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You're Invited to the Community Resilience Night!

Join us for the Guadalupe-Lompoc Initiative Community Resilience Night, an interactive resource event to learn about the projects helping our community address extreme heat, wildfires, and drought. Join resilience efforts happening in your neighborhood, connect with local resources, and share your questions and perspective.

Event Details

When: Friday, May 8, 2026, 5:00 – 7:00 pm

Where: Dick DeWees Community and Senior Center, 1120 W Ocean Ave, Lompoc, CA

Bonus: The first 200 attendees will enjoy FREE food from Supergrill!

Project Spotlight

Donate to support new Farmers Markets in Guadalupe

On behalf of the Cosecha Guadalupe Farmers Market Committee, with the support of the Guadalupe Business Association (GBA), we invite you to support the establishment of a farmers market that the City of Guadalupe truly needs and deserves. 

Guadalupe and North Santa Barbara County are deeply agricultural yet face high rates of food insecurity. Many families rely on CalFresh benefits, and currently, local farmers’ markets do not accept EBT or Market Match programs. Cosecha Guadalupe Farmers Market was created to expand access to fresh, locally grown food while supporting farmers and small businesses. 

We are seeking to raise $30,000 to cover start-up costs for the first two years. Funding will support permit and filing fees, staffing, and other essential start-up expenses to ensure a successful market launch. We respectfully ask that you help us get one step closer to opening Cosecha Guadalupe Farmers Market by contributing to this community-changing initiative. Sponsorship levels and recognition opportunities are outlined in the attached flyer. 

Thank you for considering this opportunity to invest in the health and vitality of our community. For more information please call Stephanie at #805-714-5798

Resources

The Central Coast Climate Funding Clearinghouse features active and upcoming regional, state, federal, and philanthropic funding opportunities accepting applications from organizations based in the Central Coast, including the counties of Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and/or Ventura. This Clearinghouse is regularly maintained and is updated on a biweekly basis or more frequently as new funding opportunities launch.

Upcoming Events

You're Invited to the Spring Network Event!

The Santa Barbara County Regional Climate Collaborative invites you to our annual Spring Network Event, a space for members to shape our collective climate resilience efforts.

As the Collaborative continues to grow, this Spring Network Event will focus on connection, alignment, and readiness for upcoming opportunities. Participants will engage with peers across the region, contribute to the implementation of our strategic goals, and explore how we can better position our work for future climate funding. Together, we will:

• Connect members to new peers across our growing regional network​
• Build shared direction by progressing the implementation of our strategic goals
• Advance regional funding readiness by learning about climate bond opportunities and exploring coordination, project readiness, & partnership

Guadalupe-Lompoc Initiative Partners

Thank you, 

Santa Barbara County Regional Climate Collaborative 

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To ask questions, provide input, or get more information contact Malia Josephine at mjosephine@countyofsb.org