Cannabis Cares
In The Green
Cannabis Dollars Keep Essential Nonprofits Operating By The Rev. Mary Moreno-Richardson
As president of the board of Santa Barbara North County Rape Crisis Center & Child Protection Center, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the cannabis industry of Santa Barbara County for their generosity. More than two years ago at our last Winter Nights Gala, KopSun’s and Hacienda’s support helped our event by purchasing dinner tables and more. The event was successful and we are grateful for your help. We can’t do the work we do without your generosity. I surely can vouch for how difficult it can be to receive Since the legalization of cannabis, it’s been truly impressive funding in North County. This has always been an issue. Most to see the industry step in to help and serve our community. programs in Santa Barbara seem to be eagerly funded, Not only has the tax resources proven favorable, but whereas North County seems to still be the forgotten cannabis owners like Graham Farrar of Glass House stepchild. North County’s needs continue to grow. From Farms, have helped other nonprofits stay in operation. His serving the increasing numbers of human trafficking survivors generosity includes vast donations to community programs to the immediate need for more office space for Rape Crisis like Girls Inc., Freedom Warming Centers for the non-housed Center & Child Protection Center employees. We need to community, and other programs in Santa Barbara County hire more employees to fill positions, but our office is just too that may have suffered unpreventable cutbacks. Thank you! small. We are the current owners of our administrative building We are so grateful. in Lompoc and hope to leverage that on the We are very excited to be purchase of a new space. in the process of creating Since the legalization of cannabis, it’s Once that takes place, a committee of women more staff can be added, been truly impressive to see the industry in the cannabis industry new programs developed, who have a desire to be step in to help and serve our community. and current programs involved with the Santa strengthened. Barbara North County Rape Crisis Center & “The Center has been providing services to survivors of Child Protection Center and explore different ideas in sexual assault in northern Santa Barbara County since 1974. supporting all our work in North County. We invite others to Staff provide prevention programming in schools, mandated join us. We can do this together. For more information on this reporter trainings to agencies that work with children, and committee, email larevdamary@comcast.net. Please write in-service trainings to law enforcement. Follow up referrals, New Committee in the subject line. CS counseling and case management are provided in both English and Spanish; all services are free of charge,” reports To learn more about the North County Rape Crisis Center Ann McCarty, executive director. And that is just the tip of & Child Protection Center visit sbcountyrapecrisis.org. the iceberg! We provide much more but space doesn’t The 24-hour crisis hotline number is (805) 736-7273. allow for details.
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