Past Years Grants

$10,000 for "Project R: Rethink, Reconsider, Respect," a grassroots initiative led by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to eliminate the words "retard" or "retarded" from everyday vocabulary in Ventura schools.
www.arcvc.org

$25,000 for Lompoc Cooperative Development Project to develop worker cooperatives to promote economic development in Lompoc.
www.cccd.coop

$25,000 for the development of Latino youth and families through leadership, education, service to community, activism, and personal development in Santa Maria, Guadalupe, Cuyama, and Lompoc.

$20,000 to organize residents of Santa Barbara's Eastside to advocate for pedestrian safety and public transportation.
www.coast-santabarbara.org

$25,000 for Cuyama in Action to grow Cuyama Valley's culture of active civic engagement across ethnicity, socio-economic class and generations, and to support residents in taking the lead in defining and pursuing civic projects.

$23,000 for the Family Engagement Network, a new partnership between Just Communities, Future Leaders of America, the Parent Project, and United Parents-Padres Unidos to support the development of parent leaders to lead school advocacy efforts.
http://www.just-communities.org

$30,000 for grassroots organizing and leadership training among working-class immigrants in Ventura County to promote immigration reform and social justice for immigrants.
www.lahermandad.org

$35,000 to develop community leadership among indigenous Oaxacan farm workers in Ventura County.
www.mixteco.org

$25,000 for youth committees in Fillmore and Piru working to expand the community's voice for social change to address transportation needs, clean-up of a toxic Superfund site, and restorative justice practices in law enforcement.
www.myonestep.org

$15,000 for the Leadership Development Process, a partnership between Palabra, Just Communities, and Future Leaders of America to empower youth at risk for gang involvement and their parents with the knowledge, skills, and support to address gang-related problems in their lives and neighborhoods.
www.mipalabra.org

$20,000 for Dreamers Without Borders, a student movement led by college students and recent graduates to end the isolation of undocumented youth by educating and mobilizing them to improve access to opportunities.
www.vcclue.org

$10,000 for the Homeless Family Project at Lincoln School to build social capital and pursue productive social changes by involving homeless parents and children in identifying and eliminating the causes of family homelessness.

$10,000 for the Excellence In Education Partnership to develop the capacity of parents in Santa Barbara and Goleta to advocate for more equitable public education for students of color.
www.ystrive.org

$40,000 for general operating support with an emphasis on creating electoral voting power in low-income, minority neighborhoods and regional issue organizing toward the development of a network of progressive allied community, labor, faith and environmental organizations.
www.causenow.org

$25,000 for the Padres Promotores Education Project which trains, organizes, and empowers Oxnard parents to address educational inequities in their children's schools and take leadership roles on school committees.
www.elcentrito.org

$25,000 for the Social Justice Fund to conduct community outreach to engage residents as supporters, advocates, and leaders in the social justice movement.
www.socialjusticefundvc.org

$7,500 for the Social-Political Equity Initiative to create a unified effort among African Americans to address education, health, political, economic, and social issues, while expanding indigenous leadership in social justice and policy reform work. An additional $2,000 awarded for community organizing training.
www.bapacventura.com

$25,000 for the Alliance for Sustainable & Equitable Regional Transportation (ASERT), a transportation coalition which advocates for improved public transit. Funding focused on Ventura County Bus Riders Union to organize bus riders.
www.coastalcommuter.org

$20,000 for the Restorative Justice Partnership Initiative, which promotes and offers Restorative Justice responses to youth crime.
www.cscsb.org

$30,000 for community organizing led by individuals and families dealing with mental health and substance use disorders to improve mental health services in Santa Barbara County.
www.familiesact.org

$20,000 for Community Leadership & Food Security Project, to build leadership among North Santa Barbara County residents to mobilize for increased food security and an equitable food system.
www.foodbanksbc.org

$45,000 for program funding for organizing youth activists in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties to impact the community through civic engagement.
www.futureleadersofamerica.org

$7,500 for Consumer Advocacy Coalition, a group of individuals with mental illness working to reform the delivery of mental health services and improve funding for such services in Santa Barbara County.

