Volunteer teams fan out, pitch in for 15th annual community-wide cleanup day

This summer the students of the The Lighthouse Learning Center worked on a health and wellness unit where groups were assigned to research a specific vegetable

The Village and Lighthouse Learning Centers took part in a Neighborhood clean up Monday, March 26. The students from the Village picked up trash and debris along San Pascual, Carrillo, and Anapamu streets.

On Sunday, March 18 five teens attended the Jack Johnson & Friends benefit concert at the Santa Barbara County Bowl. The concert was equal parts entertainment, healing, and philanthropy.

When Village resident Gaston "Gator" Doke's guitar was in need of repair, he stopped by the Community Center to ask if there was anything we could do to help. We quickly made a call to Kai Tepper of the Santa Barbara Bowl.

On July 28, we were able to bring our kids to the Music Academy of the West for the first time where they attended the annual Merit concert at Hahn Hall.

In partnership with Sonos in Santa Barbara, the Lighthouse crew had the opportunity to work alongside some of the company's top sound engineers this past Friday.

During the second week of our summer program, both the Lighthouse and Village crews had the opportunity to participate in a week long music workshop at the west side Notes For Notes facility in Santa Barbara.

We are proud to announce that on Monday, June 12 we were invited to the Junior League of Santa Barbara where we were presented a check for $3000.

April 1st, the students of The Village and The Lighthouse were invited to a special showing of Selah Dance Collective's piece named Endgame. Selah Dance Collective is a contemporary dance company, which was started in 2013 by UCSB graduate Meredith Cabaniss.

Muggles and wizards alike were invited to a magical evening celebrating all things Harry Potter! The Village kids had a blast navigating the Central library looking for clues while taking part in a scavenger hunt and learning the different areas of the library

The Foundation would like to welcome its newest staff member Esteban Vega to the Village and Lighthouse communities!

The partnership between The Village and Kids Helping Kids (KHK) continues to grow. Friday, October 28 found 50+ volunteers hosting a Halloween party for the kids and families at The Village.

Over the last several years, we've established a strong partnership with the Santa Barbara Bowl. As part of our music program at the Village, we've had the opportunity to visit the venue, attend concerts, and tour the grounds.

Last week we had a Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at the lovely venue of our friends, Pilgrim Terrace Housing. We have many programs we are able to offer our tenants and students, ranging from art classes, dance classes, gardening, environmental education, ocean exploration, and many more!

The students of The Village Summer Camp have been working on Ocean Projects all summer about ocean effectors and how to better take care of our ocean. In partnership with Save the Mermaids, we have focused many of our lessons and field trips around environmental education and what we can do to make a difference.

This summer, The Village Summer Camp has had the privilege of being partnered with Save the Mermaids, a foundation with its roots in environmental education. Executive director, Kaia Stachel- Zambryski has been introducing our students to ocean advocacy and ecological awareness through experiential learning.

On Friday, July 15 the younger group at The Village Summer Camp had the privilege of touring the restaurant California Pizza Kitchen located in the Paseo Nuevo Mall of downtown Santa Barbara. The students took a tour of the whole facility, seeing where food is stored, prepared, and cooked.

The Village Summer Camp is proud to begin our partnership with our friends Save the Mermaids, an environmental awareness group who is helping us get our kids into the ocean and become aware of how to better take care of it. We had our first introduction to ocean exploration at the tide pools today where the children were able to get a first hand glimpse of marine life.