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 United Way of Santa Barbara County is a
volunteer-led organization that mobilizes the resources and strategic
thinking of nonprofit, private, and public sectors to improve lives,
strengthen the community, and build a stronger south Santa Barbara
County. We acknowledge the unique and invaluable role that nonprofit
agencies play in the city's overall human service delivery system, and
we partner with a range of nonprofit organizations:
Partners: We partner with selected
organizations to carry out our Community Impact Area Agenda.
Affiliates: We provide qualified
community-based organizations with financial, technical, and in-kind
support to enable them to fulfill their missions and develop their
programs and infrastructures.
Grantees: We provide grants to
local, community-based organizations in support of specific services
through a variety of government-funded programs and funders'
collaboratives that we administer.
Community Impact Areas
Successful Children & Teens
 United Way of Santa Barbara County is making an impact in our community
with services that produce successful children and teens. Children need
a caring, positive start in life to develop properly and avoid future
problems. United Way is working with parents and child care providers to
make child care and early childhood development as excellent and
affordable as possible.
Older children need a
safe place to play and learn after school. Teen pregnancy, youth gangs
and dropping out of school can have lasting consequences for young
people and those around them. United Way is partnering with Santa
Barbara County organizations to provide youth with tutoring, positive
adult role models, and leadership programs that develop self-esteem and
decision-making skills.
Strong Families
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How We Work
United Way of Santa Barbara County is making an impact in our community
with services that strengthen families. Families need programs that
support them as a whole along with providing information and access to
other services. United Way supports services that include child &
family counseling, job preparation, family resource centers, and parent
education.
United Way of Santa Barbara County is making an impact in our community
with services that keep seniors vital and independent. We believe that
both seniors and their caregivers must be taken care of. United Way
supports services that provide high quality personal care to individuals
needing assistance to stay independent at home, recover from injury or
illness, or provide companionship to enhance quality of life. These
services include respite care for the caregiver of the senior.
United Way of Santa Barbara County is making an impact in our community
with services that build a better community. To build a better
community, United Way supports services that meet basic human needs, work
to end violence, and assist with addiction issues. The basics include
food, clothing, and shelter for those in need. United Way supports
programs that work toward ending child abuse, rape, and domestic
violence by