RESOURCE GUIDE
HOUSING
AFFORDABLE
SANTA BARBARA
HOUSINGSANTABARBARA.ORG
The Santa Barbara Affordable Housing Resource Guide is an annual collection
of local agencies & supportive services providers in our community.
Explore this guide to discover resources that will assist in the search for housing.
2023 -
2024
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PATH Santa Barbara
PathPoint’s Behavioral Health
People’s Self-Help Housing
ReadySBC.org
ReCoverCA Housing Programs
The Salvaon Army
The Salvaon Army: The Santa Barbara Hospitality House
The Salvaon Army: The Santa Barbara Corps
Sanctuary Centers
The Santa Barbara Associaon of REALTORS
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The City of Santa Barbara
The City of Santa Barbara: Inclusionary Housing Program
The City of Santa Barbara: Rental Housing Mediaon Program (RHMP)
The City of Santa Barbara: Fair Housing Complaints
Santa Barbara Community Housing Corporaon
The County of Santa Barbara
Department of Behavioral Wellness
The County of Santa Barbara
The County of Santa Barbara: Inclusionary Housing Program
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The County of Santa Barbara
The County of Santa Barbara: Housing & Community Development
The County of Santa Barbara: Social Services
The County of Santa Barbara: 3C-REN (Tri-County Regional Energy Network)
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
The Santa Barbara Rental Property Associaon
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission
Santa Barbara Tenants Union
Standing Together to End Sexual Assault
St. Vincent’s
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St. Vincent’s
St. Vincent’s: Early Childhood Educaon Center (ECEC)
St. Vincent’s: Fr. Virgil Cordano Center
St. Vincent’s Gardens
St. Vincent’s: Family Strengthening Program
St. Vincent’s: Villa Caridad
Transion House
Tri-Counes Regional Center
United Way - Northern Santa Barbara County
United Way: The AmeriCorps Home for Good SBC Partnership
Visión y Compromiso: Estamos Juntos
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2-1-1 Helpline
Adult Protecve Services (APS)
Alpha Resource Center
Alpha Resource Center: Adult Day Services
Alpha Resource Center: Employment Services
Alpha Resource Center: Lifespan Support Services
Alpha Resource Center: Kae’s FUNd
CALM
Catholic Charies
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Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)
City Net Homeless Services
CHANCE Housing
Channel Islands YMCA
Channel Islands YMCA: Haley Street Navigaon Center
Channel Islands YMCA: My Home Transional Living
Channel Islands YMCA: Noah’s Anchorage Youth Shelter
The Coastal Housing Coalion
CommUnify
Disability Rights California (DRC)
Domesc Violence Soluons
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El Pao Gardens Family & Senior Community
Family Service Agency (FSA)
Fighng Back Santa Maria Valley
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Garden Court Senior Community
Gardens on Hope Senior Community
Harry’s House Senior Community
Good Samaritan Shelter
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Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB)
HACSB: Workforce Housing Program
HACSB: Senior Housing
HACSB: Supporve Housing
HACSB: Housing Choice Voucher Program
Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara
Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara
HTF: North County Workforce Down Payment Program (NCWHP)
The Independent Living Resource Center
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Laguna Coages for Seniors
Legal Aid Foundaon of Santa Barbara County
Mental Wellness Center
New Beginnings Counseling Center
New Beginnings: Safe Parking Program
New Beginnings: Supporve Services for Veteran Families
New Beginnings: Community Counseling Center
Partners in Housing Soluons
SANTA BARBARA
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESOURCE GUIDE
Explore the local agencies and supportive services providers listed in this guide to
discover resources that will assist in the search for housing. Utilize the list below to
locate each agency or supportive service provider.
North County South County Countywide
SERVICE AREA KEY
Student Housing Informaon 3
Homeless Laundry & Shower Services 5
Job Assistance 7
Aordable Housing Advocacy 9
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGENCIES
& SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROVIDERS
The local agencies and supportive services providers are listed
alphabetically. For more information, utilize the contact information
listed on each agency or service provider’s summary.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESOURCE GUIDE 1
2-1-1 HELPLINE
2-1-1 Helpline is a health and human service line available 24/7 in mulple languages, free, and condenal.
Simply DIAL (2-1-1) or TEXT your zip code to (898-211) or visit the WEB (www.211sbco.org) to identify resources:
Food, Counseling, Employment Services, Legal Assistance, Substance Abuse Services, Senior Services, and more.
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Adult Protecve Services (APS) invesgates reports of suspected abuse and neglect, including self-neglect of
an elder (65+) and dependent adults (18-64). Types of abuse investigated include: Physical, Financial, Emotional/
Psychological, Isolation, Abandonment, Abduction, Neglect, and Deprivation of Good/Services. To report call the toll-
free hotline at (844) 751 – 6729. For more informaon, visit www.countyofsb.org/626/Adult-Services.
