Healthy Smiles, Healthy Futures for California Kids in Need
At 13 years old, Alfredo de la Cruz, had never been to the dentist until Saturday. Alfredo and dozens of other children from Santa Maria, Calif. received free dental care this weekend as part of the...
View ArticleVolunteers Help Local Women in Need on International Women’s Day
Dozens of Direct Relief Women volunteers took to the warehouse yesterday to organize 500 personal hygiene kits for homeless women in Santa Barbara County in honor of International Women’s Day, held...
View ArticleHelping Local Students in Need Maintain a Healthy Smile
Direct Relief is working with the United Way of Santa Barbara County to help 200 local families in need maintain healthier smiles by providing supplies and hygiene education to children participating...
View ArticleVolunteers Organize Care Packs for Neighbors in Need
Nearly 11,000 people in need in Santa Barbara County will soon receive help meeting their basic needs thanks to the hard work of more than 50 volunteers who assembled 3,000 Personal Care Packs at...
View ArticleLocal Volunteers Help Their Neighbors in Need
Thousands of people in need in Santa Barbara County will soon receive help meeting their basic needs thanks to the hard work of more than 100 volunteers who assembled 3,000 Personal Care Packs at...
View ArticleLocal Students Pack Dental Supplies for Kids in Need
A class of students from Cate School in Carpinteria, Calif. organized 3,000 dental kits last week at our warehouse as part of their annual Public Service Day. The kits – which contain toothbrushes,...
View ArticleBroadening Access to Dental Care for California Kids in Need
Eleven-year-old Yennyfer walked out of Santa Barbara’s Eastside Dental Clinic on Friday morning with a bright, healthy smile following her second-ever dentist appointment. Yennyfer is one of nearly 60...
View ArticleCitrix Volunteers Ready 1,000 Dental Kits for Families in Need
One thousand family dental kits are ready to send to local families in need thanks to the human resources team from the Santa Barbara Citrix office who packed the kits yesterday as part of their Global...
View ArticleCounting the Most Vulnerable People in Santa Barbara County
More than 600 volunteers woke up early in the morning to walk the streets of Santa Barbara County in California and survey people experiencing homelessness as part of the biennial Point-in-Time survey,...
View ArticleDental Clinic Helps Central Coast Children Smile Brighter
Thirty-seven children in Santa Barbara County received dental care free-of-charge on Saturday as part of the Healthy Smiles program, coordinated by Direct Relief in collaboration with other local...
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