St Vincent's

San Vicente Mobile Home Park: In July of 1977, Fess E. Parker and Rob Rice as Lessees and St. Vincent's as Lessor entered into a 40 year long-term land lease. As part of the long term lease, the land was converted into 270 spaces for mobile homes and was designated as a Mobile Home Park for seniors 55 years of age or older. On July 19, 2017, St. Vincent's transferred the underlying land of San Vicente Mobile Home Park to Vincent's Ministries, LLC and executed the Assignment and Assumption of the 40 year long term lease by assigning the rights, title, and interest in, to and under the Lease to Vincent's Ministries, LLC. On July 29, 2017, the San Vicente Mobile Home Park 40 year long term lease terminated and the San Vicente Mobile Home Park reverted to Vincent's Ministries, LLC.San Vicente Mobile Home Park is located on 41 acres at 340 Old Mill Road in Santa Barbara, California. The Mobile Home Park is regulated under the California Mobile Home Residency Law, Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations, as well as Santa Barbara County's Rent Control Ordinance. The Mobile Home Park is considered a form of affordable housing in Santa Barbara County and today, San Vicente Mobile Home Park is home to over 400 Seniors.

Campus Affordable Housing Program - During the development stages of two major affordable housing programs on campus, St. Vincent's was a Co-Corporate Member and Co-Sponsor with Mercy Housing, Inc. In 2008, St. Vincent's Gardens, offering 75 two, three, and four bedroom apartments, opened for families in need of affordable housing. In the same year, St. Vincent's was proud to announce the opening of Villa Caridad, a HUD 202 PRAC senior property, providing 95 one-bedroom apartments for low-income seniors on its property. Many of these seniors had been living in their automobiles, on the street, or in shelters before the opening of these apartments. On January 1, 2014, St. Vincent's became the sole Corporate Member and Managing Agent of Villa Caridad and on March 11, 2014 St. Vincent's became the General Partner of St. Vincent's Gardens.For the year ended, 362 clients were served for 365 days.

St. Vincent's Children's Center is a Catholic childcare and early learning center for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years with a licensed capacity of up to 98 children. St. Vincent's Children's Center provides an excellent learning environment and operates three separate development programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The children benefit from a high quality food and nutrition program where each child is provided two meals and snacks daily. The outdoor classroom is a vital component of the program allowing for education, play and exercising in a safe, fresh air environment.For the year ended, 36 clients were served for 248 days.

St. Vincent's Heart is our campus outreach program. This program has expanded to include an Aging Well Program for our Seniors on campus that allows our Residents to be active in various activities such as gardening, cinema club, sewing, dance and tai chi classes, education seminars on healthy living, and more in a group setting. St. Vincent's Heart continues to work with community partners to meet the special needs of our community such as participating in Showers of Blessing, which provide hot showers, dignity and well-being to our homeless neighbors; and providing transportation for our Residents to the Unity Shoppe on a monthly basis where they can receive clothing, shoes, baby goods, school supplies, toys, and other household necessities.

St. Vincent's Pozzo Aquatic Center (Pool) will help people to attain or sustain healthy bodies, minds and spirits through the benefit of swimming and other water based therapeutic activities. St. Vincent's provides a safe pool environment supported by qualified instructors, certified lifeguards and competent staff and is available to all the residents on campus. The pool was closed for the year for restoration work.

St. Vincent's Family Strengthening Program (FSP) provides transitional housing and support services for single mothers and their children, ages zero to five. In keeping with St. Vincent's mission of family strengthening, the program is designed to help each mother create stability and emotional and spiritual well-being for herself and her children. St. Vincent's residential program is a sober living environment that offers a complete program of services designed to comprehensively address multiple life issues that confront families in the program. The program provides case management, individual therapy, support groups, parenting education and a structured therapeutic setting and schedule for the mothers as well as a child development program for the children. The program is up to 27 months.For the year ended, 28 clients were served for 365 days.

The Fr. Virgil Cordano Center, The Center, is a collaborative ministry of the Franciscan Friars at the Old Mission of Santa Barbara and the Daughters of Charity at St. Vincent's. The Center that is rooted in the Gospel and the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church. Faithful to the traditions of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Vincent de Paul, the Center provides a place of welcome and support for human and spiritual well-being for all of our sisters and brothers in need. At the end of June 2023, the Center provided case management and referral services and distributed over 30,000 meals during the year.