People Helping People is Now Accepting Vehicle Donations
We are pleased to announce a new program: “Donate Vehicles to make a Difference.” We will begin to accept direct donations of motor vehicles (cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, etc.) effective immediately. The vehicles need not be running and we will pay for towing, if necessary, if the organization accepts the donation. While we may not [...]
read moreA-RU RESTAURANT WINE DINNER TO BENEFIT VINEYARD WORKERS
On Sunday, March 11th, A-RU Japanese Restaurant in Buellton will host a dinner to raise funds to support services that Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People (PHP) furnishes to vineyard and farm workers. This annual dinner which has quickly sold out each of the past three years is a six course gourmet dinner designed by [...]
read morePeople Helping People Fulfills Needs at Holidays
People Helping People has just completed our Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday programs. Through our Food Program, we furnished over 25,000 pounds of food to 225 families in the Santa Ynez Valley and Los Alamos. In addition to our normal biweekly grocery distribution, we presented each family with a turkey for each holiday. Via our Christmas Fulfill-A-Wish [...]
read moreHoliday Services Season – Call For Volunteers
With Halloween celebrated, attention turns to preparations for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. We here at People Helping People (PHP), are already very busy planning and recruiting volunteers to help those in need during these holidays. However, we cannot be successful without help from the community. At Thanksgiving, PHP expands its regular biweekly food [...]
read moreWine Release Celebration to Benefit Vineyard Workers
This fundraiser, begun in November 2008, is a unique event planned and supported by a small group of local premium winemakers to benefit farm and vineyard workers. Vino de Sueños or “Wine of Dreams”, is the brand name for the wine series released each year at this event. Last year, 17 wineries donated wine to [...]
read moreYet Another Fundraiser for PHP?
In reading about the Marriott’s 25th Anniversary Celebration dinner as a benefit for People Helping People some of you must think, “Not yet another fundraiser for People Helping People (PHP).” Well yes, the dinner is another benefit for PHP in a relatively long list over the past year. However it is important to note that [...]
read moreDe-bunking Immigration and Migration Myths in California and Investing in the Future
The mythology of the tidal wave of immigration overwhelming California and its institutions is rampant in all forms of media and colors all debates about public policy. But, what are the real facts? Perhaps unvarnished census data can inform us? Last week, I attended a conference in Santa Barbara where the keynote speaker was demographer [...]
read morePHP Collaborates With Buellton Rotary to Grow Food & Strong Youth
People Helping People’s (PHP) Seeking Success Program at Jonata School in Buellton, The Buellton Rotary Club & Windmill Nursery have collaborated to plant a fruit and vegetable garden at Jonata School. Seeking Success students from grades 7 and 8 who are in PHP’s afterschool program, worked side by side with Rotarians last week to plant [...]
read moreA Brief Encounter and Generous Gift for PHP
Here is a brief summary of a very interesting encounter a PHP employee recently had with a client and a passerby: While out in Buellton for a lunch break, a PHP employee in the Youth Down 2 Business Program, April Wilson, noticed an apparently homeless woman at the entrance to Albertsons. She was holding a [...]
read moreYoung 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 [...]
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