SB Cares is responding to the global refugee crisis through community education, and by fundraising for refugee family sponsorship and humanitarian aid. SBCares is a Santa Barbara community partnership. We work on programming efforts to fundraise for humanitarian aid and family sponsorship, and to educate our community with the aim of inspiring our friends and [...]
If there is any hope in history, it is the blessing of witnessing one of the countries that drove my father's family out of Europe welcoming a new generation of refugees. As I have gotten to know a few, it puts a human face on the crisis: so many are students and teachers, just like [...]
It is estimated more than 9 million Syrians have fled their homes. More than 4 million live in five host countries, mostly in temporary detention camps. It’s an ancient saying, like a Midrash, that “charity begins at home.” It does, but if it only began at home I would not be here writing about [...]