County Connections: Be a Catalyst for Change

COUNTY CONNECTIONS

BE A CATALYST FOR CHANGE

Join us in our work to catalyze positive change for Santa Barbara County

A MESSAGE FROM RONALD V. GALLO, Ed.D. PRESIDENT & CEO Community foundations have traditionally been a community’s philanthropic banker. They watched over and invested the funds that community members wished to dedicate to philanthropy, often following their direction as to what causes or initiatives should be supported. It has been a vital service that allowed a great many people to be helped and many beneficial projects to be launched. However, our role 91 years later is an expanded one.

Today, your community foundation has become a catalyst for positive change. We not only act as stewards of the community’s philanthropic funds, we are leaders in the community who bring together the stakeholders from government, business, the social sector, and everyday citizens to tackle the biggest problems that face us. We find there is much wisdom available from the people who study problems and from the people who live them. We partner with all groups across our county to brainstorm together to find solutions. Sometimes it takes just one organization to call the meeting, to raise the funds, to light the spark. The Santa Barbara Foundation is that organization.

Let me give you one example of what that investment can achieve. When the Thomas Fire and subsequent debris flow devastated our community, a group of citizens dedicated itself to finding a way to mitigate the impact from the inevitable next time. With the clock ticking on the rainy season, they discovered the timeline to gain their nonprofit status, raise millions of dollars to pay for protective equipment, and receive environmental permits was unworkable. They turned

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to the Santa Barbara Foundation to act as a fiscal agent. We partnered with The Partnership for Resilient Communities to speed up the process by co-signing a critical bank loan.

This gave them time to raise the necessary funds while work proceeded, and the residents of Santa Barbara County could sleep a little more soundly at night.

In this issue of County Connections, we give you a glimpse inside a few of the many projects we support, as they are reflective of our overall approach to catalyze positive change. Whether it’s to advocate for all gubernatorial candidates to support early childhood learning or to work for a full and accurate count in the next census, we are looking out for the well-being of Santa Barbara County residents.

As you look at the breakdown of the $30.2 million dollars we have invested in 2018, please keep in mind that the Santa Barbara Foundation is immensely grateful to our donors who entrust philanthropic gifts with us. We couldn’t continue to support major initiatives in the community without you. To those who donate unrestricted funds, we are honored that you give us the discretion to invest your donations in the causes we’ve determined are the most likely to yield positive results. These donations allow everyone to act as a catalyst in making our county a better place to live.

In Community,

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR DONORS, SBF GRANTED

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$30.2 MILLION

TO SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NONPROFITS IN 2018

$24.3M

$11.5M $8.5M

NON-DISCRETIONARY

EDUCATION & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

$4M $3.1M

ENVIRONMENT & ANIMALS

ARTS, CULTURE, & HUMANITIES

$2.5M $.6M

PUBLIC, SOCIETAL, & COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT

$5.9M

MISCELLANEOUS

DISCRETIONARY

View the Foundation's full 2018 Report of Grants & Gifts at:

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WORKING TOWARDS AFFORDABLE & QUALITY CHILD CARE

By Kara Shoemaker Many children in Santa Barbara County are not receiving the quality child care they need to ensure kindergarten readiness and lifelong success. Why? For one thing, Santa Barbara County’s child poverty rate of 26.3% is the third highest in California. This means that thousands of families in our county are struggling to afford the high cost of living and afford good quality child care, which is a cost that can take up a considerable portion of a family’s income.

Meighan Parker, a former Santa Barbara resident who moved her family to Lompoc, where property and the cost of living is much more affordable, has experienced this dilemma.

“Three months after my son was born I had to go back to work, and my husband was working part time at a hotel and going to school to get a degree in hospitality. We basically had one and a half incomes and couldn’t afford child care. It was crazy when we thought about it – are we both going to work full time, work our tails off, and spend little time as a family, just so we can put all of our money into rent and child care?” explained Parker.

Families across California face these challenges. Quality early child care is not a luxury; it has a real, measurable impact on a child’s future. That’s why the Santa Barbara Foundation invested in the Choose Children 2018 campaign, a statewide coalition to advocate for California gubernatorial candidates to prioritize Child Care.

