Young Woman Benefits from "Youth Down 2 Business" Program

Martha Ramirez is a current Santa Barbara City College student and former Santa Ynez High graduate. At Santa Ynez High, Martha participated in PHP’s Youth Down 2 Business (YD2B) Program. Martha was referred to YD2B as an “at risk” student due to falling grades and an apparent lack of motivation. YD2B staff mentored and tutored [...]

Client Testimonial: Living on the Edge

(Names have been changed to protect the family’s privacy) John and Anna are a local young family of four with two daughters, ages three and four. John worked on a Vineyard as a field worker and Anna was a stay-at-home- Mom. They lived in sub-standard housing on a ranch which they share with another family. The income [...]

Student Expresses Thanks to the PHP Board

The PHP Board of Directors had a surprise guest speaker at the Board meeting last week. Luis Enciso Jr., a member of PHP’s Youth Down to Business program, wanted to share his personal experience, how the program has changed his life and express thanks to the organization. An excerpt of his speech to the Board [...]

Vino De Suenos Proceeds Helps Vineyard, Farm Workers' Families

Lupita, a young girl of 16 and Lompoc resident is one of the many beneficiaries of PHP programs whose funding is generated from events such as this weekend’s Vino de Suenos Release Celebration. Lupita, whose family members are vineyard and farm workers here in the Santa Ynez family are the reason the Vino De Suenos [...]

A Heartfelt Thanks to PHP and Donors

It is always a pleasure to share a bright spot in the day. We received this thank you note from one of our clients and,as noted, thanks to our donors for allowing us to continue to help those in our community in need. “ To People Helping People, I want to thank your organization and everyone who donates [...]

Client Testimonial – PHP’s Academic Mentoring Program Aids Challenged Student

Marcelino, a special education student at Jonata school, was a quiet and very shy student and, according to his teachers, struggling academically. With the exception of Physical Education, his grades across all subjects were very low with his first Quarter GPA below 1.0 Marcelino entered the PHP after-school program at Jonata School and immediately the [...]

Young Woman Benefits from "Youth Down to Business Program"

Client Testimonial: PHP Aids a Domestic Violence Victim in Her Time of Need

PHP’s ADCAP (Advocates for Domestic and Child Abuse Prevention) program is the only domestic violence intervention/prevention program serving the Santa Inez, Los Alamos, and Lompoc Valleys. Trained and State Certified PHP Advocates, all volunteers, are on-call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week to respond to Sheriff’s calls to the scene of each domestic [...]

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