Q: What motivated the creation of your nonprofit? A: Many youth in Santa Barbara County face barriers such as economic hardship, food insecurity, and limited access to safe, enriching opportunities.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA –12/22/25– This holiday season, United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County (UBGC) served more than ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... WALNUT — The La Serna girls water polo team got a championship effort from goalkeeper Diana Ochoa for an 11-5 win over Santa Barbara in the CIF Southern ...

SANTA BARBARA — The top four girls’ water polo teams in the CIF Southern Section have established themselves as the calendar hits mid-January. Mater Dei, Oaks Christian, Newport Harbor and Orange ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A first-year Girl Scout troop is already proving that leadership and service can start at a young age. Troop 55548, made up of 17 Brownies, is finding meaningful ways to give ...

Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table: Boys Athlete of the Week: Logan Patterson Deakyne, San Marcos senior track & field: ...

Melinda Cabrera, who has spearheaded a series of programmatic and operational enhancements over the course of her 30-month tenure as president and CEO of the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, ...

Wonderfully Made cites data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing suicide rates among people ages 10-24 have risen 62% since the rise of social media. The organization says teen ...