Junior League of Santa Barbara

The Junior League of Santa Barbara (jlsb), continued volunteer, material, and financial support for it's signature project s.a.f.e. House Santa Barbara (saving at-risk youth from exploitation) through a continued strategic non-profit partnership with 4 kids 2 kids, inc (4k2k). The shelter, a six-bed short-term residential therapeutic program (strtp), is designed to meet the very specific needs of minor females who have been sexually exploited.in addition, jlsb announced a second signature project with 4k2k: living arrows, a therapeutic, rehabilitative, and residential home for transition age youth that was specifically designed for female survivors of sexual exploitation, aged 18-21. Living arrows was designed to be the next step a upon graduation from a more rigorous strtp program like s.a.f.e. House Santa Barbara. The jlsb provided a grant and material support to living arrows during it's startup phase.

Training, education, conference attendance, meetings, and related activities for jlsb members in the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

The jlsb has been providing grants to community non-profits that align with the jlsb mission through our community assistance funds (caf) since our 1988-1989 fiscal year. This program not only provides financial support to local non-profits, but also serves to train jlsb members in how to vet and independently award grant applications. In the 2022-2023 fiscal year a total of $10,000 in grants were given to seven non-profit awardees.