When actress, activist and Santa Barbara resident Meg Ryan chose Good Samaritan Shelter as a model organization for her documentary series Empowered, it wasn’t just recognition — it was validation of 25 years of quietly transforming lives on the Central Coast.
That work steps into the spotlight next month when the Lobero Theatre premieres the resulting film alongside an evening designed to change how Santa Barbara sees homelessness.
The heart of the evening on Oct. 16 is the premiere of a short film, Hope Lives Here: Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness…