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Bridge the Break - Winter 2024/2025
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United Way Partners with Assistance League to Support Local Students
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100th Anniversary Celebration | June 1, 2023
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2022 Holiday Gift Drive
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25th Annual Red Feather Ball
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Emergency Child Care Fund Provides Child Care for Healthcare Workers and Others on the Front Line of COVID-19 response in Santa Barbara County
March 31, 2020
MAY 21, 2020 In response to the urgent need to provide safe child care facilities for critical health care providers…
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COVID19 - What You Can Do
March 29, 2020
MARCH 24, 2020 When you feel helpless, you still have the power to do the most good. As we continue social distancing…
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COVID-19 Joint Response Effort for Santa Barbara County Expanded Over $1 Million in Support Pledged to Relief Efforts
March 16, 2020
MARCH 16, 2020 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – The Santa Barbara Foundation, United Way of Santa Barbara County, and the…
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COVID19 Response Letter from Steve Ortiz - March 16, 2020
March 16, 2020
     Leer en Español MARCH 16, 2020 Dear Friends, United Way of Santa Barbara County, the Santa Barbara Foundation,…
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Fun in the Sun Success Stories – Insharah’s story
February 14, 2020
If you’d met Insharah last August, after her first year in the Fun in the Sun summer learning program, you would never…
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Kindergarten Success Institutes – Alex’s Story
January 15, 2020
For more than 15 years, Kindergarten Success Institutes (KSI) have been making a huge difference in the lives of 4-6…
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United Way of Santa Barbara County off to a Great 2020 with Season of Giving for 153 Local Adopted children and Families
December 15, 2019
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United for Literacy Success Story
February 21, 2019
Megan* was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as an infant. The Santa Barbara School District did such an amazing job of…
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