{"id":7754,"date":"2016-12-09T19:02:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T03:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7754"},"modified":"2016-12-09T15:38:30","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T23:38:30","slug":"help-secure-isla-vista-youth-projects-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7754","title":{"rendered":"Help Secure Isla Vista Youth Projects Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Courtesy Isla Vista Youth Projects.<\/p><\/div>\n

I had the opportunity to visit the Isla Vista Youth Projects Children’s Center<\/a> site yesterday on a Women’s Fund site visit and was so impressed by what I saw. For the 2015-16 grant cycle, the Women’s Fund <\/a>of Santa Barbara\u00a0granted them $75,000 to\u00a0help them\u00a0get one step closer to completing the purchase of the Children\u2019s Center, ensuring that 160 low-income child care spaces remain available.<\/p>\n

Coincidentally, Isla Vista Youth Projects<\/a> (IVYP) recently launched a\u00a0campaign to raise $300,000 to qualify for $300,000 in matching funds to purchase their building in Isla Vista and successfully close Phase I of their capital campaign. Along with the Children’s Center, \u00a0Isla Vista Youth Projects serves over 2000 children and families annually providing high quality childcare, education and activities for children 0 – 5 years old.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0IV Youth Projects team is racing to meet this matching fund offer by the end of 2017. To date, IVYP has already raised over $1 million for this capital campaign and a successful $300k for $300k match campaign will close out Phase I of their capital campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor over 30 years, the Isla Vista Youth Projects has offered the children of Goleta and Isla Vista a safe, healthy and vibrant place to spend their days while their parents were hard at work. This campaign ensures that we can continue to offer this service to thousands of children in the future without the threat of losing our treasured home,\u201d says IVYP Executive Director LuAnn Miller<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cost of real estate and skyrocketing rents are direct threats to community serving organizations across the County of Santa Barbara and IV Youth Projects is no different. We have a rare opportunity to match every dollar raised and secure our home forever.\u201d says IVYP Campaign Committee member Dr. Yonie Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n

IVYP\u2019s capital campaign has already secured support from the likes of the Santa Barbara Foundation<\/a>, Hutton Parker Foundation<\/a>, Towbes Group<\/a>, DiPaola Family Foundation<\/a>, Kennedy Family, Orfalea Foundation<\/a>, Mosher Foundation<\/a>, Women\u2019s Fund<\/a>\u00a0of Santa Barbara, Wolfe Family, Casey Family, Cox Communications<\/a> and more.
\nFor more information on the campaign or how to donate, please, go to www.ivyp.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/p>\n

Originally published in Santa Barbara Seasons<\/em><\/a> on December 8, 2016.<\/p>\n

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