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Coffee and Conversations: Critical Crossroads: Federal Funding Cuts and Our Community
The impact of recent federal funding cuts on Santa Barbara County’s nonprofits and the people they serve will have a lasting effect in our communities. These funds have long supported essential services — from food security and housing to health care, education, and child care. Now, as resources shrink, many organizations are struggling to keep up with growing demand.
These cuts don’t just affect nonprofits. They directly impact working families, vulnerable residents, children, and the stability of our local community. When nonprofits are forced to do more with less, the ripple effects touch us all. This isn’t just a funding issue. It’s a community well-being issue, a workforce issue, and an economic stability issue.
Join Santa Barbara Foundation President & CEO Jackie Carrera and a panel of highly experienced community leaders who are meeting this critical moment in the lives of those most impacted. Learn about the millions of dollars in cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and Housing programs and explore how we can prepare for the challenges ahead — and work together to respond.
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About Coffee & Conversations Coffee & Conversations is a virtual event series usually held exclusively for SBF donors and fundholders to become more engaged as philanthropists by learning about community challenges and needs, work being done by SBF and our partners, and philanthropic strategies. For this special event, the webinar will be open to a larger community audience. |