“We had to go to the source of the problem and that’s getting the government, in this case the state, to prioritize child care as part of educational outcomes,” said Rubayi Estes, Director of Evaluation and Learning at the Santa Barbara Foundation. “We needed to make them understand that this is a bigger problem than just a child care problem, this is a lifelong problem.”

Throughout California, foundations and First5 organizations, including the Santa Barbara Foundation and

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the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, sat down one on one with legislators to advocate for the importance of child care.

“The Santa Barbara Foundation was so key in lending their name and support to the Choose Children 2018 campaign because we wanted to avoid the perception that it was just Los Angeles and the Bay Area,” said Pete Weldy, Director of Policy for the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. “We really wanted and needed representation from the Central Coast, the Central Valley, San Diego, to make sure the candidates knew that it wasn’t just Silicon Valley money driving this campaign, but that it was truly statewide.”

"Investing in our youngest Californians is the

best investment we can make, and I made a commitment to support the youngest Californians and their parents so that they can get a quality education, good health care, and other things they need to have successful lives."

CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM The Choose Children 2018 campaign succeeded in getting the attention of legislators and gubernatorial candidates. Gavin Newsom was elected governor, and his budget includes $5 million towards comprehensive, high quality, and affordable child care and preschool. “Investing in our youngest Californians is the best investment we can make, and I made a commitment to support the youngest Californians and their parents so that they can get a quality education, good health care, and other things they need to have successful lives,” said Governor Newsom.

While this is an enormous step in the right direction,

there remain many obstacles to making child care more accessible. There continues to be a shortage of affordable child care centers in our county, infant and toddler care is still underfunded and in great demand, and there are few professional development opportunities for licensed child care providers to advance in their careers and make a livable wage.

As part of the Santa Barbara Foundation’s commitment to strengthening working and vulnerable families, we continue to engage with local partners to address the challenges of providing quality care for our youngest residents. We currently work with private and social sector child care providers to support increased access to affordable child care opportunities.

The Santa Barbara Foundation’s work to advocate for children would not be possible without the generosity of our donors. To learn how you can help working families in Santa Barbara County, please visit sbfoundation.org/ ChildCare.

Photo: Governor Newsom, holding his son, Dutch, with family as he speaks with reporters after his 2016 election day victory. Photo Courtesy of Eric Risberg.

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IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THE AVERAGE MONTHLY COST OF ENROLLING INFANTS IN EARLY CARE & EDUCATION CENTERS IS

$1,008*

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BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR AN ACCURATE COUNT FOR THE 2020 CENSUS

By Kara Shoemaker The census is more than just a headcount – the results of the upcoming 2020 census could provide approximately $71 billion in federal funds to California, so an undercount has serious consequences. For instance, if individuals in Santa Barbara County are not accurately counted in 2020, it could result in a loss of approximately $43 million/year for ten years.

That’s why the Santa Barbara Foundation is taking a leadership role in ensuring that all of our county’s residents are counted. In 2019 the Foundation convened local leaders and influencers in hard-to-count communities throughout Santa Barbara County to focus on an accurate census count.

The Foundation supported the County of Santa Barbara in the creation of the Complete Count Committee, to create a comprehensive strategy to ensure every person is counted. The committee is co-chaired by Dennis Bozanich, Deputy CEO for the County of Santa Barbara, and Pedro Paz, Director of Grantmaking for the Santa Barbara Foundation.

“Santa Barbara County is all-in to ensure we count all people according to where they live on Census Day – April 1, 2020,” said Bozanich. “We have assembled a Complete Count Committee comprised of civic and business leaders who are fully engaged in planning a robust public information and education campaign that launches in late October, about the criticality of counting ALL populations regardless of age, health or documentation status. It’s in our hands to shape millions of dollars per year over the next 10 years that are allocated for schools, health and human services, hospitals, mental health services, homelessness and public safety. An undercount of the population will have far-reaching implications and undermine the ability to provide public programming and services relied upon by so many throughout the county.”

Santa Barbara County is home to many populations that have been historically hard-to-count, including children 0-5 years old, racial and ethnic minorities, non-English speakers, low income persons, persons experiencing homelessness, LGBTQ persons, elderly persons, and undocumented

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immigrants. Many residential lots in our county have multiple units; those in the main house will likely receive the mailed invitation to fill out the Census online, but those in the units in the back may be missed.