$10,000 for the Santa Barbara South Coast Homeless Coalition to engage homeless individuals and those who have experienced homelessness in identifying solutions and policy changes to end homelessness, and to train these individuals to assume leadership roles in the coalition.
www.lafsbc.org

$10,000 for the Santa Barbara Equality Project to promote local activism in support of equal rights and a safer community for LGBT residents in Santa Barbara County.
www.pacificpridefoundation.org

$50,000 for general support, including neighborhood-based organizing and leadership development among low-income residents of Santa Barbara County to work for immigrant rights, fair housing practices, and civic engagement.
www.sbpueblo.org

$15,000 to develop a more diverse group of bicycle advocacy leaders to implement campaigns to improve safety for bicyclists in Santa Barbara and Goleta.
www.bicicentro.org

$16,643 for Growing Ventura Bicycle Union to organize and empower a diverse network of cyclists to advocate for bicycle route improvements and safer conditions for cyclists in the City of Ventura.
www.vccool.org

$15,000 for a Strategic Communications Capacity Building Project to provide communications trainings, cultural and linguistically appropriate messaging, database management, and strategic use of social networking and other technology for CAUSE and partner organizations.
www.causenow.org

$50,000 for general operating support for youth and family organizing efforts in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties through the CommUnity Leadership Institute (CLI), CLI CAN DO program, and the Family Dialogue Program.
http://www.just-communities.org

$20,000 for One Step A La Vez, a youth committee in Fillmore and Piru working to expand the community's voice for social change to address transportation needs and monitor clean-up of a Superfund site.
www.myonestep.org

$45,000 (Year 1) and $40,000 (Year 2) for general operating support with an emphasis on creating electoral voting power in low-income, minority neighborhoods and regional issue organizing toward the development of the Central Coast Organizing Network, a network of progressive allied community, labor, faith and environmental organizations.
www.causenow.org

$20,000 for a Spanish-speaking organizer and a project director to organize residents of Santa Barbara's Eastside to advocate for pedestrian safety and better transit service.
www.coast-santabarbara.org

$20,000 for Cuyama Voices: A Rural Civic Forum on Family Advocacy and Access, to grow Cuyama Valley's culture of active civic engagement across ethnicity, socio-economic class and generations, and to support residents in taking the lead in defining and pursuing civic projects.

$30,000 (Year 1) and $25,000 (Year 2) for Padres Promotores Education Project which trains, organizes, and empowers Oxnard parents to address educational inequities in their children's schools and take leadership roles on school committees.
www.elcentrito.org

$30,000 for grassroots organizing and leadership training among working-class immigrants in Ventura County to promote immigration reform and social justice for immigrants.
www.lahermandad.org

$45,000 of second-year funding for general operating support for community organizing work among indigenous Oaxacan farm workers in Ventura County.
www.mixteco.org

$10,000 for One Voice, One Power, One Community, a project to engage families, youth, and community groups in advocating for modifications to a pending gang injunction in the City of Santa Barbara.

$20,000 for operational and program support for community organizing work around social justice and environmental issues including land use planning, transportation, and affordable housing.
www.sbcan.org

$35,000 for the Family Leadership Development Process, a partnership with PUEBLO and Future Leaders of America to develop parent leaders involved with the THRIVE Santa Maria and THRIVE Guadalupe educational projects.
http://www.just-communities.org

$17,000 for Familias Unidas Buscando Esperanza, which organizes youth and parents to develop a comprehensive strategy to address youth violence in Santa Maria.

$40,000 of second-year funding for a coalition of faith organizations advocating for immigration reform, farm worker housing, access to health care, and economic justice.
www.vcclue.org

$25,000/yr. for two years for general operating support for the Social Justice Fund to conduct community outreach to engage residents as supporters, advocates, and leaders in the social justice movement.
www.socialjusticefundvc.org

$7,500 for the Homeless Family Liaison program to develop the capacity of homeless parents at Ventura's Lincoln School to become involved in their school community and the broader community.

