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The
mission of the Collaborative Communities Foundation (CCF) is to develop
healthy youth and neighborhoods for a safe Santa Barbara. CCF
is taking a leading role in minimizing youth violence by offering
community based outreach on a grassroots basis, as well as offering a
unique program of through former gang member mentoring in the Santa
Barbara and Goleta communities. It also seeks to prepare these
disadvantaged youth for a positive life path.
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News and Announcements
Girls Group Summer Schedule
CCF is happy to announce a new collaboration
with another successful Girl's Empowerment Group as well as revisions
to our current curriculum. We have been offered a new site to hold our
program in 6-week sessions. CCF has also joined with another local
girls organization to bring a more structured curriculum to our youth. We will be announcing our new site in the next few weeks.
Any female youth aged 12 - 22 years old are welcome to come and join in
our leadership group. For more information please call the CCF office
at 845-4638.
CCF on Myspace
CCF has launched it’s youth led Myspace page which can be found at www.myspace.com/ccfpalabra If you are a member of the Myspace community please request us! Upcoming events can also be found there!!
Partnership: CCF & Food Bank of Santa Barbara CCF has partnered with FoodBank of Santa Barbara. The FoodBank has many opportunities for volunteering. Please support this great organization by contacting Diane Hadighi, who is Community Relations Coordinator. Her email is dhadighi@foodbanksbc.org
Upcoming Events
Palabra Program & Santa Barbara Schools
Collaborative
Communities Foundations's Palabra Program is partnered with the Santa
Barbara School District to bring our program to area schools. Palabra
is currently being offered on school campuses at several locations. CCF would provide a new schedule in September for The Palabra Program.
The
Palabra Program recruits and involves youth, male and female, ages 12
to 22 years old, which congregate (hang out) on the streets, parks,
community centers, and schools and enrolls them into a comprehensive
program. The program emphasizes self-efficacy in problem solving –
primarily by providing significant practice in addressing issues and
problems relating to high risk factors for gang involvement, crime,
substance abuse, and related problems. Additionally, the program
focuses on leadership development by providing youth with an
opportunity to “give back” to their neighborhood through community
activity projects, expression through art projects, leadership
workshops, and community organizing. Further, the program offers
opportunities for social development through recreational actives,
outings, field trips, special events, and cultural events.
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Contact Us
P.O. Box 20153
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: (805) 845-4638
Fax: (805) 963-3483