ALPHA RESOURCE CENTER
Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara empowers individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilies
throughout Santa Barbara County by supporting families, creating opportunities, and fostering belonging. For more
informaon, call (805) 683 – 2145 or visit www.alphasb.org.
Alpha's Adult Day Services provide day services for adults (22 years of age+) with intellectual and developmental
disabilies. In their Oaks Day Program and Slingshot/Alpha Art Studio, parcipants receive individualized services
tailored to achieve personal their goals. For more informaon, visit www.alphasb.org/adult-day-services.
Alpha’s Employment Services assist individuals to obtain employment and achieve independence. Individual
Supported Employment (ISE) and Group Supported Employment (GSE) available. For more informaon, call
(805) 692 – 5801 or visit alphasb.org/employment-services.
Alpha’s Lifespan Support Services helps caregivers navigate systems that serve individuals with intellectual,
developmental disabilities, or other special needs. The Help Me Grow program, is a network of local community
partners designed to be a single contact point for parents, doctors, and educators. The Family Resource Center (FRC)
supports families through parent-to-parent support groups, system navigaon, referrals, advocacy services,
and more. The Family Empowerment Venter (FEC) helps families navigate the school system by helping parents better
understand their child's educational/developmental needs, the IEP process, promote alternative dispute resolution,
and support posive relaonships between parents and schools. All programs provide bilingual services. For
more informaon, visit www.alphasb.org/lifespan-support-services.
Katie’s FUNd provides social and recreaonal acvies for teens and young adults with developmental and
intellectual disabilies, through their Teen Extreme and EXPO programs. Teen Extreme is for junior high, high
school, and transion students (typically ages 13-22) and EXPO is for young adults (typically ages 22-35). For
more informaon, call (805) 964 – 3547 x132 or visit www.alphasb.org/social-rec-services-1.
CALM
CALM's mission is to prevent childhood trauma, heal children and families, and build resilient communies.
For over 50 years, CALM has provided nationally recognized, evidence-based services that have proven effectiveness
in not only trauma prevenon but improving the lives of children and families that have experienced trauma.
CALM therapists support families to develop consistent, safe, structured home sengs that facilitate recovery
and guide children and caregivers through treatment programs. They provide individual and family counseling
services in English and Spanish, resources and referrals, and support for parents. We all experience challenges,
please ask for support if you need it. For more informaon, call (805) 965 – 2376 or visit www.calm4kids.org.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
Catholic Charies helps families and individuals in economic crisis and at risk of becoming homeless. They
provide financial assistance and case management services. For more information, visit www.catholiccharities-sbc.org.
CENTRAL COAST ALLIANCE UNITED FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY (CAUSE)
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) are a multi-issue, tenant advocacy organization
working with partners across the region and state to address the growing housing crisis. They believe in strong
tenant protecons, including rent control, and to protect families from displacement that can result from new
housing development in our region. For more informaon, call (805) 658 – 0810 or visit www.causenow.org.
CITY NET HOMELESS SERVICES
City Net Homeless Services is a nonprot organizaon commied to breaking the cycle of homelessness in the
communities they serve by connecting neighbors experiencing homelessness to transformative care and innovative
housing soluons. Through street outreach, ongoing case management, and access to crical resources, they
aim to connect clients to housing and support services. For more information, visit www.citynet.org.
CHANCE HOUSING
CHANCE Housing (The Coalition for Housing Accessibility, Needs, Choices, and Equality) helps adults and children with
intellectual, cognitive, and developmental disabilities find and maintain affordable, accessible community-based
housing. They work to ensure there is fair and equal access to our community’s affordable housing resources and that
our community has a variety of housing types to meet the diverse and evolving housing needs/preferences of individuals
with intellectual, cognitive, and developmental disabilities. For more information, visit www.chancehousing.org.
CHANNEL ISLANDS YMCA
Haley Street Navigation Center strengthens the community by providing transional aged youth (17-24
years old) with a safe and enriching place to develop into their best selves. At the center, youth are met by case
managers to receive basic needs (i.e. showers, laundry, hygiene products), education resources, employment,
housing, and everything else needed for them to thrive as they transion into young adulthood. For more
informaon, call (805) 770 – 2187 or visit www.ciymca.org/locaons/haley-st-navigaon-center.
My Home Transitional Living provides transional housing opportunies to young adults (18-24 years old)
currently or at imminent risk for experiencing homelessness, through financial assistance and access to low-income
housing units. For more information, call (805) 560 – 8250 or visit www.ciymca.org/locations/my-home.
Noah’s Anchorage Youth Shelter located in downtown Santa Barbara, is a licensed eight-bed youth homelessness
prevention center for youth 12-17 years old. All services are voluntary, free & available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Services are low-barrier, immediate, and short-term to alleviate family tension, reduce stress, and create an ongoing
system of care. For more information, call/text (805) 698 – 6701 or visit www.ciymca.org/locations/noahs-anchorage-ymca.
