By Sophia Corona As a student in Santa Maria in 1988, Danielle Calvo began seeing an Outreach Mentor in first grade. “I was excited when I was able to spend time with my mentor, Gail Burgess,” said Danielle. “My parents were separating, and Gail encouraged me to talk...
The Santa Maria Valley Youth & Family Center is celebrating 50 years of providing assistance to the community, often at the most dire of times and for the most vulnerable among us. Read...
The Strengthening Families Program is a series of interactive workshops that help parents and youth ages 7-17 improve their family relationships and parenting skills. SFP has had positive results in reducing delinquency risk factors by featuring: Group discussion Home...
On Tuesday April 5th, the Public Health Department of Santa Barbara County named FSA a Public Health Champion in the counties first ever “Public Health Week”. Four other organizations and individuals were named Champions and Heroes of Public Health during...
Last week, Family Service Agency along with partnering agencies served 400 families in a large mask and resource distribution at Alvin School. A winding line of families wrapped around the far corner of the street as the Alvin School Principal, Tiffany Hamilton, and...
