AHA! Updates!
Fall After-School programs begin the first week of October! Groups are offered six days a week…and there’s something for every teen. Apply online here or contact Enrollment Coordinator Perla Sandoval at perla.ahasb@gmail.com.
What a Summer!
We held our first-ever five-day Digital Cleanse retreat at El Capitan-⎯which was so successful that we are already planning another for Summer 2022! Interested? Contact Jennifer Freed at drjenfreed@gmail.com.

Along with our AHA! Summer Group intensive, we added two exciting partnerships: one, with the magnificent Casa del Herrero (the Get Inspired art program), and one with the Turner Foundation (EQ Vibes music group).

Other highlights: a beach cleanup with help from volunteers from Union Bank and supplies from Explore Ecology and a glorious outing on the Santa Barbara Sailing Center’s Double Dolphin. Our Summer Group teens were treated to art experiences at the Santa Barbara Museum of Contemporary Art and Clay Studio: we thank them for helping us encourage creative exploration!
Thank you to our summer partners!
AHA!'s LITTLEST LITTLE FARM
Teens lovingly maintain a small-scale regenerative farm under the supervision of AHA! facilitators and farm educator; participants receive $20-per-workday stipend, work four consecutive Saturdays, and take home fresh organic produce. Next session begins October 16. For more information, please contact perla.ahasb@gmail.com.
AHA!'s Littlest Little Farm is made possible by the support of generous donors. Among them:
Audacious Foundation
George Ben Page Fndn
The Manitou Fund
The Johnson Ohana Fndn
Natalie Orfalea Foundation
Pacific Premier Bank
TJX
Union Bank
Social-Emotional Intelligence (SEL) empowers individuals to relate to anyone and everyone and to listen thoughtfully with openness and curiosity to viewpoints different from their own. In 22 years of dedicated service, AHA! has established a cutting-edge model for incorporating SEL into classrooms and communities.
Our programs happen ONLY with your support!