November 8 at the New Vic Theatre Photo Exhibit and Events at Art & Soul Gallery: November 4 – 20 In keeping with our tradition for this annual event, we turn to the arts for telling compelling stories, connecting the community to our work, and bringing dignity,...
Educational Luncheon Series 2026
The Honorable Susan Rose Educational Luncheon Series 2026 The Honorable Susan Rose Educational Luncheon Series will feature in-depth discussions regarding the social and human service issues most critical in our community in an open forum of questions and answers....
Educational Luncheon Series 2025
The Honorable Susan Rose Educational Luncheon Series 2025 The Honorable Susan Rose Educational Luncheon Series will feature in-depth discussions regarding the social and human service issues most critical in our community in an open forum of questions and answers....
New Beginnings 2025 Annual Fundraiser
Thank You to Our 2025 Gala Sponsors! Photos from Our Benefit Performances Annual Benefit Dinner & Performances Two Shows, Four Great Nights - Supporting New Beginnings of Santa Barbara County October 23 - October 26, 2025 Laughter will take center stage this fall...
New Beginnings 2025 Benefit
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Development Coordinator
Development Coordinator The Development Coordinator plays a key supporting role in advancing the organization’s fundraising, donor engagement, and community outreach efforts. This position works closely with the Executive Director to implement fundraising strategies,...
CERF Project Coordinator
CERF City Vehicle Encampment Resolution Project Coordinator 40-hour per week position with benefits. The CERF City Encampment Resolution Project will work to resolve 21 vehicle encampments county-wide. The Project Coordinator will oversee coordinating this effort,...
Quality Inn – Supportive Services Specialist
Quality Inn - Supportive Services Specialist The Quality Inn Supportive Services Specialist will serve as the on-site case management support for Quality Inn, the City Housing Authority’s 28-unit permanent housing with embedded recovery apartment development for...
Scattered Site Housing Case Manager
Scattered Site Housing Case Manager 40 hours per week/full-time, non-exempt Case Manager. Provides case management and housing navigation assistance to help the homeless return to living in traditional and permanent housing. Responsibilities: Responsibilities and...
CERF Outreach Case Manager
CERF Outreach Case Manager New Beginnings is seeking a highly motivated self-starter to join our Vehicle Encampment Project team as a CERF Outreach Case Manager, providing services to individuals experiencing homelessness in Santa Barbara County. The Encampment...
CERF Housing Navigator – North County
Housing Navigator, Vehicle Encampment Resolution Project Full Time, Hourly Non-Exempt. The Housing Navigator works closely with vehicle encampment clients to secure permanent housing opportunities for homeless individuals and families. Provides case management to...
CERF Housing Locator
Housing Locator, Vehicle Encampment Resolution Project Full Time, Hourly Non-Exempt. The Housing Locator works closely with prospective property owners and managers to secure permanent housing opportunities for homeless individuals and families. Locates available...
CERF Housing Retention Specialist – North County
Housing Retention Specialist, Encampment Resolution Project The Housing Retention Specialist for the New Beginnings’ Encampment Resolution Project will engage, assess and assist eligible clients as referred by our Encampment Resolution Project, by partnering with...
2024 Annual Benefit
Annual Fundraiser November 2nd, 2024 The Boys Next Doorby Tom GriffinNew Beginnings’ annual fundraisers are designed to educate and entertain our community around critical social issues and our key programs. For the 2024 year, our focus is on Mental Health and...
CalAIM Enrollment Specialist
CalAIM Enrollment Specialist New Beginnings is seeking a qualified and experienced CalAIM Enrollment Specialist to provide comprehensive support for the Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports (CS) programs under our CalAIM initiative. The CalAIM...
VeraCruz Village – Supportive Services Specialist
VeraCruz Village - Supportive Services Specialist The VeraCruz Village Supportive Services Specialist will serve as the on-site case management support for VeraCruz Village, the City Housing Authority’s 28-unit permanent housing with embedded recovery apartment...
Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, or Public Health Nurse
Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, or Public Health Nurse 40 hours per week/full-time, non-exempt in Santa Barbara County The NP, RN, or PHN will provide care and coordinate services for clients in the promotion and maintenance of health and prevention of illness...
Case Manager, Veterans’ Program – South County
Case Manager, Veterans’ Program – South County 40 hours per week/full-time, non-exempt Case Manager position. Program provides eviction prevention and rapid rehousing case management for veterans and their families in South County who are struggling with housing...
Housing Navigator, Safe Parking Program – North County
Housing Navigator, Safe Parking Program – North County Full Time, Hourly Non-Exempt. The Housing Navigator works closely with clients and prospective property owners and managers to secure permanent housing opportunities for homeless individuals and families. Locates...
Practicum & Internships
Clinical Internships and Traineeships The dedicated group of intern counselors who are completing their training before becoming licensed as clinical psychologists, marriage and family therapists, or clinical social workers is truly the heart and soul of New...
Volunteer Licensed Clinical Supervisor
Volunteer Licensed Clinical Supervisor New Beginnings Counseling Center has openings in its clinical traineeship program for volunteer Licensed Psychologist Clinical Supervisors (PsyD and PhD), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Clinical Supervisors, and...
