UNITED WAY OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INC

UNITED FOR LITERACY: SINCE 1923, UWSBC HAS WORKED IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, AND EDUCATORS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN CREATING A STRONGER FOUNDATION FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, UWSBC WORKS IN TANDEM WITH LOCAL DISTRICTS TO NARROW THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR STUDENTS IN LOW-RESOURCE COMMUNITIES. UWSBC PROVIDES THREE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS K-12, INCLUDING THE FUN IN THE SUN SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM, THE UNITED LEARNING CENTER TUTORING SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND THE BRIDGE THE BREAK PROGRAM. WITHIN EACH PROGRAM IS A FOCUS ON DATA-DRIVEN ACADEMIC CURRICULUM, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND ACCESS TO THE ONGOING TOOLS AND SUPPORT THAT STUDENTS NEED TO BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE. AS THE NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY EVOLVE, UWSBC ADAPTS ITS PROGRAMMATIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO BEST SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WE SERVE.

FUN IN THE SUN: THE FUN IN THE SUN SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM IS UNITED WAY'S LARGEST ACADEMIC PROGRAM, WITH OVER 28 YEARS OF PROVIDING HUNDREDS OF LOCAL STUDENTS IN LOW-RESOURCE COMMUNITIES WITH A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. THE SUMMER PROGRAM PROVIDES A FULL SPECTRUM OF SERVICES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION AND LITERACY REMEDIATION, FIELD TRIPS AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, AND A ROBUST SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM. FUN IN THE SUN SERVES OVER 500 STUDENTS FROM TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN TO 12TH GRADE AND THEIR FAMILIES AT SIX CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, WITH SITES AT LOCAL SCHOOLS IN CARPINTERIA, GOLETA, GUADALUPE, SANTA BARBARA, AND SOLVANG.