We are excited to share that the Santa Barbara News-Press reported on our Remote Learning Centers!
Read MoreThe Turner Foundation President & CEO Dean Wilson shares a special message of gratitude as we approach the holiday season!
Read MoreThe Turner Foundation’s Director of Music Programs, David Rojas, has grown the Music and Imagination program (TFMI) from a small studio into a robust and exciting program for our students. Rojas has developed many relationships with amazing partners including the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation, SONOS…
Read MoreWe are grateful for more “Friends of The Turner Foundation “... John and Marti Daly! The Daly’s have been tremendous supporters and volunteers…
Read MoreEvery so often we’ll post special Friends of The Turner Foundation. Today’s friends are Josh and Jamie Weitzman! They are amazing people with incredible hearts…
Read MoreThe Village Community hosted the annual fall Jazz Band Performance and Recognition Awards Ceremony where the students of both The Village and The Lighthouse showcased their talents and immense achievements. The Director of Music Programs, David Rojas, exposed these young minds to musical performance and the artistic expression that comes through music, which they otherwise would not have access to. While many other students watched TV and played video games, these students have been diligently practicing and rehearsing numerous jazz songs during quarantine…
Read MoreThe Turner Foundation is privileged to partner in the establishment of a new Community Center in Pereira, Columbia, South America! In partnership with the foundation Mission Oasis, we were excited to send art supplies, guitars and so forth to bless the 50 children who now have a Community Center in their neighborhood! Giving back and serving our communities globally is embedded into our DNA at the Turner Foundation, and we are so grateful to continue to get the chance to do this.
Read MoreThe Turner Foundation, a leading provider of housing and programs for youth, families, seniors, those with special needs, and low-income earners, is proud to announce that Dean Wilson has been named President and Chief Executive Officer.
Read MoreSitting on stage at the Rosewood Miramar Hotel in Montecito, California during the Turner Foundation’s 2019 Legacy Event, President Bush talked about the lack of empathy between people when they communicate from behind a screen. He left audience members with food for thought, stating, “It’s easy to stay in your own tribe on the internet…..”
Read MoreGood Life TV featured in Montecito Journal
Good Life TV with Dean Wilson, of the Turner Foundation, which provides accommodation for the elderly and economically challenged, is taped in the garden at his Montecito home near the Rosewood Miramar and is dedicated to bringing “real stories from real people.”
Read MoreThe holidays are here! As fall semester comes to a close, our students, families, and staff came together to celebrate the end of 2019 with a potluck-style dinner, gingerbread house making, games, and more!
Read MoreAmong the glammed-up guests, clinking dinnerware, and lush carpeting at Rosewood Miramar Hotel, stood our Turner Foundation students, beaming with pride. In fitted tuxes, glittery dresses, and squeaky-clean shoes provided by the Turner Foundation…
Read MoreA huge SHOUT OUT to David, our music director, who had a vision for renovating our music studios, and saw to it that it became reality!
Read MoreThanks to Deji, the amazing SONOS team, and their generous donations, our centers have been decked out with state-of-the-art flatscreen TVs, sound bars, and portable speakers!
Read MoreIn light of special guest President George W. Bush attending Turner Foundation’s Legacy Event this upcoming December, our students worked tirelessly over the past few months on presentations regarding the U.S. government, U.S. presidents, and more!
Read MoreLet the Halloween festivities begin! Our students had a blast today going on hayrides, navigating the corn maze, and picking out their very own pumpkins at Lane Farms!
Read MoreOur very own Director of Programs, Donnie Feller, and Director of Music, David Rojas, were on KJEE radio today, sharing about our mission at the Turner Foundation, and all of the awesome programs and services that we provide for our community!
Read MoreThanks to our partnership with MOXI – Museum of Exploration & Innovation, our students were able to participate in a field trip where they got to learn about physics, patterns, rhythms, and sounds through a variety of hands-on exhibits
Read MoreTo kick off the start of the 2019-2020 school year, the Turner Foundation staff hosted community barbecues at both the Village and Lighthouse complexes. All residents at both communities were invited, and both gatherings turned out to be a huge success!
Read MoreWe would like to take time to acknowledge two students. It is their "can do" attitude, resiliency, and consistency that have allowed this growth and great accomplishment to take place!
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