August 15th, 2024, Santa Barbara, CA. Last month, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) made a welcome visit to St. Vincent’s campus. The Congressman's visit underscored a critical issue facing our community: the lack of affordable housing for low-income families and seniors. The visit served as a...
Santa Barbara, CA | The Santa Barbara Independent | May 31, 2024 | In 1914, the blossoming motion picture production company Flying A Studios catapulted Santa Barbara’s St. Vincent’s orphanage into a dazzling limelight of international fame with the release of a one-reel silent film, Beppo....
By Patricia Martellotti | News Channel | March 15th, 2024 | Santa Barbara, CA | The Santa Barbara Foundation (SBF) is encouraging Santa Barbara County nonprofits to apply for community grants Including its new Youth Mental Health Provider Grants. The grants provide multi-year funding to...
JOANNE CALITRI | December 5, 2023 | MONTECITO, CA The much-loved St. Vincent’s Santa Barbara annual fashion show luncheon took off with all the holiday flair of the season at the Rosewood Miramar Beach Ballroom on Saturday, November 25. This year was their 15th annual event,...
JOANNE CALITRI | October 26, 2023 | MONTECITO, CA Monday, October 16, saw the 22nd Annual St. Vincent's Santa Barbara Golf Classic at the Montecito Club, a charity tournament supporting single mothers and young children in the Family Strengthening Program. There were 20 teams with 80...
Santa Barbara, CA | The Santa Barbara Independent | September 7th, 2023 In the latter half of the 19th century Santa Barbara became a mecca for people suffering from chronic respiratory illnesses. The publication of books, such as Charles Nordhoff’s California: For Health, Pleasure, and Residence in 1873,...
Santa Barbara, CA | Noozhawk | August 1, 2023 UCSB’s Sergey Salushchev and Thomas Lankiewicz Win Dissertation Award by Debra Herrick for UCSB For doctoral students, dissertation awards honor the endeavors of their graduate research along with the end of their time as student scholars. On the eve of...
Santa Barbara, CA | KEYT News | July 14, 2023 St. Vincent’s transitional housing program implements new role to help homeless mothers in Santa Barbara. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EVH5SpBozI&t=105s[/embed] Since 1858, Saint Vincent’s has been on a mission to help homeless mothers and their children in Santa Barbara. "We are a...
Santa Barbara, CA | Women's Fund of Santa Barbara | May 11th, 2023 Hundreds of members of the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara gathered on May 9, 2023 to celebrate the positive impact of collective giving and to award 10 large grants to nonprofits located in...
Santa Barbara, CA | The Santa Barbara Independent | April 11th, 2023 The connections between Santa Barbara and the history of the Civil War aren’t well-known. Although the state of California played a major role in ensuring the Union’s decisive victory, the city was far removed...