter / Winter 2008-2009 Program - $800
Funding to support classes and seminars at Casa Esperanza Homeless Shelter organized independently by volunteer teachers, activists, and homeless residents
Toastmasters International / Youth Leadership at Los Prietos Boys Camp & Academy - $5,000
Seed funding for this program teaching public speaking and self expression skills to incarcerated youth
Fall 2008 Grants
Backyard Harvest / Organizational Support (Umbrella: Unity Shoppe) - $5,500
Seed funding to educate the Santa Barbara community about the importance of re-localizing our food system
Fondos semilla para educar la comunidad de Santa Barbara acerca de la importancia de relocalizar el sistema alimenticio
Centro Unidad Popular Benito Juarez / Empowering the Indigenous Community - $9,934
(With Support from the Atterbury Foundation)
Seed funding for a leadership, education and self-empowerment project in indigenous communities in
Santa Maria
Fondos semilla para desarrollar el proyecto de liderazgo, educación, y empoderamiento entre la comunidad indígena que radica en Santa Maria
Consumer Advocacy Coalition / Changing Perception and Policy for Mental Health in Santa Barbara County - $3,000
Seed funding to raise awareness and shape policy in the interests of people with mental illness
Apoyo semilla para aumentar la consciencia y diseñar políticas diseñadas a favor de las personas con enfermedades mentales
Santa Barbara Street Medicine / Medical Malpractice Insurance - $5,700
Funding for medical malpractice insurance for doctors and other clinical volunteers providing medical care for our homeless community members in Santa Barbara County
Fondos para una aseguranza médica para doctores y otros voluntarios clínicos que provén cuidado medico para personas sin hogar en nuestra comunidad del condado de Santa Bárbara
First United Methodist Church / Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Steering Committee Event & Essay Contest - $2,094
(With Support from the Atterbury Foundation)
Support for the 2009 celebration of MLK's legacy with a one day community event and student essay contest
Apoyo para la celebrar la herencia de MLK con un evento de un día en la comunidad y competencia de ensayos escritos por estudiantes
Future Leaders of America / Master Achievers - $7,500
Support for a program to develop a new generation of socially conscious Latino leaders in the Santa Maria Valley
Apoyo a un programa para desarrollar una generación nueva de líderes Latinos con conciencia social en el valle de Santa Maria
La Casa de la Raza / Mariposa: Personal Empowerment for Young Women - $9,750
(With Support from the Atterbury Foundation)
Seed funding for a self-empowerment and anti-violence program for Latina Jr. High and High School young women
Apoyo semilla para el propio apoderamiento y un programa de anti-violencia para jóvenes Latinas de la secundaria y preparatoria
Orcutt Area Seniors in Service / Celebrate our World - $6,000
(With Support from the Atterbury Foundation)
Seed funding for this grassroots effort to eradicate prejudice among seniors by exposing them to various cultural activities
Apoyo semilla para esta organización de base que esta tratando de erradicar el prejuicio entre las personas de la tercera edad presentándoles varias actividades culturales
Santa Barbara Restorative Justice Neighborhood Initiative / Liability Insurance and Training - $7,818
Seed funding for the implementation of an alternative juvenile justice intervention program in southern Santa Barbara County
Apoyo semilla para la implementación de un programa alternativo de justicia juvenil en el sur del condado de Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County Action Network / Sustainable Housing, Open Space and Transportation (HOT) Advocacy Program - $7,737
Seed funding to create a civic engagement program in Santa Maria which advocates for housing near transportation centers and jobs, while protecting open space and agriculture
Apoyo semilla para crear una alianza cívica en Santa Maria la cual aboga por la vivienda cerca de centros de transporte y de trabajo mientras que protege espacios abiertos y agrícola
Unified Carpinterians / Native American Mascot & Imagery - $4,950
(With Support from the Atterbury Foundation)
Funding to support this grassroots organization which challenges stereotypes of Native Americans and advocates for the rights of Native American students
Los fondos para apoyar esta organización de base desafían los estereotipos de los Nativos Americanos y aboga por los derechos de los estudiantes
Media Grants
Citizen McCaw - $10,000
Support for this documentary film which chronicles events since July 2006, since which time owner Wendy McCaw and dozens of her former staffers have been engaged in a struggle that raises important national questions of journalistic ethics and media ownership
Santa Barbara Channels / Making Media Reform Real at the Local Level - $8,000
Support for Santa Barbara's media access center to attend the 2008 Media Reform Conference and bring back tools for local organizations to engage in critical questions of national media policy currently being debated
Spring 2008 Grants
Buellton Is Our Town / Buellton Urban Growth Boundary Initiative Campaign - $10,000
Support for residents of Buellton to create a ballot measure that will place a growth boundary for the City of Buellton and will require development projects to be approved by City residents
Apoyo para residentes de Buellton para crear una medida de votación que colocará una frontera del crecimiento para la Ciudad de Buellton y requerirá proyectos de desarrollo para ser aprobados por residentes de Ciudad
Family Resource Educational Service Help (FRESH START) / Civic Education Classes - $7,270
Support for bilingual workshops in Santa Maria that educate people on the citizenship process, voting rights, and self-advocacy
Apoyo para talleres bilingües en Santa Maria que educa a personas en el proceso de la ciudadanía, en el derecho al voto y en el abogar
Growing Solutions Restoration Education Institute / Healthy Habitat Progam at Los Prietos Boys Camp - $5,000
Funding for staff of Growing Solutions to go to Los Prietos Boys Camp and implement a native plant education & planting program with incarcerated youth
Financición para el personal de "Growing Solutions" ir a "Los Prietos Boys Camp" y aplicar una educación de plantas nativas con juventud encarcelada
Isla Vista Teen Center (Umbrella: Channel Islands YMCA) / Parent School Improvement Program - $7,840
Support for parents in IV to learn about the local educational system and to become better advocates for their families
Apoyo para padres en IV para aprender acerca del sistema de enseñanza local y para llegar a ser mejores abogadores para sus familias
Just Communities Central Coast / CommUnity Leadership Institute Change Agent Network for Dismantling Oppression - $7,800
Staff to support graduates of the CLI Summer Institute to continue working on various social justice issues in their own communities
Apoyo personal para sostener a graduados del instituto del verano CLI para seguir trabajando en varios asuntos sociales de la justicia en sus propias comunidades
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) / Lompoc Family to Family Education Class - $3,950
Funding for classes in Lompoc of, by & for people coping with a family member with mental illness
Financiación para clases en Lompoc de, por y para personas que enfrentan con un miembro de la familia con la enfermedad mental
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF) / Santa Barbara, A Peace Community - $7,000
Support for community members to become peace leaders & educate people on the impact of nuclear weapons & their negative effects
Apoyo para miembros de comunidad para llegar a ser líderes de paz y educar a personas en el impacto de armas nucleares y sus efectos negativos
ySTRIVE for Youth / 4REAL Project - $10,000
Support for a youth-run employment education program working