COASTAL HOUSING COALITION
The Coastal Housing Coalition is dedicated to finding solutions to the South Coast’s housing crisis and reversing the
adverse impacts the lack of workforce housing is having on our economy, environment, and civic life, through
advocacy, education, research and special projects. For more information, visit www.coastalhousingcoalition.org.
CommUnify
CommUnify offers free home energy upgrades and utility payment assistance to income eligible families throughout
Santa Barbara County. The program is offered to both homeowners and renters. Slip and Fall prevention repairs are
offered to eligible seniors throughout the county to help them safely remain their homes. For more information, call
(805) 655 – 0617 or visit www.communifysb.org.
DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA (DRC)
Disability Rights California (DRC) is the agency designated under federal law to protect and advocate for the
rights of Californians with disabilies in educaon, employment, independence, health, and safety, and has
grown into the largest disability rights organizaon in the naon. They provide programs for: Informaon and
Referral, Invesgaon of Abuse and Neglect, Legal Representaon & Rights Protecon, Educaon & Outreach, and
Public Policy Advocacy. For more informaon, call 1(800) 776 – 5746 or visit www.disabilityrightsca.org.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SOLUTIONS
Domestic Violence Solutions provides safety, shelter and support for individuals and families affected by domestic
violence and collaborate with community partners to raise awareness regarding the cause, prevalence, and
impact. They operate a 24-hour hotline to provide support, information, and referrals to victims of domestic violence.
Services includes emergency shelter, counseling, employment resources and skills, housing resources and temporary
nancial assistance. For more informaon, call (805) 964 – 5245 or visit www.dvsoluons.org.
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EL PATIO GARDENS FAMILY & SENIOR COMMUNITY
El Patio Gardens Family and Senior Community features 75 Family units (2, 3, and 4 bedroom units) and 48, 1 bedroom
Senior Units (over 55 years of age), ALL for low-income households. For more information about the El Patio Gardens
Family Community (4006 Via Lucero, Unit A) call, (805) 563 – 1322. For more information about the El Patio Gardens
Senior Community (4011 Via Lucero, Unit A) call, (805) 770 – 3597.
FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY (FSA)
Family Service Agency (FSA) helps children, families and seniors build healthy home environments and overcome
major sources of stress. FSA programs ensure access to food, shelter, and other basic needs, as well as case
management, advocacy and a wide-array of mental health programs. All services are provided free or on a sliding
fee/donaon scale and no one is denied assistance because of an inability to pay. For more informaon, call
(805) 965 – 1001 or visit www.fsacares.org.
FIGHTING BACK SANTA MARIA VALLEY
Fighng Back Santa Maria Valley partners with members of the community to achieve resiliency against
substance use, reductions in violence, and promote a healthy and safe environment for youth and families. The
youth and young adult homeless prevention and intervention program works collaboratively to find and assist
young adults (ages 16-24) that are unsheltered and connect them to emergency shelters, housing, and long-term
case management services. They also provide case management to young adults in a permanent
supportive housing located in Santa Maria. In addition, their Rapid Rehousing program assists with housing
navigation, along with rental and security deposit assistance. Their program specialists work directly with the
individual in assessing their specific needs during their transition. For more information, visit www.fbsmv.com.
FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s mission is to end hunger and transform the health of Santa Barbara County
through good nutrition. The Foodbank’s programs provide healthy self-stable items, including fruits and vegetables,
and access to community resources to numerous locations across Santa Barbara County. These programs are free of
charge and there is no sign-up required. To find a food distribution near you or to learn more about their programs
call, (805) 357 – 5761 or visit www.foodbanksbc.org.
GARDEN COURT & GARDENS ON HOPE SENIOR COMMUNITIES
Garden Court &Gardens on Hope Senior Communies feature 186 studio apartments with kitchenees for low
income seniors 62 years of age or older. The range of services for residents include: three nutritious and delicious meals
daily, twice monthly housekeeping, a full curriculum of activities, transportation services, social service advocacy, and
24hr security staff. For more information about Garden Court Community (1116 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara),
call (805) 884 – 0095 or www.gardencourt.org. For more informaon about Gardens on Hope Community (251 S.
Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara), call (805) 618 – 9390 or visit www.gardensonhope.org. Apply online at www.hacsb.org.
Harry’s House Senior Community was built to serve low-income seniors (62 years and older) and oers an
oponal service package. It is conveniently located in Santa Ynez, near Solvang and Buellton. For more information
and to apply, visit www.hasbarco.org. For assistance with applications, call (805) 329 – 4666.
GOOD SAMARITAN SHELTER
Good Samaritan Shelter, throughout Santa Barbara County provides, emergency, transional, and supporve
housing services to the homeless and those in recovery. Good Samaritan Shelter also operates clean and
sober living homes, mental health, and substance abuse treatment, supporve services for veterans, supporve
services for those in permanent housing, and rapid rehousing programs. Good Samaritan celebrates and fosters
relationships that create wellness and wholeness, in an environment of hope, within every human being. For more
information, call (805) 623 – 5304 or visit www.goodsamaritanshelter.org.
