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Get excited for the 2nd Annual PPF Rocky Horror Movie Night at Eling's Park! 

Pacific Pride Foundation is proud to bring you Movie Night – featuring The Rocky Horror Picture Show, hosted by Elings Park on October 21st. The evening will kick off at 6:30pm with Halloween beats by DJ Darla Bea, live drag performances by Vivian Storm & Angel D’Mon, and much more!

The Rocky Horror screening will be held outdoors in an open grassy field inside Eling's Park, under the stars. Bring blankets, pillows or low chairs that have a seat that rests on the ground with a low back. Tall Chairs are NOT allowed. Allowable chair height is from ground to seat is 6″ and from seat to top of chair 21″.

Limited parking is available onsite for $5 on a first come first serve basis. Cash or credit cards are accepted. Owners may leave their cars at Elings Park, at their discretion, until 10am on Saturday, 10/22. PPF & Elings Park will not be responsible for the safety of any cars left overnight. Please drink responsibly and consider using Lyft or Uber. This is a 21+ event.

Tickets are on sale now, be sure to get your tickets before they sell out! Questions? Contact PPF’s Development Director.

Public Health Notice: Monkeypox (MPX)

The World Health Organization has declared Monkeypox (MPX) a World Health Emergency. The community of Santa Barbara County should know that:

MPX is a rare disease. While this illness can affect anyone, so far it is mostly being seen in men who have sex with men, monkeypox can spread to anyone through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact including:    

• Direct contact with monkeypox rash, sores, or scabs from a person with MPX.
• Contact with objects, fabrics (clothing, bedding, or towels), and surfaces that have been used by someone with MPX.  
• Contact with respiratory secretions, through kissing and other face-to-face contact.
• While it is not clear whether MPX is a sexually transmitted infection, most cases have been linked to sexual activity

Partners in Pride

Join us as a monthly donor to Pacific Pride Foundation through our Partners In Pride program.

By becoming a Partner in Pride, you will ensure that PPF continues to create a vibrant, thriving, and visible community for LGBTQ+ people through activities that foster a positive sense of identity, purpose, and well-being. 

Sign up today, and support your community all year long!

October Syringe Exchange

Santa Maria 

Every Wednesday

2-3:30pm or while supplies last*

Town Center Mall

200 Town Center E 

 Dates: 12th, 19th, 26th

Santa Barbara

Every other Tuesday

10am-1pm or while supplies last*

Carrillo Castillo Lot

400 W Carrillo St

 Dates: 11th, 25th

Isla Vista

Every other Friday

12:30-2:30pm or while supplies last*

Community Room

 970 Embarcadero Del Mar 

 Dates: 14th, 28th

Counseling at PPF 

Need to talk to someone? We are here for you. 

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

PROUD Youth Programs

FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH AND ALLIES GRADES 7TH - 12th 

PROUD YOUTH GROUPS OFFER: 

• A fun and welcoming environment for youth to connect
• Peer support groups
• Fun field trips and group activities
• Space for BIPOC LGBTO+ youth through our PROUD Youth of Color

PROUD Youth of Color Sign Up

PROUD Youth Group Sign Up

Be on the lookout for upcoming in-person events and activities!

Questions? Email our Community Outreach and Education Manager.

SANTA BARBARA AIDS QUILT MEMORIAL PROCESSION

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2022

AT 4PM

OCTOBER IS AIDS AWARENESS MONTH.

Join Quilt Project Gold Coast for the AIDS Memorial Quilt Procession starting at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse on October 22nd at 4pm. We will carry AIDS Memorial Quilts of local residents lost to AIDS down State Street from the Courthouse to Santa Barbara City Hall in the De la Guerra Plaza.

• Meet at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse at the corner of Anacapa and Anapamu Streets at 4pm
• A short candlelight vigil and program will be held at Santa Barbara City Hall
• The more people who show up, the more Quilts we can carry and display

Join our Lavender Elders group!  

The Lavender Group meets every other week on Thursdays from 12 - 1:00 pm for lunch at Jill's Place and over zoom (simultaneously). This social group is for LGBTQ+ folks and allies ages 50+.

For more information or questions about how you can join the group, email our Community Outreach and Education Manager.

Additional Ways to Give!

CarEasy

Website | Car Donations

Looking for another way to support our services? Pacific Pride Foundation is now accepting car donations through careasy.org! 

Click here to schedule a pick up!

AmazonSmile

Website | Shop & Donate

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!

Pacific Pride Foundation | Website