Community Assistance Funds
The 2024 Community Assistance Funds (CAF) application is NOW OPEN! Please use the following links to access our 2024 application form and instructions:
CAF Grant Application Instructions
In an effort to extend our reach and to address our community’s greatest needs, the Junior League of Santa Barbara (JLSB) has been awarding Community Assistance Funds for several 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. The deadline to apply for the 2024 Community Assistance Funds is March 31st, 2024. As we celebrate our 100th year of JLSB, we are excited to be able to grant more financial assistance through our Community Assistance Funds (CAF) to the non-profits in our community and celebrate all that JLSB has done during this century. If there are any questions, please reach out to grants@jlsantabarbara.org
Past Recipients
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.
2023 Recipients:
$10,000 awarded to 7 agencies:
- 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:
- Apples to Zucchini Cooking School
- Gwendolyn’s Strong Foundation
- Santa Barbara Police Activities League (SBPAL)
- Santa Barbara Education Foundation
- Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center
- Community Counseling and Education Center (CCEC)
- CALM
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:
$11,000 awarded to 5 agencies:
- 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)
2018 Recipients:
$10,000 awarded to 3 agencies:
2017 Recipients:
$10,000 awarded to 5 agencies:
- CADA – Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse
- Domestic Violence Solutions
- New Beginnings Counseling Center
- SEE International
- The Turner Foundation
2016 Recipients:
$5,500 awarded to 4 agencies:
- Angels Foster Care
- Domestic Violence Solutions
- Noah’s Anchorage
- SB Rape Crisis Center
2015 Recipients:
$9,000 awarded to 4 agencies:
- Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation’s
- Community Action Commission’s Goleta Head Start Program
- Domestic Violence Solutions’ Homework Blaster After School Program
- All for Animals-ARF! (Animals+Reading=FUN)
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