STUDENT HOUSING INFORMATION
(contact your school for specic informaon on available housing opons and resources)
Santa Barbara City College
SBCC does not offer student housing or housing
placement services, but has a website to facilitate
your search for suitable housing opons.
Visit www.sbcc.edu/housing.
UCSB
prospective/current students can utilize the
Campus Housing website for housing options.
Faculty/Staff housing information available online.
Visit www.housing.ucsb.edu.
Westmont
Westmont provides on-campus housing to all
students. Their Housing Oce provides
information and services to students.
Visit www.westmont.edu/housing-office.
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County is a local nonprot dedicated to helping individuals
and families build and improve their home. They build aordable homes for low-income families in need of
aordable and sustainable housing. They also repair homes in partnership with low-income homeowners who
cannot afford to make the necessary repairs to remain safely and affordably in their homes. They strive to eliminate
substandard housing by making aordable and sustainable housing a reality for all. For more informaon, call
(805) 692 – 2226 or visit www.sbhabitat.org.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA (HACSB)
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB) provides affordable housing as well as supportive services
to eligible persons with limited incomes. HACSB’s mission is to create safe, affordable, and quality housing opportunities
for families and individuals, while promong self-suciency and neighborhood revitalizaon. HACSB owns and
manages hundreds of units throughout the City of Santa Barbara and also administers the federal Housing Choice
Voucher Program (Section 8). For more information, call (805) 965 – 1071 or visit www.hacsb.org.
HACSB’s Workforce Housing Program is designed to assist members of our workforce and community caught in
the gap between skyrocketing rents and ineligibility for other assistance. The program was created for gainfully
employed individuals in the South Coast of Santa Barbara. All units are located within the City of Santa Barbara.
Priority is given to Santa Barbara residents. For more informaon, visit www.hacsb.org/workforce.
HACSB’s Senior Housing includes specically designed senior only housing, but seniors can apply for other
housing programs. Location, income limits and rent amounts are based on each specific program requirements,
unit, and other specicaons. For more informaon, visit www.hacsb.org/senior-housing.
HACSB’s Supportive Housing is designed for individuals in need of supporve services. Services oered vary
depending on the property, but can include case management, job placement assistance, mental health
counseling, and independent living skills. For more information, visit www.hacsb.org/housing/supportive-housing.
The Housing Choice Voucher Program is the federal government’s major program for assisng eligible very
low-income families, elderly, and disabled individuals aord decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private
market. Eligible applicants locate a unit in the private rental markets. Rent must be within the current allowed
payment standards. For more informaon, visit www.hacsb.org/secon-8.
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara (HASBARCO) provides aordable housing opportunies
for low-income households in the County of Santa Barbara in an environment which preserves personal dignity, and in
a manner which maintains the public trust. HASBARCO owns and manages thousands of units throughout the
County of Santa Barbara and also administers the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program (Secon 8).
HASBARCO also provides a robust Resident Services Program to support their clients. For more informaon,
call (805) 736 – 3423 or visit www.hasbarco.org.
HOUSING TRUST FUND OF SANTA BARBARA
Housing Trust Fund (HTF) of Santa Barbara offers down payment loans up to $100,000 to help first-time low, moderate,
and middle-income homebuyers purchase an entry-level home anywhere in the South Coast, including Buellton,
Solvang, and Santa Ynez. The loans are currently 4.5% fixed rate, interest-only, 15 years for resale restricted home.
Funding is very limited. For more information, visit www.sbhousingtrust.org/programs/workforce-homebuyer-program.
The North County Workforce Down Payment Program (NCWHP) covers areas located within the cies of
Santa Maria, Lompoc, Guadalupe, Buellton, Solvang in North County and Carpinteria, Goleta and Santa Barbara in
South County. Homes located in the unincorporated county areas are also eligible for the program. Under this
program HTF will provide a 30-year deferred down payment loans up to 20% of the home purchase price or a maximum
loan of $100,000 to rst-me low-income homebuyers along with the borrowers required 3%- 3.5% minimum
own funds. Funding is very limited. For more information, contact Yvette Lounsbury at YLounsbury@sbhousingtrust.org
or (805) 845 – 3585 or visit www.sbhousingtrust.org/programs/workforce-homebuyer-program.
THE INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCE CENTER
The Independent Living Resource Center is a private non-profit organization assisting persons with all disabilities,
of all ages, and all income levels serving San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counes. Their mission is
to promote independent living and full access for individuals with disabilies through advocacy, educaon, and
action in our communities. For more information, call (805) 963 – 0595 or visit www.ilrc-trico.org.
LAGUNA COTTAGES FOR SENIORS
Laguna Cottages, a local nonprofit organization, have owned and operated low-income senior housing since 1952
in downtown Santa Barbara. They have 55 units and applicants must be at least 65 years of age, low-income,
and a resident of Santa Barbara County for at least 2 years immediately prior to application. Rent is 30% of income. If
interested pick-up an application at 803 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara. For more information, call (805) 965 – 1179.
LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
The Legal Aid Foundaon of Santa Barbara County provides legal assistance, counseling, and representaon for
low-income persons at risk of evicon. For more informaon, call (805) 963 – 6754 or visit www.lafsbc.org.
MENTAL WELLNESS CENTER
The Mental Wellness Center operates the Garden Street Apartments with studios and one-bedroom apartments for
low-income residents. Applicants must qualify as having a diagnosed mental illness, or hold a job in the designated
downtown area. Eleanor Apartments are a small, aordable complex for families in which one or more adults
has been diagnosed with a mental illness. Both complexes have waitlists. In addion to housing, the Mental
Wellness Center helps county residents and their family members with mental health needs obtain related
resources, including a day-use recovery program for adults, classes and wellness activities for teenagers and adult
residents, a family advocate that serves as a liaison for NAMI Santa Barbara County, and youth mental health
education. For more informaon, call (805) 884 – 8440 or visit www.mentalwellnesscenter.org.
NEW BEGINNINGS COUNSELING CENTER
New Beginnings provides safe, overnight shelter for people living in vehicles, case management services, and
mental health counseling to help veterans, homeless families, and individuals stabilize and succeed in permanent
housing. For more informaon, call (805) 963 – 7777 or visit www.sbnbcc.org.
New Beginnings Safe Parking Program provides shelter to individuals and families in monitored lots provided
by local faith-based organizations, businesses, and city/county parking lots. Safe Parking provides participants with
rapid rehousing services to transition people into stable housing, as well as ongoing wraparound services to
ensure housing can be retained. Services include intensive case management, benefit acquisition, connection to
employment, landlord engagement, housing retention, and temporary financial assistance to help with short– and
medium-term rental payments. For more informaon, visit www.sbnbcc.org/safe-parking.
Supportive Services for Veteran Families operates from a housing first model to help end veteran homelessness
within Santa Barbara County. The goal is to help veterans attain housing stability through short-term case management
and financial assistance. They serve those in danger of losing their housing, and homeless and need assistance in
obtaining permanent, traditional housing. For more information, visit www.sbnbcc.org/veterans-program.
The Community Counseling Center provides sliding scale mental health counseling to individuals, couples, and
families regardless of ability to pay. Group counseling is available. Services are provided in person or via telehealth.
Experienced family counselors are here to help clients explore life transitions, relationship issues, and a variety of
concerns including anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviors, substance use, job loss and
stress, aging, isolation, and anger management. For more information, visit www.sbnbcc.org/counseling-clinic.
PARTNERS IN HOUSING SOLUTIONS
Partners in Housing Solutions (PHS) is dedicated to helping people experiencing homelessness to find and retain
permanent housing through a countywide network of private landlords. They serve unhoused families, veterans and
individuals referred by social service agency partners and assist them with housing search, placement, and retention
services. Property owners and managers that partner with PHS have access to tenants connected to support services,
our 24-hour turnaround hotline for help with questions and tenant issues. PHS provides a Risk Reduction Fund to
mitigate financial loss, in addition to the security deposit. PHS offers incentives of up to $2,500 per eligible household
placed. For more informaon, call (805) 803 – 1584, or visit www.partnersinhousingsoluons.org.
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HOMELESS LAUNDRY & SHOWER SERVICES
Loads of Love
cares for individuals by assisng them launder
their clothes and belongings. They serve
individuals facing nancial hardship.
Visit www.loadsoovesb.org.
Laundry Love
washes the clothes and bedding
of low/no income families and
individuals. For locaons, visit
www.laundrylove.org/locaons.
Showers of Blessing
provides free hot showers, provides hygienic
care, and oers access to crical services for
people experiencing homelessness.
Visit www.showersolessingsb.org.
PATH SANTA BARBARA
PATH Santa Barbara provides a variety of services for our neighbors experiencing homelessness that include
employment, outreach, housing navigation, interim housing, permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing.
PATH also serves as a coordinated entry system access point. PATH’s access point hours are Monday through
Thursday 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM. PATH Santa Barbara is located at 816 Cacique Street, Santa Barbara. For more
informaon, call (805) 979 – 8706 or visit www.pathsantabarbara.org.
PATHPOINT’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
PathPoint’s Behavioral Health supports low-income individuals with mental health diagnoses with an array of
services from counseling, substance recovery supports, on-site residenal services, supporve housing and
rehabilitaon services, and residenal treatment services. PathPoint’s Counseling Center, eligible for CenCal
Health (Medi-Cal) beneciaries and private-pay, uses a client-centered approach to help people manage and
reduce symptoms and strengthen life skills. For more information, call (805) 963 – 1086 or visit www.pathpoint.org.
PEOPLE’S SELF-HELP HOUSING
People’s Self-Help Housing, has built affordable homes with site-based services that changes lives and strengthens
our community. They serve working families, farmworkers, seniors, veterans, the formerly homeless, and provide
welcoming environments for those with disabilities. Along with building and managing accessible neighborhoods,
they provide a wide range of resident services. They build more than housing, they create communies
residents are proud to call home. For more informaon, call (805) 781 – 3088 or visit www.pshhc.org.
