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​Volunteering is a great way to support the work to end homelessness!
We provide donors, volunteers and advocates the organization they require to end homelessness in Santa Barbara County.  

What We Do
Our staff, volunteers and AmeriCorps members provide street outreach and follow up to connect people experiencing homelessness with supportive services and permanent housing. We are dedicated to recruiting, training and educating volunteers so they can effectively work on teams to house the most vulnerable individuals and families in Santa Barbara County.

​Who We Are
A collaborative effort of members from the non-profit, governmental, business and faith communities striving to end homelessness. 
Resource Guides 

Volunteer Trainings
  • Volunteer Application (return to cgvolunteers@gmail.com) 
  • Confidentiality Agreement and Release
  • Volunteer Manual
  • Recovery Principles - 10 Key Steps
  • Introduction to Cultural Competency 
  • Homelessness & Sexual Assault 
  • Homelessness & Veterans
  • Medi-Cal Navigator 
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​Other Educational Resources 
  • Searching Out Solutions - Alternatives to the Criminalization of Homelessness
  • Opening Doors - National Report on Homelessness
  • Million Dollar Murray
  • A Report On Homelessness In The County Of Santa Barbara, Presented By Roger Heroux (2006)
Non-Profit Volunteer Needs In Our Community 
Learn about volunteer needs in our community.

Organize a Sock & Supply Drive! 
Print this sign and organize your own sock and supply drive. For support email us at cgvolunteers@gmail.com.

Join a Year Round Common Ground Santa Barbara County Volunteer Team
Next Training: TBA
Common Ground Santa Barbara County is dedicated to recruiting, training and educating volunteers so they can effectively work on teams to house the most vulnerable individuals and families in our County. 

We want you to have the information, tools and support necessary to help people experiencing homelessness move into housing and stay housed. As a Common Ground Santa Barbara County volunteer, you engage in outreach and attend a variety of trainings that will help shape your advocacy skills. 


Our goal for you is to become a strong voice for our neighbors without homes while you help stabilize their lives. We are excited to bring you volunteer trainings based on best practices that emphasize the core Mental Health Service Act principles of empowerment and recovery. 
If you’re interested in making a positive difference in the lives of others, contact our Volunteer Coordinator: 
805-451-5604 or by email cgvolunteers@gmail.com. 


​Point In Time Count & Vulnerability Index Results
Common Ground Santa Barbara County and the Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness thank all the volunteers who made the 2017 Point In Time Count possible! The Point In Time Count is an unduplicated count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals and families across the United States. The count provides a snapshot of who is homeless on a given night. This information can be used to plan local homeless assistance systems and to raise public awareness of homelessness. We use a tool that is administered on a smart phone or tablet. Join us to make a difference in the lives of homeless men, women, and children throughout Santa Barbara County by taking part in the Point In Time Count!
2017 Survey Results 
2015 Survey Results
2013 Survey Results 
2011 Survey Results 

2017 Contacts 
  • Santa Barbara: 790
  • Santa Maria: 338
  • Isla Vista: 26
  • Goleta: 99
  • Lompoc: 219
  • Carpinteria: 16
  • Cuyama Valley:
  • Guadalupe: 
  • Santa Ynez Valley: 1
  • Total: 1489


2015 Contacts 
  • Santa Barbara: 893
  • Santa Maria: 324
  • Isla Vista/Goleta: 99
  • Lompoc: 116
  • Carpinteria: 18
  • Cuyama Valley: 1
  • Guadalupe: 0 
  • Santa Ynez Valley: 4 
  • Total: 1454
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2013 Contacts 
  • Santa Barbara: 946
  • Santa Maria: 300
  • Isla Vista/Goleta: 81
  • Lompoc: 104
  • Carpinteria: 10
  • Guadalupe: 1 
  • Santa Ynez Valley: 24 
  • Total: 1466 
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2011 Contacts
  • Santa Barbara: 1078
  • Santa Maria: 244
  • Isla Vista/Goleta: 114
  • Lompoc: 110
  • Carpinteria: 15
  • Cuyama 3
  • Guadalupe: 5
  • Santa Ynez Valley: 6 
  • Total: 1576
Common Ground has affected me in so many great ways. Primarily, the team I am a part of with people who care so tremendously.  The affects of the team are displayed in the park; people are progressing and being loved consistently.  I absolutely believe in what we are doing!" Volunteer
As the Volunteer Coordinator it was amazing to see 600 volunteers come together for a common goal. Registry Week allowed friendships to be formed between surveying teams and community members, whether housed or unhoused. It was a beautiful thing to witness and I am pleased to be involved." Volunteer Coordinator
Our Support