Another challenge is that the Census Bureau is using new technology – including online forms – to cut costs, since the cost to count each household has gone from $16 per household in 1970 to $92 in 2010. This increases the probability that those who do not have access to broadband internet will not be counted.

In addition, there will be 200,000 fewer Census workers knocking on doors to follow-up on those who do not respond to the census reminders. This matters because Census workers generally know where to look for individuals who may be undercounted.

“The most important thing to note about the possibility of a Census undercount for our county is that any loss in revenue will be lost for ten years. Moreover, it will be us, the residents of the county, that will have to make it up,” said Pedro Paz. The Foundation will invest $223,074, through a regional partnership with the Ventura County Community Foundation, in nonprofits that are working to engage and educate the community about the importance of filling out the census, or that are assisting community members in completing the questionnaire.

“Currently, over 70 professionals from local nonprofits, schools, health care organizations, higher education, community groups and foundations are working together to develop a plan to ensure every person is counted in 2020 – every child, every student, every adult, every senior, every immigrant (documented and undocumented) – everyone!” said Patricia D. Keelean, Chief Executive Officer for the Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County.

“We are all working together to remove barriers to being counted – whether it be language, transportation, access to a computer – or even fear. Working together, we can overcome these barriers and ensure Santa Barbara has a complete count in 2020.”

POTENTIAL LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY

$43 MILLION/YEAR FOR TEN YEARS IF INDIVIDUALS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ARE NOT ACCURATELY COUNTED IN 2020

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY HAS MANY HARD-TO-COUNT POPULATIONS: Young Children; Racial and Ethical Minorities; Non-English Speakers; Low Income Persons; Persons Experiencing Homlessness; Undocumented Immigrants; Highly Mobile Persons; Persons Who Distrust the Government; LGBTQ Persons; Persons with Mental or Physical Disabilities; Elderly Persons AREAS IDENTIFIED AS HARD TO COUNT

RESULTS OF THE 2020 CENSUS COULD AFFECT CONGRESSIONAL SEATS

CENSUS COUNT IS USED FOR STATE & LOCAL REDISTRICTING

The Census is about an accurate count, but equally important, it is about civic engagement and inclusion of vulnerable populations, so that ALL Santa Barbara County residents are counted.

Source: Census data courtesy of the Santa Barbara County Complete Count Steering Committee.

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“TRIUMPH OF COMMUNITY” SPEEDS PROTECTIONS FOR LIFE, PROPERTY, AND VITAL TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR

By Dean Zatkowsky (Contributor) “I often refer to philanthropy as ‘the art of the possible,” said Santa Barbara Foundation President Ron Gallo, “and the story of The Partnership for Resilient Communities is a case study in how innovative members of the community can come together to get important things done – and done quickly.”

Gallo’s comments were spurred by the County Board of Supervisors’ August 28 unanimous vote “providing performance security to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for the Partnership for Resilient Communities’ Ring Net Project.”

That may sound a little obscure, but the action closes the circle of an unusual coordination of public and private activities and allows the completion of six steel ring nets in strategic backcountry locations that will mitigate debris flows until the return of burned flora above Montecito.

The Partnership For Resilient Communities (TPRC) was formed days after the January 9, 2018 debris flow that killed 23 people, caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, destroyed bridges, and closed the 101 freeway, cutting off essential transportation routes for people and emergency supplies.

Knowing that it would be years before the backcountry could recover from the Thomas Fire, TPRC studied how mountain-adjacent communities around the world dealt with similar situations, and came upon the proven idea of steel ring nets, placed across creeks to prevent boulders from gaining momentum when loosed during extreme weather events.

Having identified over 70 plausible locations where nets would be useful, TPRC focused its efforts on six critical locations, and began seeking permits and funding to get the nets in place before the next extreme weather event.

It takes a long time to become a registered charity, so TPRC turned to the Santa Barbara Foundation (SBF) for

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assistance. “With the Foundation as our fiscal sponsor, we were able to start raising money immediately,” said Alixe Mattingly of TPRC. “That we were ‘banking’ at SBF was critical because it gave our donors confidence. SBF also became an essential communication conduit, bringing our project to the attention of organizations like the Foundation Roundtable.”

The relationship proved even more valuable when TPRC faced a big surprise in the permitting process: To allow an expedited emergency permit, California Fish and Wildlife required an escrow account with over $1 million dollars on hand for contingencies related to net maintenance or organizational malfeasance.

