Community Action Commission Of Santa Barbara County

Family and youth services ("fys") enhances the social, emotional and physical well-being of youth and families in santa barbara county to help them achieve a positive and productive future. Services focus on culturally responsive mentoring, tutoring, health education and skill development, as well as helping families cope with mental health issues. In 2024, 1,792 youth ages 6-17 participated in communify's youth programs. In addition, communify served 34 young adults in the transition age youth ("tay") program.

Community services is comprised of a variety of services designed to help disadvantaged families address the financial challenges by reducing their home energy burden, promoting financial literacy, removing barriers to achieving self-sufficiency, and linking residents to available services and resources throughout santa barbara county. Services include energy assistance, weatherization services, senior home repair program, family self-sufficiency program, economic empowerment program and earned income tax credit outreach program. Communify's energy services weatherized 126 homes and assisted a total of 1,718 families with their energy bills, while an additional 115 seniors' homes were repaired, enabling them to age safely in place. Also included in the portfolio of community services is 2-1-1 santa barbara county, a comprehensive information and referral system. Dialing 2-1-1 connects people to over 2,000 health and human services, disaster relief, and public information resources. 2-1-1 is a free service, available 24 hours a day/7 days a week in multiple languages. In 2024, 2-1-1 handled 8,685 calls and text messages and assisted 18,427 users through the 2-1-1 website.