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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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Four Fun in the Sun students in the garden.
2022 Fun in the Sun Summer Learning Program
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United Way Continues Crisis Response Efforts
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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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Your Support of Local Kindergarteners Sets Them on the Path to Brighter Futures
February 21, 2019
For many of Santa Barbara’s littlest learners without preschool experience, the transition to kindergarten can be a…
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Fun in the Sun Success Stories - Jackey's Story
February 21, 2019
Jackey wrote to tell us about her little brother's experience at Fun in the Sun My mother worried about my younger…
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