ReadySBC.org
ReadySBC.org is Santa Barbara County’s official emergency preparedness website with information and resources to
help you during and after an emergency. Information available in English and Spanish. Community members can
register to receive local emergency notifications via text message, email, mobile and landline, and TTY/TDD. If we
can’t reach you, we can’t alert you! To register, visit www.ReadySBC.org. For those in need of registration assistance,
contact the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management at (805) 681 – 5526 or email oem@sbcoem.org.
ReCoverCA HOUSING PROGRAMS
ReCoverCA Housing Programs are administered by the CA Department of Housing & Community Development and
provide funding and construcon management services to help homeowners earning up to 120% area
median income rebuild disaster-damaged single-family homes and manufactured housing units located within
HUD-designated Most Impacted and Distressed areas. The program connects households aected by eligible
2017, 2018, and 2020 disasters with the chance to apply for available funding and construcon management.
For more informaon and to determine eligibility, call (916) 263 – 6421 or visit www.hcd.ca.gov/recoverca.
THE SALVATION ARMY
The Salvaon Army in Santa Barbara provides county wide services that aid in assisng individuals.
The Santa Barbara Hospitality House (423 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara) is a Transitional Shelter designed to
assist single, homeless adults. The programs’ objecve is for residents to become self-sucient by stabilizing
(mentally/physically), obtaining and maintaining secure income, and transitioning into safe housing. For more
informaon, call (805) 964 – 8738 or visit www.santabarbara.salvaonarmy.org.
The Santa Barbara Corps (4849 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara) is a church that provides services on Sundays
in addition to the following services: street outreach, food pantry, Christmas assistance, and rent/utilities assistance
(when funds are available). For more information, visit www.santabarbara.salvationarmy.org/santa_barbara_corps.
SANCTUARY CENTERS
Sanctuary Centers are a non-prot mental health agency. They own two apartment buildings on Anapamu
Street, which provide permanent supported housing for low-income mentally ill clients. They have a total of
36 housing units and all are single room occupancy. They serve Project Based Section 8 clients, and private clients.
There are no current vacancies. For more informaon, call (805) 569 – 2785 or visit www.sanctuarycenters.org.
THE SANTA BARBARA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (SBAOR)
SBAOR represents approximately 1,200 members from all real estate speciales including residenal sales,
commercial sales, development, property management and appraisals. Their REALTOR® members are a valuable
component to a healthy real estate market. For more informaon, call (805) 963 – 3787 or visit www.sbaor.org.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESOURCE GUIDE 6
SBPL Works! offers one-on-one assistance for jobseekers looking
for a new job, wanng to advance their skills in their current
job, or looking to grow their skills to begin a new career. For
more informaon or to schedule an appointment online, visit
www.library.santabarbaraca.gov/library-services/job-help.
SBCC Career Skills Institute oers a series of courses to
provide training to get a job, advance in your job and/or
provide skills to grow your business. There is coursework to
meet each need. For more informaon, visit www.sbcc.edu/
extendedlearning/careerskillsinstute/index.php.
JOB ASSISTANCE
THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
The City has parcipated in the creaon and preservaon of aordable housing. They have provided direct
funding to developers of aordable housing. For more informaon, visit www.santabarbaraca.gov.
The City of Santa Barbara Inclusionary Housing Program: There are 419 aordable ownership units in the City
of Santa Barbara, restricted to low, moderate, middle and upper-middle income households. The City maintains an
interest list for the aordable ownership units and provides it to exisng owners when they decide to sell
their unit. A lottery is conducted when there is a new project with affordable ownership units. For more information,
contact Maria Schroeder, Housing Programs Specialist at (805) 564 – 5461 x 4473 or MSchroeder@santabarbaraca.gov,
or Myndi Hegeman, Housing Programs Specialist at (805) 564 – 5461 x 4578 or MHegeman@santabarbaraca.gov.
For more informaon, visit www.santabarbaraca.gov/housing.
The City of Santa Barbara Rental Housing Mediation Program (RHMP) is a free service provided to landlords
and tenants for rental properties located within the Cities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria. The purpose is
to provide out of court dispute resoluon services, including informaon on rights and responsibilies, and
mediation services. The Program’s role is neutral and neither Staff or City Council appointed Mediators advocate for
one party or the other; instead they aempt to facilitate quality communicaon and amicable resoluon. For
more informaon, call (805) 564 – 5420 or visit www.santabarbaraca.gov/RHMP.
Fair Housing Complaints: Santa Barbara City residents that believe they have experienced discriminaon
in the rental of housing, call (805) 564 – 5461 or visit www.santabarbaraca.gov/services/housing-human-services/
fair-housing. Residents in other locations, visit California Civil Rights Department at www.calcivilrights.ca.gov/housing.