We have had volunteers & support from the following organizations:
Alcoholics Anonymous  
Allan Hancock College 
Alternatives to Violence Project
American Legion 
AmeriCorps SBC Partnership for Veterans & People Experiencing Homelessness 
Antioch University
Apostolic Church
Arcadia Studio
Beachside Bar Cafe
Blue Star Mothers of America
B'Nai B'rith
Bread of Life (Westmont College)
Community Affairs Board, UCSB
Calient Technologies
CALM
Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel. Men's Journey Group
Cancer Center of Santa Barbara
Capture Collective
Casa de La Raza
CAUSE
Casa Esperanza Homeless Center
Casa Serena
Catholic Church of the Beatitudes
Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness (C3H)
Christ Lutheran Goleta
Church of Jesus Christ of LDS - Mesa Vista Ward 
Church of Life
Church of the Beatitudes
Citizens Planning Association
City of Goleta
City of Promise Homeless Shelter 
City of Santa Barbara
City of Santa Maria 
CLUE
Coast Community Church of the Nazarene 
Common Ground Santa Barbara County Advisor Group
Community Affairs Board Foundation 
Community Solutions
Consumer Advocacy Coalition
Common Ground Santa Barbara County
Comunidades Unidas
Cottage Health System
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
County of Santa Barbara
County of Santa Barbara Community Services
Crestwood Christian Fellowship
Department, Housing and Community Development Division
Democratic Club of Santa Maria Valley
Democratic Service Club
Democratic Women of Santa Barbara County
Department of Social Services
Department of Veterans Affairs 
Department of Veterans Affairs: HUD-VASH
Direct Relief International 
Doctors Without Walls
Domestic Violence Solutions 
El Montecito Presbyterian Church
Environmental Defense Center 
Families Act
Family Service Agency
Free Methodist Church
First Baptist Church of Santa Barbara 
First Congregational Church of Santa Barbara 
Food Not Bombs
Friends of the Library — Los Alamos 
Fund for Santa Barbara
Genuine Concern For Others Inc
Goleta Presbyterian Church
Good Samaritan
Grace Lutheran Santa Barbara
Guadalupe Family Service Center
Hands 4 Others
HEAL
Health Care for All Santa Barbara
Home To Stay Ventura
HOPE
Hope Community Church
Hopenet of Carpinteria
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara
Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara
Independent Living Resource Center
Islamic Society of Santa Barbara
Israeli American Counsil
Interfaith Initiative
Jodi House Brain Injury Support Center
Lambda Theta Nu Sorority, Inc.
Leadership Santa Barbara
League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara 
Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County
Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Light And Life Goleta
Local Return Peace Corps
Lompoc Public Safety Commission
Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization
Los Curanderos
Mankind Project Santa Barbara, Inc.
Medicos sin Fronteras
MEDLIFE
Mental Health Association
Milpas Community Association
Milpas Outreach Project 
Mission Santa Barbara
Mu Delta
NAMI Northern Santa Barbara County
Negate the Hate
New Beginnings Counseling Center
New Beginnings Safe Parking Program
Noah’s Anchorage --Youth and Family Services
Oasis 
Occupy Santa Barbara 
Organic Soup Kitchen
Ocean Hills Covenant Church
Old Mission Santa Barbara 
Pacific Pride Foundation
PATH Santa Barbara
People’s Self Help Housing
Planned Parenthood 
Progressive Democrats of Santa Barbara
Project Premie
Promotoras Santa Barbara
Quaker-Friends Society
Reality Santa Barbara
Reality Carpinteria 
Relay for Life
ResCare, Inc.
Retired Senior Volunteer Program - Santa Barbara
Saint Barbara Parish
Salvation Army
Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara 
San Marcos High School
SANSUM
Santa Barbara City College Drug and Alcohol Counselors
Santa Barbara City College Nursing Program
Santa Barbara Community Housing Corporation  
Santa Barbara County Democratic Party
Santa Barbara County Education Office, Transitional Youth Services Program          
Santa Barbara County Action Network
Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness
Santa Barbara County Public Defender
Santa Barbara County Public Health/Health Care for the Homeless
Santa Barbara Foundation
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission
Santa Barbara School District
Santa Barbara Street Medicine, Companion Care
Santa Barbara Yoga Center
Santa Maria Elks Club
Santa Maria Foursquare Church 
Santa Maria Unity Chapel
Santa Maria Veterans Treatment Court
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
Sarah House
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Shouts 4 Grace Church
Showers of Blessing 
Sierra Club
Sigma Pi
Social Venture Partners
Sol Foods Festival
Solid Rock Ministries
South Coast Bike Share Initiative 
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
St. Anthony
St. Vincent's
Street Health Outreach at UCSB
TeleCare Corp
Transition House
Transitions Mental Health Association
Trinity Episcopal Church --Santa Barbara
Trinity Lutheran Church
UCSB Adventure Programs
UCSB Associated Students  
UCSB Global Medical Brigades
UCSB Health Professions Association
Underserved Medicine at University of California, Santa Barbara
United Church of Christ
United Way NSBC
University California Santa Barbara
Uffizi Missional Order
Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
Urban Initiative
VASH
Valley Christian Fellowhsip
Villa Majella
Westmont College
Westmont Street Health Outreach
White Stone Ranch
WillBridge
Youth and Family Services YMCA

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