A nonprofit health and human services organization working in partnership with the community — serving Santa Barbara County since 1967.
Nearly 60 years serving Santa Barbara County — Carpinteria to Santa Maria.
CommUnify is a nonprofit health and human services organization working in partnership with the community to find sustainable solutions that help Santa Barbara County residents improve and maintain their health, resilience, and financial security.
We are one of the few organizations in Santa Barbara County with a true north-and-south county footprint. We bring opportunity to the geographic areas that are too often overlooked and yet have the greatest needs.
From the 2026–2029 Strategic Plan, informed by our community, staff, partners, and Board of Directors.
We serve Santa Barbara County’s vulnerable through education and coordinated services that support stability, foster opportunity, and enable all to thrive.
Empowering Sustainable Independence.
A future where every community member has what they need to stand on their own — and stay there.
Children’s Services We don’t work alone — and neither do you. For decades, CommUnify has worked alongside clients, community members, government agencies, school systems, community-based organizations, and private sector partners to make sure the support that exists in Santa Barbara County actually reaches the people who need it.
Our role in this community isn’t one thing:
Working Alongside You Programs and services delivered by our own staff, in the communities where they live.
Linking people to the right resource — whether it's ours or a trusted partner's.
Meeting urgent needs so families can find their footing and look ahead.
A trusted front door to Santa Barbara County's full web of support.
Early education and skills that set people up to thrive over a lifetime.
Bringing the community’s voice to the tables where decisions get made.
Wherever you are, we meet you there.
Born from a community commitment to address the causes and conditions of poverty — and still rooted in the same commitment we started with.
Head Start · since 1967 Formerly the Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County, CommUnify has gradually expanded to meet the community’s evolving needs — carrying a trusted, nearly 60-year legacy into a name that reflects who we are today.
Five goals that reflect who we are and how we serve — informed by our community, our staff, our partners, and our Board of Directors.
A clear, consistent identity that strengthens trust and recognition across the community.
Financial resilience that ensures stability and responsiveness to changing community needs.
Investing in the people who deliver our services.
Services that remove barriers, strengthen outcomes, and reflect the community we serve.
Collaborative leadership that advances solutions no single organization can achieve alone.
The complete 2026–2029 plan, goals, and measures.
View Plan →A balance of three sectors that keeps us accountable to the whole community.
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CommUnify serves Santa Barbara County through three regional offices.
Take the free Universal Pre-Screening to find out what you qualify for — about 10 minutes.
Take the Pre-Screening →Fund programs, sponsor events, or lend your time and skills. Every gift and every hour moves the work forward.
Ways to Give →Are you a CBO, agency, school, or business? Let’s make sure support reaches the people who need it.
Contact Us →
Call or text 211 — CommUnify's Information & Referral Helpline
serving Santa Barbara County.
