Mental health care is exceedingly important for our community, which is why we provide mental health services at a sliding cost to make mental health services more accessible for our community! Affordable counseling is available online via teletherapy for LGBTQ+ individuals, individuals living with HIV/AIDS, and their partners, family, and friends.
We provide support with:
Coming out
HIV-positive topics
Family/group counseling
Couples counseling
And more!
For more information or questions about our counseling services, email our Counseling department. And keep an eye on our socials to see what the PPF team does to take care of their own mental health!
PPF's mental health services are made possible by Santa Barbara Foundation, Mosher Foundation, Zegar Family Foundation, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, City of Santa Barbara Human Services, and our generous donors!
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Scroll down to see more details on what our Community has in store for May! |
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PROUD Prom
Prom is almost here! 200 youth from along the central coast will join us at Direct Relief for a sold out event on Saturday, May 21, from 7 PM - 10 PM. We are looking forward to music from DJ Suz, drag performances from our favorite Santa Barbara Queens – Vivian Storm and Angel D’mon, ice cream from McConnell’s, popcorn from The Lark, cupcakes from Crushcakes, water breaks from Sol Wave Water and much more!
We would like to thank Direct Relief for providing us with such a special venue, and we are extremely grateful to our friends at Saunk for supporting local LGBTQ+ youth by sponsoring PROUD Prom (Also, stay tuned for a PPF + Sanuk shoe collaboration launching on May 10).
Additional thanks to all the volunteers who signed up to chaperone PROUD Prom. All volunteer positions are officially filled!
TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT
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Sunset @ the Canary
Sunset @ the Canary is back, and in person! Join us on Wednesday 5/11, from 6 PM - 8 PM, for our second event of the series on the Kimpton Canary’s newly renovated rooftop patio. Thank you to the 200+ community members that attended last month!
DJ Darla Bea will be entertaining us with our favorite songs. Anyone wanting an adult beverage must present their ID to security at check-in for a stamp.
Acme Hospitality is PPF’s official Sunset @ the Canary restaurant partner! All day, on 5/11, Lucky Penny will be donating 10% of their proceeds back to Pacific Pride Foundation. Make sure to mention PPF when you order!
Save the dates for our next four mixers - June 15, July 13, August 24 - Pride Week, September TBD.
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Save the date for the Pacific Pride Festival, back at Chase Palm Park on Saturday, August 27, after a 2 year COVID-19 hiatus.
The Pacific Pride Festival continues to be free for all thanks to the generous support from our community. Consider making a donation today! Thank you to our Pride supporter - Gilead Inc, Sciences
Do you have ideas to make this Festival the best yet? Join our Pride Committee. Members will have hands-on experience in all of the planning with an emphasis on activities, entertainment, fundraising, advocacy, event planning and so much more. Register now!
Have a unique service or product that you’d like to sell at the Pacific Pride Festival? Vendor Packets will be available soon. Email us to let us know you’re interested, and we will add you to our communication list.
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PROUD Youth Group
Thursdays, 4:00pm- 5:30pm, in-person and on Zoom
Thanks to our incredible partners at Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara, our PROUD Youth Group has a meeting location at the Girls Inc. Teen Center in Goleta! The teens have been enjoying being back together in a fun and affirming space, thank you so much Girls Inc.!
We have also been so excited to resume our partnership with the Santa Barbara Public Library, which allows the teens to go to the downtown Central Library once a month to hear what’s new at the library, check out new books and comics, and get some reading time in a beautiful space. Thank you SBPL!
Youth can also chat with each other on our Discord and join meetings on Zoom if they can’t make it in-person.
PROUD Youth Group is for LGBTQ+ and allied youth in 6th- 12th grade. Sign up here to join us!
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Just Communities x PPF LGBTQIA2S+ Youth Group
Wednesdays, 4:30pm- 6:30pm, in-person
PPF and Just Communities have joined forces to provide a weekly youth group together!
While this group focuses on LGBTQ+ youth of color, this group is open to straight, cis, and white allies in 6th- 12th grade.
Youth can sign up here for more information about the group!
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PROUD Older Adults
The PROUD Older Adult Group meets biweekly on Thursdays from 12-1:00 pm over zoom. The social group is for LGBTQ+ folks and allies ages 50+. Feel free to grab a snack or your lunch, and hop on zoom for weekly discussions!