"To have the Montecito Bank & Trust and the

Santa Barbara Foundation – two pillars of the community – provide this nimble assistance and willingness to take a risk has helped our ability to stay nimble and focused on getting the nets up."

PAT McELROY Executive Director of The Partnership For Resilient Communities

TPRC hadn’t yet raised enough money to purchase and install all six nets, and now needed an extra million dollars in escrow, so Montecito Bank & Trust stepped up and took the risk of writing a loan to the fledgling organization. In an unprecedented move, the Santa Barbara Foundation basically “co-signed” the loan, taking on enormous risk, essentially using its own funds as collateral.

This innovative solution and advance enabled TPRC to order the supplies and pay contractors so work could begin immediately to install the first four nets in Buena Vista, San Ysidro and Cold Spring Canyons. TPRC could draw on it

exclusively to pay the contractor, and to fund the cleanout escrow necessary to pull permits. TPRC would repay the Foundation as fundraising was completed.

“This short-term emergency response from the Foundation to speed up the net install, and not impair the urgency of our fundraising work, was a shining example of community stewardship,” said Pat McElroy, Executive Director of TPRC. “To have the Montecito Bank & Trust and the Santa Barbara Foundation – two pillars of the community – provide this nimble assistance and willingness to take a risk has helped us stay nimble and focused on getting the nets up. With over 450 donors, and with contributions ranging from $10 to $100,000, it’s a model of public-private partnership.”

Which brings us back to the County Board of Supervisors. Their bold unanimous decision to fund the escrow account has actually saved TPRC enough money that the final two nets can be installed, and are scheduled for early October.

“We now have infrastructure in place to mitigate threats to life, property, and transportation,” said Jackie Carerra of SBF. “It’s a model of agility, really, because everyone involved went beyond their usual activities to make something happen quickly.”

McElroy adds, “Government usually takes longer than the private sector, all else equal, but when government partners with the private sector like this to get important things done, it’s a real triumph of community.”

The Partnership for Resilient Communities holds a fiscal sponsorship at the Santa Barbara Foundation. For more information please visit their website at partnershipsb.org.

Top Photo: Pat McElroy, sharing on TPRC at SBF's annual Catalyst Event.

Middle Photo: Ring Nets being transported by helicopter to a location in the hills. Bottom Photo: Community member poses in front of Ring Net to show scale and size of nets.

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TWO YEARS LATER, SBF CONTINUES TO SUPPORT DISASTER SURVIVORS

WECARE

By Sam Waterstone Almost two years after the Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow, the Santa Barbara Foundation continues to provide support to nonprofit organizations and disaster survivors.

Barbara Andersen, the Santa Barbara Foundation’s Chief Strategy Officer and an expert in emergency management, knew that disaster would eventually strike our region. In the years prior to the aforementioned disasters, Andersen directed the Aware & Prepare Initiative, a public-private partnership led by the Orfalea Foundation, which invested in building the critical infrastructure and programs for emergency preparedness in Santa Barbara County.

As the initiative evolved over ten years, the Santa Barbara Foundation partnered with the Orfalea Foundation to create a Community Disaster Relief Fund (CDRF), to be activated in the aftermath of an emergency, to support nonprofit organizations in short-term and long-term recovery.

After the 1/9 Debris Flow, the Foundation began rapidly fundraising for the CDRF through a variety of avenues including benefit concerts, private donations, and other local, statewide and national foundations.

SBF ultimately raised over $1.3 million, the majority of which has since been granted to nonprofits included in the collaboration known as the Santa Barbara County Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (SBC VOAD).

SBC VOAD organizations have already been vetted for their commitment to preparedness and response, and have defined roles in the disaster relief and recovery processes.

One area of recovery often overlooked by philanthropy

$50,000

$68,400

following a disaster is the longer term recovery. Early on in the development of the CDRF, Foundation leadership came together to understand more of what is needed from a community foundation in the entire lifespan of regions impacted by disaster – and that the most important perspective is to hold the marathon view, and not the sprint.

“Community recovery isn’t linear, there’s no one way to solve it, no prescribed path,” explained Andersen. “It takes many forms, depending on the level of private resources, government resources, overall leadership, and the number of people that have been affected by that particular disaster.”

