Girls Inc. of Carpinteria on June 16 announced the recipients of its 2020 scholarship awards, presenting over $7,000 in funds to local girls and outgoing seniors Yaritza Hernandez (pictured), Michelle Alpizar, Adriana Campuzano and Rudy Jimenez.
Exhibit continues through Nov. 16 CAMARILLO — Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART), 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo, will be hosting “Celebration of Social Activism,” the Social Justice Fund for Ventura County (SJFVC) annual fundraiser, recognition and networking event, Saturday,…
New members bring meaningful experience that supports kidSTREAM’s commitment to learning CAMARILLO – KidSTREAM, an emerging children’s museum committed to creating a place where kids and families can engage in fun, interactive learning and hands-on/minds-on play, has announced the addition…
CAMARILLO — Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIAC) recently announced the addition of Bill Paterson and Don Harper to its board of directors. Paterson is a retired partner with Ventura County’s largest law firm Ferguson Case Orr Paterson (FCOP) and…
CARPINTERIA — Girls Inc. of Carpinteria is pleased to welcome Elaine K. Mah Best as the organization’s new executive director. She will begin serving in her new role on February 11. Best brings 14 years of executive leadership experience and…
CARPINTERIA — Girls Inc. of Carpinteria members converged on the Santa Barbara City College campus for two weeks this summer as part the new Fresh Futures Summer Camp, a program designed to provide incoming fourth through seventh grade girls (ages…
CAMARILLO — KidSTREAM, an emerging children’s museum, recently added three new members to its board of directors to help bring hands-on STEM learning, reading and the arts to the region’s children and families. New members Jena Mehrotra, Ph.D., Martha Martinez-Bravo,…
VENTURA COUNTY — The Amgen Foundation recently granted $200,000 to the Ventura County Community Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund, which helps support mid- and long-term relief and rebuilding efforts. “The Thomas Fire has deeply impacted our community and Amgen staff members,”…
VENTURA COUNTY — The Economic Development Collaborative –Ventura County (EDC-VC) has announced the addition of Clare Briglio as a full-time staff member dedicated to outreach and coordination of the fire relief efforts being delivered by EDC-VC’s Small Business Development Center…
VENTURA COUNTY — The Economic Development Collaborative–Ventura County has added new consultant Rachel Horn to their team of 30-plus advisors, who all help to provide free one-on-one consulting to local businesses to help area companies strengthen and grow their bottom…
Campaign for Grade Level Reading Kickoff to be held Sept. 28 SANTA BARBARA — United Way of Santa Barbara County and its partners are proud to introduce a new local collaborative, the Campaign for Grade Level Reading. This local partnership…
SANTA BARBARA — Family Service Agency (FSA) of Santa Barbara County is pleased to announce Katya Armistead and Cole Kinney as co-presidents for the 2017-18 Board of Directors. FSA and Santa Maria Valley Youth & Family Center (SMVYFC) merged July…
OXNARD — Singled out among several outstanding youth, 18-year-old Nathan Llorin has been chosen as this year’s Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme. A four-year Club member, Llorin is a…
CENTRAL COAST — Two volunteers will be honored by Make-A-Wish® Tri-Counties at the 8th Annual Wish Night gala on March 3 at the Hyatt Regency in Westlake Village. Meredith Garofalo/KEYT News Channel 3 has been named community partner of the…
CARPINTERIA — Girls Inc. of Carpinteria is proud to welcome Kevin Baird and Jaqueline Pawela-Crew to its board of directors. Kevin Baird CFP®, AIF®, AACEP brings more than 27 years of experience in the financial services industry to Girls Inc.’s…
SAN CLEMENTE – SolRio Organization for Climate Change Mitigation Inc. has proposed a large-scale solar-powered desalination project at the decommissioned San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station. SunRiver has the potential to produce 1.1 billion gallons of potable water daily by utilizing water…
Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH) has hired Toby Seiler as Project Manager to its Multi-Family Housing Development (MHD) Department, announced PSHH President & CEO John Fowler Working out of PSHH’s San Luis Obispo headquarters, Seiler will be responsible for project management…
