Make a Donation to the Mental Wellness Center

The Mental Wellness Center depends on the generosity of the community to ensure essential services will be provided for individuals and families impacted by mental illness for years to come.

With the community’s generosity, 2019 brought many accomplishments:

• Over 1,600 students participated in our Mental Health Matters curriculum which was taught in over 50 classrooms throughout Santa Barbara County.
• 5 local schools have Youth Wellness Connection Clubs on their campuses.
• 7 residential sites provided housing to 104 community members.
• Our Fellowship Club provided a safe space and warm meal for over 400 community members to engage in mental wellness and recovery.

Please consider making a gift to the Mental Wellness Center. Your gift today makes it possible for…

• …those who are hungry and lonely to find a warm meal and a safe space to connect at the Fellowship Club.
• …those caregivers who are consumed with concern for their loved one to have a lifeline to others and caring advocate by their side.
• …those young students in our community who have yet to adopt stigmatizing views to learn that mental illness is not a weakness and is no one’s fault by receiving mental health education through our Mental Health Matters curriculum.

Other Ways to Give:

The Mental Wellness Center offers many ways for you to show your support. Find out which one is best for you:

• Give online, by phone (805-845-3298) and by mail (Make check payable to: Mental Wellness Center, mail to: 617 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101).
• Give a gift in honor or memory of someone
• Donate a gift of appreciated stocks, bonds or mutual funds and leave a legacy of mental wellness in your community.
• See if your employer will match your gift
• Invest in the future of the Mental Wellness Center and join the Mental Wellness Center Giving Society.
• Share your legacy, click here to learn more about making a planned gift to the Mental Wellness Center.
• Make an in-kind donation to the Fellowship Club’s store, the Care Closet. This special store provides gently loved clothing and hygiene items for club members. To learn more and to schedule a time to drop off a donation to the Care Closet, click here to contact Nick Papageorge, Fellowship Club Manager.
• Volunteer at the Mental Wellness Center. Volunteer opportunities for 2020 coming soon!