THE SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION
The Santa Barbara Community Housing Corporaon (SBCHC) is a local nonprot organizaon that owns and
manages several affordable housing rental projects throughout the County of Santa Barbara. In addition, SBCHC
owns and operates Hotel de Riviera, which provides safe permanent housing alongside supporve services to
low income individuals with disabilies and substance abuse related issues. Applicaons are available at 11
East Haley Street, Santa Barbara. The New Faulding Hotel is a single room occupancy hotel for low and very
low income persons, applicaons are available at 15 East Haley Street, Santa Barbara. For more informaon,
call (805) 963 – 9644 or visit www.chcsb.com.
THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS
The County of Santa Barbara Department of Behavioral Wellness acvely collaborates with Santa Barbara City
and County Housing Authority agencies, in addion to other local community housing providers. Sta assist
clients in applying for available housing programs/vouchers/aordable housing and have the ability to refer
eligible clients to ve Behavioral Wellness supported permanent supporve housing sites located throughout
the County. Addionally, Behavioral Wellness Homeless Services program is a partner with the Coordinated
Entry System (CES). CES community partners collaborate with clients to complete the VI-SPDAT (Vulnerability
Index – Service Priorizaon Decision Assistance Tool) with interested and eligible individuals who are
seeking to gain access to housing. For more informaon, visit www.countyofsb.org/behavioral-wellness.
THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
Inclusionary Housing Program is an incenve-based program designed to promote the development of
aordable housing to persons of all economic levels in the unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County.
This program aords an opportunity for the County’s residents to purchase or rent aordable housing units
that are deed-restricted for a certain number of years. For more information, call (805) 568 – 3534. Information for
renters is available on their website at www.countyofsb.org/housing/resources.sbc. For information for persons who
are homeless, please call 211 for assistance. For more information, related to homeless resources please visit
www.countyofsb.org/housing/homelesshome.sbc.
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Housing & Community Development uses federal, state, and local funding to provide a variety of public
service programs and public facility projects, including Aordable Housing, Grants Administraon, and
Redevelopment Successor Agency Housing Fund activities. For information about affordable housing, homeless
assistance, community development, and more, visit www.countyofsb.org/494/Housing-Community-Development.
Social Services provides assistance with Covered California, Med-Cal, CalFresh, CFAP, CalWORKs, General
Relief, Job Services, Adult Protecve Services, In-Home Supporve Services, Child Services, and more. For
more informaon, visit www.countyofsb.org/185/Social-Services.
3C-REN (Tri-County Regional Energy Network) is a partnership between the Counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara and Ventura to deliver energy-saving programs and industry trainings to reduce energy use, strengthen
local job markets, and achieve climate goals. For households, 3C-REN offers energy saving opportunities, with an
emphasis on hard-to-reach and underserved communities. For industry, 3C-REN offers capacity-building services
including workforce training and technical code support. For more informaon, visit www.3c-ren.org.
SANTA BARBARA NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC) strives to provide high-quality, comprehensive, affordable healthcare
to all people, regardless of a client's ability to pay, in an environment that fosters respect, compassion and dignity.
Providing Complete Person Care of Integrated Medical, Dental, Behavioral Health including Substance Use, Medical,
Dental, Free Application Assistance for Covered California, Medi-Cal, CalFresh and referrals to local community
services and programs. For more informaon, call (844) 594 – 0343 or visit www.sbclinics.org.
THE SANTA BARBARA RENTAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATION
The Santa Barbara Rental Property Association (SBRPA) is a non-profit trade association that represents 1,000+
Property Managers and Owners from the Central Coast of California. Representing 22,000+ rental units, SBRPA
lobbies on the local, state and national level and keeps members informed on the status of current legislation
that may impact property owners. SBRPA also provides members with educational programs and a magazine
to keep them up-to-date on the latest in Fair Housing, markeng, legal and nancial best pracces. SBRPA
provides members with access to 50+ rental property legal forms, credit report and tenant screening services. For
more information, call (805) 687 – 7007 or visit www.sbrpa.org.
SANTA BARBARA RESCUE MISSION
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission provides a 365-day state licensed drug and alcohol rehabilitaon for both men
and women. They also provide overnight shelter for the homeless and beds are on a rst come rst serve
basis. They oer showers to non-guests and all residents are required to shower. The Rescue Mission oers
case management. The Rescue Mission is located at 535 East Yanonali Street, Santa Barbara. For more information,
call (805) 966 – 1316 or visit www.sbrm.org.
SANTA BARBARA TENANTS UNION
Santa Barbara Tenants Union provides an all-volunteer, tenant-led associaon dedicated to just housing. They
aid tenants with issues like unjust evicons, rent increases, or negligent property management. They can
provide legal context and community solidarity. They are united around the belief that housing is a human
right, and that tenants are beer o when they stand together instead of alone. For more informaon, call
(805) 765 – 2831 or visit www.sbtu.org.
