Letter to the Santa Barbara Community
June 5, 2020 Dear Santa Barbara Community Members: Across the country, citizens are protesting the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black lives senselessly taken in moments of racially driven brutality. These ongoing acts of violence have provoked a historic level of protest, a response to the pervasive injustices […]
SB Independent: Stable Affordable Housing Works
Stable Affordable Housing Works
Women’s Fund awards 2nd Story Associates $100,000
On May 6, 2020, the Women’s Fund awarded grants to nine local nonprofits totaling $685,000 from membership donations collected during 2019. These grants bring the total awarded to local nonprofits to nearly $7.9 million since the Women’s Fund was founded in 2004. Low-income seniors have a better chance of staying in their homes with onsite […]
HACSB publishes COVID-19 Special Edition Community Times Newsletter
The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara published a special edition of its community newsletter for residents and participants to communicate important information and available resources due to COVID-19. Click here to view.
Santa Barbara City News – New Newsletter in Spanish
Please help us spread the word! To help send messages directly to the Spanish speaking community, the City of Santa Barbara is introducing a new area to sign up for news updates in Spanish: SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Noticias As City officials get key information translated, it will be shared in the news feed. It’s easy to sign up […]
Remote Tax Preparation Assistance
To avoid face-to-face contact and the spread of COVID-19, effective 4/8/20, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program will offer limited tax preparation services. The United Way of Santa Barbara County will serve as a drop-off location for taxpayers to leave their paperwork for tax preparation. Location: 320 E. Gutierrez, Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. […]
COVID-19 Related Resources for Santa Barbara County
COVID-19 Joint Response Effort for Santa Barbara County United Way of Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara Foundation, and Hutton Parker Foundation are leading a countywide collaborative with members of the Foundation Roundtable to provide assistance to individuals and families as well as organizations actively engaged in assistance efforts for members of the community affected by […]
Voice Magazine: Housing Authority of Santa Barbara Turns 50
Santa Barbara City Resident Survey
The City of Santa Barbara is conducting a housing and economic opportunity study and wants to hear from you! Help us find solutions to challenges by taking a survey. Please click on this link: https://www.research.net/r/SantaBarbaraFH or copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. Thank you for participating! Please tell your friends, family, and […]