An alphabetical list* of agencies and services who serve the homeless population in Santa Barbara, California.
- Aegis
- American Indian Health and Services
- CALM
- Casa Esperanza Homeless
- Center Catholic Charities – Carpinteria
- Catholic Charities – S.B.
- Central Coast Rescue Mission
- Community Action Commission
- Community Kitchen
- Coordinating Committee for the Homeless
- Cottage Health System / Parish Nursing Program – S.B.
- Cottage Hospital Social Services – Discharge Planning
- Cottage Residential Center
- Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse / Project Recovery
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Vet Center
- Doctors Without Walls
- Domestic Violence Solutions
- Drop-in Center/Referral Information
- Families ACT
- Family Service Agency
- Food Bank – South County
- Guydance House
- Health Care for the Homeless
- Hospitality HouseHousing Authority of the City of S.B.
- Independent Living Resource Center – S.B.
- Legal Aid Foundation of S.B. County – S.B.
- Lighthouse of Santa Barbara
- Mental Health Association in S.B. County
- Narcotics Anonymous – Santa Barbara
- New Beginnings Counseling Center
- Noahs Anchorage Youth Crisis Shelter
- PathPoint
- Peoples Self-Help Housing Corp.
- Rape Crisis Center
- Recovery Road
- Rental Housing Mediation Task Force
- S.B. Community Housing Corp.
- S.B. County Dept. of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services (ADMHS) – Alcohol and Drug
- S.B. County Dept. of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services (ADMHS) – Mental Health
- S.B. County Dept. of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services (ADMHS) CARES Unit – South
- S.B. County Dept. of Public Health – Health Care for the Homeless
- S.B. County Dept. of Social Services
- S.B. County Education Office Homeless Education Liaison Project (HE/LP) <
- Salvation Army – Carpinteria
- Sanctuary Psychiatric Centers of Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara Rescue Mission
- Sarah House
- St. Vincents-Affordable Housing Program
- St. Vincents-PATHS Program
- Stalwart Clean and Sober
- The Phoenix of Santa Barbara
- The Salvation Army – S.B.
- Transition House
- UCSB Street Health Outreach
- Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
- Villa Majella
- Willbridge, Inc.
- Zona Seca – Santa Barbara
*This is likely an incomplete list. Many listed may focus only a portion of their efforts towards homeless services. This is an unscientific compilation.
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That’s a really long list of non-profits that provide services related to alcohol and other drug abuse, mental and physical health care, even some that have a limited number of beds for shelter at night, but not much in the way of providing housing for the homeless, job training or employment – Casa Esperanza’s Culinary Arts program is one of the exceptions.Many great resources, though. Transition House is awesome, has months-long waiting list and prioritizes families as clients. I have a feeling that most people who can’t tolerate seeing homeless people in public are out & about later than the usual 6am checkout time.