Representatives from the Foundation sit on the Community

Community Disaster Relief Fund (CDRF) Donations in 2018-19 $480,900

$401,000

$251,450

$100,000

$15,000 Mosher Foundation

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Jack Johnson Benefit Concert

Bower Katy Perry Benefit Foundation Concert

Global Giving

California Community Foundation

Private Donors & Businesses

Long Term Recovery Group (CLTRG), a roundtable of disaster recovery organizations tasked with coordinating the long-term recovery of the community.

“A lot of the organizations around that table are VOAD organizations, because they have a role that is preestablished,” said Andersen. “But then you also have philanthropic institutions [like SBF and the United Way of Santa Barbara County] and government agencies, and the goal is to work together to make more effective and efficient decisions.”

Nearly two years after the disasters, most major funders that were instrumental in supporting the initial recovery efforts are no longer funding nonprofit organizations or individuals to specifically help with recovery. Consequently, the CLTRG has begun addressing individual survivors’ unmet needs, through a Finance Group (co-chaired by Andersen and Steve Ortiz, President & CEO of United Way of Santa Barbara County) appointed to coordinate with a Disaster Case Manager to review cases anonymously and make funding allocations.

With coordination from the CLTRG, the Santa Barbara Foundation has granted $305,000 to the United Way for the specific purpose of funding Disaster Case Management and supporting the long-term well-being of disaster survivors and their families. Currently, the CLTRG employs Quinn Yowell, a trained Disaster Case Manager, who works with the United Way to provide direct support to disaster survivors with enduring long-term recovery needs.

Many people lost their homes to fire or debris flow.

Others lost their source of income. Some lost both. For these survivors, getting back to life as they knew it predisaster is unlikely. But it is possible to get connected to the resources that will allow them to become selfsufficient in the future – basic things like affordable housing, furniture for their new residence, tools to relaunch their business, or access to mental health services.

“We call it the ‘new normal,’ because it’s not really going to be normal, but more like getting back to a point of stability,” described Yowell. “The most rewarding part of my job is when a client says to me, with a smile, ‘I’m finally starting to feel stable, and it’s so freeing.’”

We believe that it is the role of the community foundation to keep adapting to the needs of the community, year after year and decade after decade.

CDRF Funds Distributed in 2018-19 $75,000

$162,200

Unmet Financial Support

$255,000

Spiritual & Emotional Care Unmet Financial Support

Rebuilding & Reconstruction

Spiritual & Emotional Care

Rebuilding & Reconstruction

$322,500

$224,224

Mitigation & Preparedness

Mitigation & Preparedness Projects & Programs Disaster Response

Disaster Response

Business & Economic Recovery

$70,000

Business & Economic Recovery

And if we all work together – including foundations, nonprofits, government agencies, businesses, and residents – then we can meet survivors’ needs more quickly and effectively, and make sure nobody is left without the tools for self-sufficiency.

The Santa Barbara Foundation has facilitated two grant cycles through the Community Disaster Relief Fund. The first cycle was awarded in April 2018 to organizations taking the lead in disaster recovery – mostly VOAD organizations. The Foundation facilitated another cycle in April 2019, with funding split between organizations addressing long-term recovery, and those that are taking the lead on mitigation and preparedness for future emergencies. To learn more, visit SBFoundation.org/CDRF. Photo: Organizations including the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, pictured here, received CDRF Grants from the Santa Barbara Foundation to respond to the post-disaster needs of the community.

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MORE THAN JUST A GRANTMAKING COMMITTEE

By Kara Shoemaker What do you do when there are limited funds and an extraordinary amount of need? How do you choose which organizations will receive grant funding when it is evident that all of them provide critical services to our community? At the Santa Barbara Foundation, these tough decisions are made by Grant Committees comprised of community experts, Foundation Trustees, and staff.

For each grant program, a new committee is formed to best reflect community knowledge in the grant area. By utilizing the expertise of professionals already addressing community needs in the field, as well as SBF Trustees, many of whom serve on multiple nonprofit boards, each committee has a fundamental understanding of the issues faced by our communities and the agencies that serve them. Committee members bring diverse perspectives to the table as they review each grant proposal.

Selecting a diverse and dedicated group of committee members is a critical part of the process. Because the Foundation receives more applications than it can fund for each grant program, grant committees must make tough, unbiased decisions to fund the organizations that best address the grant priorities. During the recent application period for the 2019 Health Care and Behavioral Health Care Grant Program, the committee received submissions from 39 nonprofit organizations, requesting a total of $1.5 million in funding. Of the 39 organizations, 7 health care organizations and 10 behavioral health care organizations were funded.

“I’m really proud of our process, in terms of how transparent it is, and how it truly is committee-led. An example of this is when we formulated final decisions for this last grant cycle,” said Guille Gil-Reynoso, Community Grants Program Manager at the Santa Barbara Foundation.

“There are so many lenses that a committee will look at when awarding grantees, whether it’s looking at

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geographic area, specific populations that they are serving, whether agencies are providing long term sustainability for the organization, etc. The Foundation lays some groundwork, but it’s ultimately up to the committee to decide which program priorities are most critical to address.”

The Foundation strives to maintain a high level of transparency and engagement with the community during the grant funding process. Organizations are encouraged to review the Grant Guidelines and contact staff members prior to applying. The Foundation also hosts #AskSBF open office hours that align with Grant Program timelines, allowing community members and agencies to walk in without an appointment.

"There are so many notable and great organizations. I wish we had funding to provide grants to all of them.”

DANNA McGREW Santa Barbara Foundation Trustee

“There are so many notable and great organizations. I wish we had funding to provide grants to all of them,” said Danna McGrew, Santa Barbara Foundation Trustee and Health Care and Behavioral Health Care committee member.

“Fortunately, several Santa Barbara Foundation donors came forward to increase grant funding. It was heartwarming to see community members take action and provide additional funds to support more of these nonprofit organizations that are doing such great work.”

Initially the Foundation only had enough funds to award grants to seven behavioral health care organizations, but thanks to the unexpected generosity of Foundation donors, the committee was able to award grants to ten organizations that had met the rigorous grant requirements.

Left Photo: Dr. Shereen Khatapoush, Health Care and Behavioral Health Care committee member and Research & Program Evaluation Supervisor for the Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness. Right Photo: Danna McGrew, committee member and SBF Trustee.

“It is an enormous privilege to be a part of this process - there are so many amazing organizations serving our community and it’s an honor to get to review their grant applications and help decide who gets funding – to be a part of this fabric of support,” said Dr. Shereen Khatapoush, Health Care and Behavioral Health Care committee member and Research & Program Evaluation Supervisor for the Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness. “The most rewarding part is knowing that these dollars are going to be put to such good use and will be helping so many people in our community.”

Beyond awarding funds, committee members also provide the Foundation with valuable insight into where there are support gaps within our community, and how we can work together to meet these needs.

“Clearly, there is a great need for funding. What was interesting was seeing how difficult it really is to make a decision about which agency to fund, and realizing that some of these collaborations may not fit within our typical, structured grant cycle,” said McGrew. “Is there a way to carve out funds to support these collaborations as well? As a Trustee for the Foundation, I am inspired to go back to the Board to discuss ways we can think outside the box to support some of these unique collaborations in order to help the community in a more accelerated manner.”

“When we know how our community partners and funders are addressing specific issues, we can create a more meaningful strategy because we are all in this together,” said Gil-Reynoso.

2019 HEALTH CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GRANT RECIPIENTS Casa Serena: $45,000 Child Abuse Listening Mediation (CALM): $50,000 Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse (CADA): $45,000 Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara: $50,000 Hospice of Santa Barbara: $50,000 Mental Wellness Center: $50,000 Standing Together to End Sexual Assault: $50,000 The Pacific Pride Foundation: $36,000 Transitions - Mental Health Association: $45,000 YouthWell Coalition: $30,500 Community Health Centers of the Central Coast: $30,000 Doctors Without Walls (SB Street Medicine): $50,000 Hillside House: $50,000 Planned Parenthood California Central Coast: $50,000 Samsun Diabetes Research Institute: $45,000 Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics: $50,000 Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care Foundation: $25,000 Alliance for Pharmaceutical Access: $25,000 Boys & Girls Club of Santa Maria Valley: $50,000

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A MESSAGE FROM JACKIE CARRERA

CHIEF REVENUE & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Imagine your dream for Santa Barbara County. Imagine that every person receives an outstanding education and learns the skills they need to secure a good paying job, a job that readily awaits them. Imagine that every family has an affordable spot for their young one in a high quality childcare program. Imagine that every resident has a place to live, a place that doesn’t cost the majority of their paycheck or require a burdensome commute, allowing more time with their families. The reality is that many in our county hold multiple part-time jobs, making minimum wage, just to make ends meet. Even with two paychecks, families are one illness, one accident, away from debt or losing their home.