$20,000 for Year 1 and $15,000 for Year 2 for a Strategic Communications Capacity Building Project to provide communications trainings, cultural and linguistically appropriate messaging, database management, and strategic use of social networking and other technology for CAUSE and partner organizations.
www.causenow.org

$26,774 for two bilingual organizers for the Alliance for Sustainable and Equitable Regional Transportation (ASERT), a regional transportation alliance created to advocate for public transportation and mobilize transit users in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.
www.coastalcommuter.org

$32,670 for the Restorative Justice Partnership Initiative, which promotes and offers Restorative Justice responses to youth crime in Santa Maria.
www.cscsb.org

$25,000 for community organizing work to achieve changes in the mental health & criminal justice systems in Santa Barbara County.
www.familiesact.org

$25,000 for Community Organizing to Promote Food Security in North Santa Barbara County, which will mobilize low-income residents to advocate for changes to increase access to healthy foods.
www.foodbanksbc.org

$50,000 for general operating support for organizing youth activists in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties to impact the community through civic engagement.
www.futureleadersofamerica.org

$50,000/yr. for two years in general operating support for youth and family organizing efforts in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties through the CommUnity Leadership Institute (CLI), CLI CAN DO program, and the Family Dialogue Program.
http://www.just-communities.org

$12,500 for Santa Barbara Equality Project, an effort to motivate and promote local activism in support of marriage equality and civil rights for the gay community on the Central Coast.
www.pacificpridefoundation.org

$50,000 for operating support for the multi-issue grassroots membership organization mobilizing low-income residents of Santa Barbara County to work for social and economic justice, including education reform, immigrant rights, and fair housing campaigns.
www.pueblosb.org

$25,000 to organize, mobilize, and sustain a diverse network of cyclists to advocate for bicycle route improvements and transform Ventura into a bicycle-commuter friendly city.
www.vccool.org

$7,500 for the Parent Education Advocacy Group to develop the capacity of parents to advocate for changes in how children are treated and educated in the Santa Barbara public schools.
www.ystrive.org

$20,000 for an organizer for One Step A La Vez, a youth committee to expand the voice for social change in Fillmore and Piru through grassroots activism, leadership and community organizing.
www.myonestep.org

$50,000 of second-year funding for general operating support for social, economic and environmental justice programs focused on creating grassroots power, policy reform and systemic change in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
www.causenow.org

$30,000 to support youth based community organizing including the Paint Not Prison program, Youth Councils in Oxnard, and Youth Center rent.
www.arts4action.wordpress.com

$40,000/yr. for two years for a coalition of faith organizations advocating for immigrant rights, farm worker housing, access to health care, and economic justice.
www.vcclue.org

$20,000 for staff and a Spanish-speaking organizer to mobilize residents of Santa Barbara's Eastside to advocate for pedestrian safety and better transit service.
www.coast-santabarbara.org

$35,000 for Padres Promotores Education Project which trains, organizes, and empowers Oxnard parents to address educational inequities in their children's schools and take leadership roles in school committees. Funds to also support organizational capacity building.
www.elcentrito.org

$15,000 general operating support and $7,500 technical assistance for the Latino community center in Santa Barbara.
www.lacasadelaraza.org

$20,000 for grassroots organizing and leadership training among working-class immigrants in Ventura County to promote social justice for immigrants, and $10,000 for capacity building.
www.lahermandad.org

$45,000/yr. for two years for general operating support for community organizing work among indigenous Oaxacan farm workers in Ventura County.
www.mixteco.org

$15,000 for a tenant organizer for a coalition of community groups involved in the Justice for Renters campaign which organizes renters in Santa Barbara County to advocate for renter rights, protect availability of rental units, and promote cooperative ownership.
www.pueblosb.org

$25,000 to support community organizing for social justice and environmental issues, including the Lompoc Livable Community & Civic Engagement Program and ongoing advocacy in Santa Maria.
www.sbcan.org

$15,000 for planning and training costs to empower an association of Mexican immigrant farmers in Santa Maria.

$25,000 of second-year funding for capacity building, including an endowment drive for the Social Justice Fund and educational outreach to grassroots groups and donors.
www.socialjusticefundvc.org