CREATING PATHWAYS IN
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH TO FLOURISH
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THE NEED
Santa Barbara County is a beautiful place, surrounded by beaches, mountains, and Spanish architecture but in the midst of its natural beauty, there is also a lot of pain and struggle.
Santa Barbara is also home to:
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CREATING PATHWAYS
Recognizing and naming the needs is only the beginning.
We are committed to finding solutions and creating new pathways that allow children, youth, and their families to flourish.
Today’s problems and issues will not be solved with yesterday’s ideas. We are dedicated to putting our collective minds together to collaborate and to create initiatives and programs that will give the next generation the chance to fulfill their dreams of a great life.
HIGHLIGHTED PARTNERS & PROJECTS
We also support a variety of projects and organizations who share similar vision and mission.
By Grace
ByGrace Children’s Home located outside Nairobi, Kenya provides a haven to the growing number of orphaned and destitute children affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Hope Refuge
Hope Refuge is dedicated to seeing that every sex trafficking survivor has a place of refuge where they can transition from slavery to freedom.
Recent News
You Always Throw Out the First Pancake
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about pancakes lately. The reason pancakes are on my mind is twofold, the first is that I make them quite a bit for my girls. They like blueberry pancakes (with the small wild blueberries), banana pancakes (ala Jack Johnson) and good old-fashioned buttermilk pancakes.
Theological Reflections on Incarnational Presence
Last Thursday I began a series of theological reflections for our Thursday blogs. The Pro Deo Foundation’s mission is to create pathways for children and youth to flourish. Our strategy for accomplishing this mission is three-fold:
Reflections on Relationships | Kenya with a Middle Schooler
A few weeks ago my daughter and I traveled together to Kenya. Hannah is 12 years old, and this was her first significant international trip (she’d been to Mexico a few times). It was so fun how seriously she took her preparation for the trip and the maturity she displayed in Africa.
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