These are among the many concerns that affect our neighbors every day. Whether it’s employment, housing, child care, health care, mental health or food security, the Santa Barbara Foundation is committed to finding ways to ensure a better quality of life for those in our county who make heart-wrenching decisions every day in an effort to stay safe and sound.

Ensuring these things is not an easy task. It calls for changes to complex, age-old systems. It requires vision, passion, empathy, understanding and commitment. It requires problem solving that is creative and strategic. It requires community knowledge, savvy, and trust. It requires the skills of partnership building, convening, advocacy and strategic investment.

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The Santa Barbara Foundation is uniquely positioned to catalyze this kind of positive change. As you have read in these pages, we have taken bold action to address many issues that affect our most vulnerable populations, working families, and those affected by disaster. We have invested in hundreds of nonprofits that allow our community to thrive.

We have been bold. We have been innovative.

Most importantly, the Santa Barbara Foundation is motivated to serve. We are inspired by our community. We are compelled to utilize the skills and resources we have to improve conditions affecting our neighbors.

We are proud of the work we are doing to evaluate gaps in our health care system, homeless services, workforce development and veterans programs, and of the partners we convene to address them. We are humbled and encouraged by the nonprofits we have funded to provide food, shelter, and behavioral health services. And still, we are driven to grow by those worthy organizations that we have not yet been able to support.

We count on our many supporters as thought partners, fundholders, committee members, advisors and, of course, donors. Your gift to the Santa Barbara Foundation will allow us to continue this important work. Your support is our encouragement. Thank you for being a catalyst for positive change.

With gratitude,

HOW WE CATALYZE CHANGE Our Recent Impact in Santa Barbara County

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in partnership with our $30.2 granted, donors, to Santa Barbara County nonprofit organizations in 2018.

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We worked in a statewide coalition to advocate for California gubernatorial candidates to prioritize Child Care. Governor Newsom’s budget includes

We developed an innovative solution with The Partnership for Resilient Communities that provided a loan guaranty to leverage

towards comprehensive, quality, and affordable child care and preschool.

to install six ring nets to protect our community in the event of another debris flow.

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We are taking a leadership role by bringing together key community organizations in ensuring that all of our county’s residents are counted in the

2020 CENSUS.

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$5 MILLION

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given in support of disaster relief and recovery to local nonprofits after the Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow, with continued long-term assistance.

Become a CATALYST with us at

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CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID BOYD & JELINDA DEVORZON, THE 76TH MAN & WOMAN OF THE YEAR!

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Susan T. Richards Secretary

Phil Alvarado Laurie Ashton The Rev. Randall Day Donna France Angel R. Martinez Danna McGrew Jennifer Murray Robert C. Nakasone Ernesto Paredes Cathy Pepe Ginger Salazar Nicolasa I. Sandoval, Ph.D. Luis Villegas Michael D. Young, Ph.D.

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Photo: 76th Man & Woman of the Year David Boyd (left) and Jelinda DeVorzon (center) were honored

by SBF President & CEO Ron Gallo (right) for their extraordinary volunteer work in our communities.

ON THE COVER: Respresentatives from many Santa Barbara County nonprofits gathered at the inaugural 2019 Santa Barbara County Leadership Awards earlier this year. We thank our nonprofit leaders for their dedication to strengthening the social sector and catalyzing positive change for all of our communities. The Leadership Awards are one of the ways that the Santa Barbara Foundation supports Santa Barbara County's thriving social sector.

INSIDE: We have changed the name of this publication from our Quarterly Report to our County Connections Report. Don't worry! You will still receive this report at the end of the quarter, but we have organized themes and data points to share pressing issues in our communities throughout Santa Barbara County. Donor acknowledgement and 2019 finances for the Foundation will now be in our new Annual Report, which we will share with the community in 2020. We hope you enjoy!