Santa Barbara Housing Day offers free housing resources from 30+ community agencies
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Locals will get a chance to learn about housing resources at the Santa Barbara Housing Day this weekend.
2nd Story Associates and Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara are hosting the free event at De La Guerra Plaza.
The event is dedicated to connecting community members with local affordable housing non-profit agencies and service providers that are able to provide resources and guidance in the search for affordable housing.
Attendees will be able to participate in informative housing workshops.
The workshops will cover a range of topics like Tenant & Landlord Resources, Down Payment Home Buying Assistance, Workforce Housing Information, and more.
This year, HSBD will feature more than 30 community agencies and service providers including:
Youth & Family Services YMCA, CommUnify, Good Samaritan Shelter, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, Partners in Housing Solutions, Department of Behavioral Wellness, County of Santa Barbara, New Beginnings Counseling Center and more.
Sot VO There will also be music, local food vendors, and activities for kids and families. Once again Santa Barbara County residents are invited to attend this Housing Santa Barbara Day Patricia And it’s happening tomorrow from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. right here at De La Guerra Plaza. Live in Santa Barbara NEWSCHANNEL reporter Patricia Martellotti —- Notes Santa Barbara, CA, October 9, 2023 – Santa Barbara County residents are invited to attend Housing Santa Barbara Day 2023 on Saturday, October 14th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at De La Guerra Plaza. Housing Santa Barbara Day (HSBD) is a free annual event hosted by 2nd Story Associates, the nonprofit affiliate of Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB). The event is dedicated to connecting community members with local affordable housing non-profit agencies and service providers that are able to provide resources and guidance in the search for affordable housing. Attendees will be able to participate in informative housing workshops covering a range of topics including Tenant & Landlord Resources, Down Payment Home Buying Assistance, Workforce Housing Information, and more. There will also be music, local food vendors, and activities for kids and families. This year, HSBD will feature more than 30 community agencies and service providers including: • Youth & Family Services YMCA • CommUnify • Good Samaritan Shelter • Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics • Partners in Housing Solutions • Department of Behavioral Wellness, County of Santa Barbara • New Beginnings Counseling Center • Santa Barbara Rental Property Association • The Salvation Army • Disability Rights California • PATH • Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara • Santa Barbara Community Housing Corporation • Independent Living Resource Center • People’s Self-Help Housing • St. Vincent’s • Transition House • Rental Housing Mediation Program • Garden Court/Gardens on Hope/Harry’s House • Tri-Counties Regional Center • Santa Barbara County Housing & Community Development • CHANCE Housing • Habitat for Humanity • Central Coast Alliance for a Sustainable Economy Event sponsors include Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Foundation, Santa Barbara Community Housing Corporation, Montecito Bank & trust, CommUnify, Good Samaritan Shelter, Santa Barbara Band of Chumash Indians Foundation, American Riviera Bank and Noozhawk. To learn more about this free public event, please go to https://housingsantabarbara.org/. About 2nd Story Associates 2nd Story Associates is a nonprofit corporation created in 2007 for the purpose of funding and developing affordable housing and related social services for the benefit of low-income families, seniors and disabled members of the Santa Barbara community. For more information, visit www.2nd-story.org About Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara is a local public agency created for the purpose of providing safe, decent, and quality affordable housing and supportive services to eligible persons with limited incomes, through a variety of federal, state, local and private resources. Since 1969, the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara has developed and/or secured over 4,000 units of affordable rental housing for Santa Barbara through a variety of federal, state, local and private funding sources. For more information, please visit hacsb.org.