STANDING TOGETHER TO END SEXUAL ASSAULT
Standing Together to End Sexual Assault (STESA) empowers people through healing and social change to
eliminate all forms of sexual violence. They are commied to transforming lives by providing services and
educaon to meet the needs of our diverse community. STESA provides comprehensive services to survivors
of sexual assault including those that are currently unhoused. Please reach out through their 24-hour hotline
at (805) 564 – 3696. For more informaon, visit www.sbstesa.org.
ST. VINCENT’S
St. Vincent’s is dedicated to strengthening low-income families and seniors through programs rooted in the
Social Teachings of the Catholic Church. Faithful to the charism of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de
Paul, they serve our sisters and brothers by providing affordable housing, early childhood education, and family
enrichment opportunies. For more informaon, call (805) 683 – 6381 or visit www.stvincents-sb.org.
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCACY
Change starts with acon! Together as a community we can improve housing aordability and increase housing
opportunies for all. Take a moment to contact your representaves and express the urgent need for more aordable housing.
For your convenience, we have listed the contact informaon for local, state, and naonal representaves on
our website, so that you can share your concerns and ideas. Visit the Housing Santa Barbara website at,
www.housingsantabarbara.org/housing-advocacy.
St. Vincent’s Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) welcomes infants as young as six weeks, the ECEC
is a fully-licensed, NAEYC-accredited, Catholic preschool embracing children and families of all faiths. For more
informaon, call (805) 683 – 6381 or visit www.stvincents-sb.org/programs/early-childhood-educaon.
Fr. Virgil Cordano Center provides a place of support for the human and spiritual well-being for our sisters
and brothers in need. The center is located at 4020 Calle Real, Suite 2, Santa Barbara. For more information, call
(805) 563 – 1051 or visit www.frvirgilcordanocenter.org.
St. Vincent’s Gardens is an aordable housing development located on St. Vincent’s campus. There are 75
units of aordable rental family housing with two, three and four bedrooms. For more informaon, call (805)
967 – 4340 or visit www.stvincents-sb.org/programs/aordable-housing.
St. Vincent’s Family Strengthening Program oers transional housing in a communal seng (up to 27
months) with supportive services for low-income mothers with one or two children, age 0-5 years when they join.
For more informaon, call (805) 683 – 6381 or visit www.stvincents-sb.org/programs/family-strengthening.
Villa Caridad is comprised of 95 one-bedroom units. Restricted to low income senior residents (age 62 or older),
there are social activities and opportunities for fellowship and community. Applications are available in person or
online. For more information, call (805) 683 – 4375 or visit www.stvincents-sb.org/programs/affordable-housing.
TRANSITION HOUSE
Transion House focuses on the needs of homeless families and operates a shelter for up to 20 families. In
conjunction with shelter services, Transition House offers case management, childcare, and employment assistance
along with other housing opportunies. Transion House’s administrave oce is located at 425 E. Cota
Street, Santa Barbara. For more informaon, call (805) 966 – 9668 or visit www.transionhouse.com.
TRI-COUNTIES REGIONAL CENTER
The Tri-Counties Regional Center (TCRC) is one of twenty-one non-profit regional centers in California providing
lifelong services and supports for people with developmental disabilities residing in San Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara and Ventura Counes. Tri-Counties Regional Center provides person and family-centered supports for
individuals with developmental disabilities to maximize opportunities and choices for living, working, learning,
and recreating in the community. For more informaon, call (805) 962 – 7881 or visit www.tri-counes.org.
UNITED WAY - NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
United Way - Northern Santa Barbara County’s mission is to live United by bringing caring people together to
solve our community’s toughest challenges. They work with a range of individuals and organizations to identify and
resolve community issues. For more informaon, call (805) 922 – 0329 or visit www.unitedwaylife.org.
The AmeriCorps Home for Good SBC Partnership supports the Coordinated Entry System, a countywide
system that engages and connects individuals and families experiencing homelessness to resources. For more
information, visit www.unitedwaylife.org/service-areas/americorps-sbc and www.homeforgoodsbc.org.
VISIÓN Y COMPROMISO - ESTAMOS JUNTOS
This project represents the face of La Esperanza (HOPE) of Vision y Compromiso for our communies and
is made up of Promotores Crisis Counselors (PCC) highly trained in different topics including mental health
and emotional well-being. They offer a safe, respectful, accessible and reliable space to accompany the person
and help them connect with resources and services available in their community. They oer inial emoonal
assessment through a phone call or text messaging, support groups in person and online, educational workshops
in person or online, community outreach, and community resources. For assistance call the Peer Crisis line at
1(833) MI APOYO or 1(833) 642 – 7696. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/vycestamosjuntos.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESOURCE GUIDE 9
This Affordable Housing Resource Guide was created for Housing Santa Barbara Day 2023. To be included in next year’s guide or to participate
in event day tabling, activities, workshops, sponsorship opportunities, or to volunteer, visit our website at www.housingsantabarbara.org/contact.
Housing Santa Barbara Day, is an annual free
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