Child Development Resources of Ventura County, Inc. (CDR) provides a foundation to build promising futures for children. CDR collaborates with families and communities to deliver programs that enrich lives.

The Santa Barbara Foundation is the largest community foundation in the region and Santa Barbara County’s go-to resource for investment and capacity-building as well as a key convener of people and organizations. The foundation has provided support to nearly every Santa Barbara County nonprofit organization and essential community project in its 90-year history. Connecting those who give, with those in need and all who dream of a better community. To learn more please visit SBFoundation.org.

Alpha Resource Center is a multi-faceted service center providing support and information for families of children with developmental disabilities of all ages, teen and adult recreation, and life skills training for adults. Today Alpha serves over 2200 families. Alpha also owns and operates 3 thrift stores which support our services. Alpha Resource Center is committed to Empowering Individuals, Supporting Families and Building a Community that values the contribution of all people.

Since 1954, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme has sought to inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. With three full-service clubs, 13 school program sites and one housing site, the organization is one of the largest of its kind in California, serving 7,200 members annually. The group is also the first Boys & Girls Club of its kind to open a site inside a Juvenile Justice Center in the state of California. Program areas offered to youth include character and leadership development, education and career development, health and life skills, the arts, technology and sports, fitness and recreation.

The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission has served the county and city of Santa Barbara for over 50 years, providing emergency services and long-term recovery for the homeless and addicted. We are the only emergency shelter that is open 365 nights of the year from Santa Maria to Ventura. In 2016, we provided 143,051 meals and 51,627 safe nights of shelter for individuals with no place else to turn. Because substance abuse has a sizable impact on our community and is often a contributing factor to homelessness, we focus 85% of our resources on recovery efforts employing both outpatient and residential modalities. The Mission’s 12-month residential recovery program aims to bring individuals from decades of addiction, institutionalization, and homelessness back to sobriety, health and wholeness. Certification through the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs ensures that participants receive the highest standard of treatment in a non-medical facility. The recovery programs are operated in two separate gender-specific locations for 45 men and 24 women. In 2016, 44 people completed the recovery program, joining over 723 graduates since 1997. Our most significant accomplishment is the long-term change we see in our graduates. In contrast to national statistics that show only 21% of those who complete addiction recovery programs not returning to dependency within five years, more than 53% of our graduates maintain recovery over this same time period.

VISION All resources invested in food and agriculture systems enhance our collective well-being. MISSION We amplify the impact of philanthropic and investment communities in support of just and sustainable food and agriculture systems. VALUES collaboration • the action of working with someone to produce or create something equity • fairness and justice in the way people are treated respect • to hold in esteem or honor stewardship • the responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving integrity • the state of being whole and undivided

Director of Programs and Grants Responsible for developing program and policy recommendations Supervision and management of program staff Administered VCCF grantmaking: Donor-Advised, 6 competitive cycles and 2 supporting organization grant cycles Recruited, trained and facilitated community grants committees Coordinated, planned and implemented programs/resources of the Resource Center for Nonprofit Management. Increased participation by 45% and doubled the number of programs offered Developed and maintained website for the Foundation

Our Mission: To support, organize and empower the indigenous migrant communities in California’s Central Coast. Our Vision: We envision a strong indigenous immigrant community actively engaged to achieve just working and living conditions, equality, and full human rights in the broader community.

JAMES S. BOWER FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization management company based out of 26 W. MICHELTORENA ST., SANTA BARBARA, CA, United States.

At the Linked Foundation, we invest technical and financial resources to develop and scale social enterprises that improve the health of communities throughout Latin America and the United States. We bring a gender lens to all of our work, in particular through our support of organizations that focus on women, who are important agents of change as health and economic decision-makers. By investing in scalable, market-based solutions, focusing on outcomes, and creating strong cross-sector partnerships, we can ensure long-term, sustained impact. We often engage in a “blended capital” approach, co-investing with partner organizations in the form of grants, debt financing and technical assistance to catalyze growth and social impact. At the Linked Foundation, we invest technical and financial resources to develop and scale social enterprises that improve the health of rural communities throughout Latin America. We focus on women, who are important agents of change as health and economic decision-makers; and by investing in scalable, market-based solutions, we can ensure long-term, sustained impact.

The Humane Society of Ventura County is a compassionate care shelter and non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and adoption of animals in need throughout Ventura County. Our mission: The Humane Society of Ventura County, through shelter, adoptions, programs, and services, boldly ensures the welfare of animals in Ventura County.

Girl Scouts is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls—all girls—where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world. In partnership with committed adult volunteers, girls develop qualities that will serve them all their lives, like leadership, strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their own potential and self-worth. Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast serves approximately 11,000 girls across six counties and is committed to making Girl Scouting available to girls in ways that impact their lives both in the moment and into the future. Girls participate in troops, individual projects, council events, day camps and more. A variety of leadership, outdoor skills, and Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) based programs and events provide girls with opportunities to learn and explore in fun and informative ways. The Arnaz Program Center, located on 36-acres near the beautiful Ojai valley, serves as a platform for different age-level troops to engage in camp-outs, archery, outdoor education, place-based learning and environmental education through a variety of activities that reflect the interests and needs of the girls and the skills and abilities of the adults who support them. To join or volunteer in Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara or Ventura county, visit: http://www.girlscoutsccc.org.