Purpose Statement
The Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness (C3H) will harness all resources available to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness, as well as minimize the impacts of homelessness in Santa Barbara County. The Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness is a county-wide agency that works in partnership with a broad group of service providers and stakeholders, including government agencies, non-profit organizations, business leaders, foundations, faith communities, and volunteers, to harness all resources available to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness, as well as minimize the impacts of homelessness in Santa Barbara County.
C3H has an operating budget of approximately $400,000; current funding partners include the County of Santa Barbara, the Cottage Hospital Foundation; Dignity Health; Wilshire Community Health; the Cities of Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta, Carpinteria, and Buellton; the Housing Authorities of the City and County of Santa Barbara; and private donations.
C3H Structure
Policy Council: Elected leaders representing the County of Santa Barbara and the cities of Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta, Carpinteria, Buellton, and Lompoc meet every other month to direct policy-setting and support the allocation of public resources to address homelessness in Santa Barbara County.
Executive Oversight Committee: Members are appointed by the Policy Council, and are responsible for the day-to-day operation of C3H, generating a draft budget for approval by the Policy Council, development of Policy Council meeting agendas, identification of annual key deliverables, and oversight of the C3H Director.
Regional Coordination: C3H works with community partners in seven regions -- Buellton/Santa Ynez; Carpinteria; Goleta; Isla Vista; Lompoc; Santa Barbara; and Santa Maria. In each region, members of nonprofit support organizations, city staff, county officials, law enforcement, business leaders, volunteers, and homeless advocates work together to identify needs, gaps in services, and ultimately, to create a list of potential clients to house.