The Junior League of Santa Barbara (JLSB) is pleased to announce that the application for the Community Assistance Funds is now OPEN! Each year JLSB awards approximately $10,000 among local non-profit applicants.

View the instructions and apply via Google Form.

Apply today

The deadline for the Community Assistance Fund application is Wednesday, April 15th, 2020. Any questions regarding the application should be directed to Grants@JLSantaBarbara.org.

Past Recipients

In an effort to extend our League’s reach and to address our Community’s greatest needs, the Junior League of Santa Barbara has been awarding Community Assistance Funds for several years.

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.

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:

• Harvest Community Center 
• Domestic Violence Solutions
• The Turner Learning Center

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