Community Assistance Funds (CAF)

In an effort to extend our reach and to address our community’s greatest needs, the Junior League of Santa Barbara has been awarding Community Assistance Funds for more than 40 years. The organizations who receive these funds have programs that fulfill the mission and vision statements of the Junior League and align with our focus area.

In partnering with local non-profits, the JLSB aims to make its vision to improve the lives of at-risk children, youth and families in Santa Barbara a reality.

The organizations who apply should have programs that fulfill the mission and vision statements of the Junior League and align with our focus area of: Improving the lives of at-risk young women by educating and empowering them to reach their full potential while working to prevent exploitation and injustice in our community.

2025 Recipients:

Amplify Arts Project (formerly Girls Rock SB)
Arts Mentorship Program
Awakening Giantz
Children and Family Resource Services
CommUnify
Future Leaders of America
LEAP: Learn. Engage. Advocate. Partner.
Lights Up! Theatre Company
Mosaic Therapy Collective
Mothers’ Helpers, Inc.
NBCC, dba New Beginnings
Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP)
Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People
Standing Together to End Sexual Assault
YouthWell

2024 Recipients:

2023 Recipients:

Angel’s Foster Care for the Angels Baby Welcome Program
Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center for the Children’s Equine Assisted Scholarship Fund
CALM for the Childhood Trauma Treatment (CCT) program for children and families who are victims of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, or other forms of trauma
The Turner Foundation for The Foundation House for transitional age youth (18-24) experiencing unstable housing
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse for Trauma Specific Services for girls in CADA’s Restorative Justice Programs
Solid Foundations for the Solid Crew Program for youth ages 5-11
Court Appointed Special Advocates of SB County for the recruitment and training of two volunteers within the Child Advocacy Program

2022 Recipients:

2021 Recipients:

Angels Foster Care – $2,000
Casa Serena – $2,000
Community Counseling and Education Center (CCEC) – $1,000
Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County (DVS) – $1,500
Girls Inc. of Carpinteria – $1,500
Standing Together to End Sexual Assault (STESA) – $2,000
Storyteller Children’s Center – $1,500
St. Vincent – $2,000

2020 Recipients:

Children and Family Resource Services (Welcome Every Baby program) – $2,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Barbara County (Sponsored Children campaign) – $1,500
Family Care Network, Inc. (Celebration of Successes program that is part of the Transitional Age Youth Independent Living Program) – $2,000
Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (Heath House Workforce Project) – $2,000
Royal Family Kids of Santa Barbara (Mentoring Program Scholarship Fund) – $2,000
Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation (Santa Barbara Public Library Delivers program) – $1,000
Storyteller Childrens Center (Emergency Family Wellness program) – $1,500

2019 Recipients:

Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara, Inc. – $1,000 (Power Hour Academic Assistance)
Casa Serena – $3,000 (Family Immersion Program)
Doctors Without Walls – SB Street Medicine – $1,000 (Women’s Free Homeless Clinic)
Noah’s Anchorage – $3,000 (Youth Shelter Services)
Santa Barbara Teen Legal Clinic – $3,000 (Restorative Justice Project)

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2014 Recipients:

Storyteller Children’s Library
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
CALM
People’s Self-Help Housing
Carpinteria Education Foundation, Inc.
Santa Barbara Police Activities League