Yet 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 [...]

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A 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 [...]

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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 [...]

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PHP Sogno del Fiore Fundraiser for Juvenile Diabetes

On Saturday evening August 21st Liz and Jerry Fiore hosted 150 of their Friends and Friends of Friends for a wine tasting and dinner featuring 10 chefs and 14 wineries. The occasion was a benefit for People Helping People and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. PHP hosts such events and as an amateur oenophile, I [...]

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