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 our unhoused neighbors with supportive 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.
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 our unhoused neighbors with supportive 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.
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Volunteer Trainings
Other Educational Resources 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
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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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