Draft HUD Annual and 5-Year Plans for FY 2021 Available for Review
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR COMMENT Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara Draft HUD Annual/5-Year Plan April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021 Available for Review The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara invites all interested parties to review the Agency’s HUD Annual/5-Year Plan for FY 2021, which are due to be submitted […]
Noozhawk: Santa Barbara Students Stock Up on Supplies, Backpacks at Tools for School Event
The Housing Authority, Second Story Associates and Union Bank provide donations to help ensure children start the academic year off right Families look through free backpacks available for low-income students at Saturday’s Tools for School event in Santa Barbara. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) By Brooke Holland, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @NoozhawkNews | August 10, […]
Noozhawk: City of Santa Barbara, Housing Authority Propose Project at Commuter Lot Property
Agencies eye middle-income housing development on the city-owned land at Carrillo and Castillo streets Santa Barbara and the city Housing Authority are proposing a middle-income housing project for the Carrillo and Castillo streets commuter lot. (Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo) By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @JECMolina | May 9, 2019 | 9:09 p.m. […]
SB Independent: Carrillo and Castillo Lot for Housing?
Rob Fredericks of the City of Santa Barbara Housing Authority Nick Welsh Fri, Apr 26, 2019 The Housing Authority presented tentative plans to build 62 units of so-called workforce housing at a public commuter parking lot located at the intersection of Carrillo and Castillo streets at an informational meeting Monday night attended by about 40 […]
SB Independent: Women’s Economic Ventures Partners with HACSB to Launch Pilot Program
Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV), in partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB), is excited to announce the pilot launch of its Spanish-language 5-week, 4-session course, Explorando el Emprendimiento, set to begin April 23, 2019. Non-housing residents are eligible to apply and participate in the course. Exploring Entrepreneurship, the English version […]
HACSB CEO Rob Fredericks AHA! Podcast
New episode from AHA! Presents About Education “February 27, 2019 – Rob Fredericks, CEO Housing Authority” Listen to it now
Federal Government Shutdown Information
Government Shutdown Message It’s business as usual at the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara. As you may know, a partial government shutdown started on Saturday, December 22, 2018. As a result, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is closed. Since the majority of the Housing Authority funds come from […]
FREE Tax Preparation!
For 18 years, the Housing Authority has offered free income tax preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA). VITA offers FREE tax help to individuals and families with income of $54,000 per year or less, persons with disabilities and seniors. IRS-certified volunteers provide free basic income tax return preparation with electronic filing to qualified individuals. Click […]
Noozhawk: New Day Coming for La Casa de la Raza’s Center on Santa Barbara’s Eastside
Plans call for the community center at 601 E. Montecito St. to be transformed into an affordable housing and neighborhood services project. By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @JECMolina | December 25, 2018 | 8:02 p.m. The Santa Barbara Housing Authority is looking to partner with La Casa de la Raza to redevelop the […]