Sanctuary Centers’ New Building Project reaches Halfway Mark in Santa Barbara
Sanctuary Centers of Santa Barbara is getting closer to making its latest initiative a reality. “This is the first time I’m getting to see the basement for the clinic as we finally put stairs in … and now we’ll start building it with doctors offices and dentist offices,” said president and CEO Barry Schoer of Sanctuary Centers. Located on the 100 block Anapamu Street, this transformative community project will bring 34 units of affordable, supportive housing.
Sanctuary Centers Showcases Local Artists to Promote Mental Health Awareness in Santa Barbara
Community members came together for an art show celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month in Santa Barbara this week. The art show was hosted by Sanctuary Centers’ Integrated Health Clinic. Visitors got a chance to explore artwork by clients, friends, and local artists.
Unhoused woman rebuilding her life at Sanctuary Centers Health Clinic in Santa Barbara
DJ Matchett is a patient at Sanctuary Centers Integrated Health Clinic in Santa Barbara. She is currently unhoused, living in her car. “And I have metal in my spine from top of my neck to middle of my back … and I’ve never been homeless … I’m 23 years sober I’ve lived in my home for 11 years … I was targeted through the pandemic,” said Matchett. Now she’s getting primary medical care, mental health therapy, and psychiatry services at the center.
Firefighters scale new heights using nine-story crane for climbing practice at Sanctuary Centers in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Firefighters are scaling new heights in Santa Barbara. Nine stories to be exact. “We’ve been looking at this thing out of our station one window … all talking about what we would do if something happened,” said fire training captain Jeremy Denton of Santa Barbara Public Safety. The Santa Barbara City Fire is practicing their climbing skills at Sanctuary Centers’ new building project site, located in the lot behind West Anapamu Street. “Round of people that were coming through with just getting up there … seeing what would happen if maybe the operator had a medical aid and we had to go up there and get them down,” said Denton.
New homeless housing facility under construction in Santa Barbara
Construction is well underway on a new five-story building in downtown Santa Barbara that will house Sanctuary Centers’ newest development. The $30 million project at 115 W. Anapamu St. will provide 34 units of handicap-accessible permanent housing and 4,500 square feet of on-site medical, dental, and mental health services. The project was made possible by state, county, and federal funds in addition to donations. Barry R. Schoer, the president and CEO of Sanctuary Centers, says it’s just one step toward solving homelessness in Santa Barbara.
Sanctuary Centers Gets $1 Million Toward Project in Downtown Santa Barbara
Not far from where a tall red crane towers over Anapamu and Chapala streets, Congressmember Salud Carbajal presented a large check for a million dollars to Sanctuary Centers CEO Barry Schoer on Tuesday, part of the $29 million being raised to build 34 studios for individuals with very low incomes. The future residents will have access to Sanctuary’s mental health outpatient clinic, which has occupied a blue Victorian on the corner at De la Vina Street for more than 25 years, as well as round-the-clock care for residents of the top two floors of the five-story building.
Demolition of the parking area and cottages behind the Sanctuary Centers’ 115 West Anapamu Street apartment building has already taken place, said Lola Ban West, Sanctuary Centers’ Marketing & Development Director. Excavation will ensue for a basement-level clinic that will offer medical and dental care, and behavioral health clinics for residents with mental health, substance abuse, and other health concerns.