Warm welcome: SB Education Foundation buying jackets for returning students
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Santa Barbara Education Foundation is raising money to buy jackets for hundreds of Santa Barbara Unified School District elementary school students as they return to modified campuses.
Along with other safety measures like universal masking and physical distancing, schools now are holding classes outside or in rooms with open windows and doors to increase airflow and reduce the risk of coronavirus spread.
Margie Yahyavi, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation s executive director, says principals have reached out to superintendent Hilda Maldonado about kids feeling cold and uncomfortable after returning to these modified campuses.
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Students who have already returned to in-person learning are now in classrooms where windows and doors need to be left open with fans on to allow for airflow, and teachers are depending on outdoor spaces for teaching lessons while giving students space. Unfortunately, this means classrooms are colder, and students are more exposed to the elements during the school day.
Teachers find some students do not own the warm clothing needed for the new classroom conditions which is where Student Fund-a-Need comes in. With the help of education advocates like Sara Miller McCune, SBEF is working to quickly get the jackets to school sites.
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Each fiscal agent has its own parameters and requirements. The Santa Barbara Foundation provides fiscal sponsorship for groups that intend to apply for their 501(c)3 within 18 months to two years. Its service is intended for short-term fiduciary oversight only.
Tax-deductible donations can be made to the Santa Barbara Foundation using a Doing Business As (DBA) name for the organization. The foundation pays all of the organization’s expenses based on available funds. It also will work with groups to brainstorm existing nonprofits that might want to take them on as a program, eliminating the need for a fiscal sponsor.
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San Marcos students Jaden Lind (left) and Jordan Lind (right) have created a wifi fund campaign for the Santa Barbara Unified School District.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Two brothers at San Marcos High, 17-year-old Jaden Lind and 15-year-old Jordan Lind, are used to giving back to both their own community and communities far away.
Seven years ago, Jordan wrote a letter to Santa asking for 20 blankets to distribute to the homeless in Santa Barbara, and this began their focus on helping those in need.
Just over a year ago, they traveled to India with their family and distributed holiday gifts at an orphanage.
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