United Way of Santa Barbara County and its partners have introduced a new local collaborative called the Campaign for Grade Level Reading. The partnership is part of a national alliance of communities focused on improving third-grade reading proficiency, the No. 1 predictor of future school success. The Campaign for Grade Level Reading will…

The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara is looking for dedicated adults to guide and support low-income youth in a new teen mentoring program. Learn how you can help a teen change their story at our upcoming informational session. Be who you needed when you were younger! Click here for more information.  

      Santa Barbara Housing Authority Renovates Affordable Housing Properties Pearl Gardens and Sycamore Gardens are first renovation projects completed under HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration program The Housing Authority of the city of Santa Barbara’s Pearl Gardens residential property on South Soledad Street was recently renovated under a HUD program.  (Housing Authority of the…