For more information or questions about how you can join the group, email our Program Manager. |
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Partners in Pride
Did you know that you can sign up as a Partner in Pride and make your donation in honor of a loved one? Sign up this month, and make a gift in honor of a mother figure in your life and they'll receive a card from the PPF staff!
Thank you to our newest Partner in Pride - The Yeung Family.
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Welcome New Board Members |
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Angie Magaña CNM/NP (she/her)
Angie Magaña (pronouns she/her) is a board certified nurse practitioner and nurse midwife at the University of California Santa Barbara Student Health Services where she: serves as the chair of the Gender Affirming Care Team; the co-chair of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Services; and has transformed the Student Health clinic culture, through education and engagement, to be inclusive of all sexual and gender minority students.
Angie specializes in managing gender-affirming hormone therapy and medical intervention for trans and gender non conforming people seeking to decrease dysphoria. Her clinical focus is on encouraging sex positivity, promoting reproductive autonomy and providing affirming care for gender and sexual minority students, including individuals from the transgender, nonbinary, gay, lesbian, bisexual and queer communities. She uses information to create a framework of shared and informed decision making, so that students are actively involved in all aspects of their care.
Angie came to UCSB in August of 2019 from the Los Angeles LGBT Center where she was the founder and manager of the Audre Lourde Health Program for Lesbian, Bisexual as well as the Queer Women and the lead clinician for the Transgender Health Program.
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Robyn Laguette (she/her)
Robyn was born and raised in Santa Barbara and has two daughters ages 9 and 7. She enjoys all the things that Santa Barbara has to offer, beach and hiking and everything she and her daughters can do to spend time outdoors. Robyn has worked in finance and operations for over 20 years both locally and for companies abroad.
She has been involved with PPF from both a social events standpoint by attending pride events throughout the years, as well as being involved in amazing trainings provided by PPF at her previous company.
“I am incredibly honored to be joining the board at PPF. I look forward to contributing to the Pacific Pride Foundation’s mission by driving forward the ongoing and emerging needs of a diverse population in order to create a thriving and visible LGBTQ in our wonderful community.”
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Rainbow Social at Crush Bar & Tap- a benefit for PPF
Head over to Crush Bar & Tap for their monthly 1st Thursday Benefit on May 5th. Try locally sourced bites, participate in Rainbow Social, sing karaoke, and enjoy all day happy hour.
Be sure to order the PPF! A delicious cocktail consisting of rose vermouth, prosecco, and an edible rose. Proceeds benefit the programs and services of your LGBTQ+ Center. We hope you will come by, relax, have a drink, and be a part of the fun!
Additionally, Crush Bar & Tap has some exciting events planned for Memorial Day Weekend in celebration of their one year anniversary! Including a Drag Show on Friday, 5/27, hosted by Angel D’Mon with free giveaways, raffle prizes, complimentary cupcakes and more! Comedy Is a Drag hosted by Sam Bear on Saturday, 5/28, and live music on Sunday, 5/29. Visit their website for more information.
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Santa Ynez Valley Pride
Join us on June 25th for Santa Ynez Valley Pride in downtown Solvang! Music, food, beer gardens and more will be available during the pride festival!
The parade begins at 11am and the festival begins at noon going until 5pm. We hope to see you there to celebrate equality and inclusion!
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Love for All Brunch - A Benefit to support Pacific Pride Foundation |
Join us in celebrating Pride Month at an exquisite brunch at Brave & Maiden on Sunday, June 12 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Valley Piggery has curated an amazing 3-course meal to pair with the lighter side of Brave & Maiden, including a Summer Sangria, Sauvignon Blanc, and a very special Rosé bottled exclusively for this event.
Brave & Maiden and Valley Piggery are excited to be supporters of Pacific Pride Foundation of Santa Barbara, which proudly provides services to the HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ+ communities of Santa Barbara County. A portion of the brunch ticket proceeds and sales of Brave & Maiden’s Pride Rosé wine will be donated back to PPF.
Tickets will sell out, so get yours now!
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Other Events, Resources and Ways to Support! |
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Alternate Ways to Support
CarEasy
Looking for another way to support our services? Pacific Pride Foundation is now accepting car donations through careasy.org!
AmazonSmile
Are you an Amazon shopper? Did you know that when you shop using AmazonSmile, the company will donate 0.5 percent of your purchase to Pacific Pride Foundation? Click on the AmazonSmile link to get started today and to have 0.5% of all of your purchases go directly to PPF!
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