Volunteers for the Central Coast branch of AmeriCorps were honored during a graduation ceremony in Los Olivos on August 5.
The federal program places members at homeless service sites across Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties to support veterans and find secure housing for the homeless.
“We’ve housed over 70 individuals and families, getting them into permanent housing. And I believe we helped over 150 get into transitional housing,” said Northern Santa Barbara County United Way Program Director Lilly Leon. “So that’s just a really big impact in our community, not just Santa Barbara County, but the Central Coast itself.”…