Safe Parking Program Anniversary Luncheon
Safe Parking Program® 20th Anniversary Luncheon This special luncheon will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Safe Parking Program in Santa Barbara County. The event will honor Congressman Salud Carbajal and the Hon. Susan Rose for their commitment and dedication...
Volunteers
New Beginnings is seeking volunteers to come and join our team in our new office space, located at 530 E. Montecito Street, Suite 101, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. Volunteer duties can include: administrative front desk assistance, street outreach to people living in...
2023 Annual Benefit – War Words
Annual Fundraiser October 28th, 2023: New Beginnings’ annual fundraisers are designed to educate and entertain our community around critical social issues and our key programs. For the 2023 year, our focus is on Veterans. We are proud to announce that on October 28th,...
Educational Luncheon Series 2024
The Honorable Susan Rose Educational Luncheon Series 2024 The Honorable Susan Rose Educational Luncheon Series will feature in-depth discussions regarding the social and human service issues most critical in our community in an open forum of questions and answers....
Annual Benefit- Every Brilliant Thing
September 24-26, 2022. We are pleased to announce that we will be holding our Annual Fundraiser this September with the British comedian Jonny Donahoe. Jonny Donahoe will perform his award-winning one-man show called
Educational Luncheon Series
2022. We are pleased to begin again offering to our community our Educational Luncheon Series this year on a quarterly basis. We will be holding luncheons in person outside on a quarterly basis.
Annual Fundraiser at the Drive-In
October 22, 2020 In keeping with our tradition to educate our community through the arts, we held our annual fundraiser at the West Wind Drive-In and showed the comedy-drama film The Fisher King. The evening was a very special night under the stars, and we were grateful we could all come together to enjoy this film and celebrate our work!
The Hidden Homelessness Crisis In California (HBO)
The New Beginnings’ Safe Parking Program was the recent focus of HBO’s VICE, bringing to light the increasing number of Americans forced to live in their vehicles.
New Beginnings Counseling Center’s Safe Parking Program Featured in Los Angeles Times Article
Featured in Los Angeles Times:
‘Living out of a car amid lap of luxury’
Kathy is a senior citizen, Marva is a nurse, Santiago is a chef and Luis is an eighth-grade student.
All of them live in Santa Barbara with one thing in common.
When night falls, they head to designated parking lots and sleep in their vehicles, all clients in the region’s Safe Parking program.
Safe Parking Program Featured in Rolling Stone Magazine
Safe Parking Program Featured in Rolling Stone Magazine Article:
‘Recession’s Middle Class Casualties’
New Beginnings Counseling Center once again receives national attention for its Safe Parking Program™ which helps middle class families struggling to regain their footing in today’s difficult economy. The program’s unique approach to dealing with homelessness maintains its commitment to helping the homeless find housing and employment.
Workshop with Dr. Darryl S. Inaba
Mar 7, 2020 New Beginnings initiated a collaboration with its community partners to bring the world’s leading expert on addiction, Dr. Darryl S. Inaba, to Santa Barbara to provide a free, day-long training to our local mental health professionals.
Annual Fundraiser at the New Vic
Nov 1, 2019 To provide an entertaining way to educate community members about our work, New Beginnings produced a theatrical performance of a Jane Anderson play called Food and Shelter at the New Vic. The evening included a wonderful dinner for sponsors at Bouchon beforehand. The performance afterwards was absolutely spectacular!
Celebrating 50 Years with Harrison Ford
Sep 23, 2018 To celebrate our 50th year of service to our community, our agency held an intimate gathering at the Santa Barbara Airport with the legendary actor Harrison Ford. Only 36 of our top supporters attended the event, and we raised over $100,000!
Skid Row Marathon Documentary
Aug 25, 2018 New Beginnings organized two showings of the award-winning documentary, Skid Row Marathon, to offer our community members with an educational experience to learn about homelessness and addiction. We held a screening in Santa Barbara and one at UC Santa Barbara.
Changing Lives Gala (2017)
October 12, 2017 For our final traditional gala, we chose to recognize Glenn and Amy Bacheller. The Bachellers supported our organization by providing their expertise and financial resources during a time of uncertainty. They also have served as strong ambassadors for our organization and have helped to inform the community and our mental health and housing programs.
Changing Lives Gala (2016)
September 29, 2016 Keeping with our tradition to recognize our most impactful supporters at our galas, we chose to recognize Mary and Gary Becker. The Beckers invested in our Safe Parking Program when the program’s funding was uncertain. Mary built community among female Safe Parking clients, and Gary helped us to improve our external communications through online and public relations media.
Salute to Lois Capps
Jul 17, 2016 New Beginnings held this fundraiser as a way to recognize former US Congresswoman, Lois Capps, for all of her efforts advancing legislation for disadvantaged community members. Capps retired later in the year, and we were so pleased to be able to honor her at this event!
Changing Lives Gala (2015)
October 8, 2015 After holding several galas in previous years, we decided to use the gala this year to recognize the Hon. Susan Rose and her husband Allan Ghitterman for the impact they have made on our agency and in the community at large. Susan helped to launch the Safe Parking Program when she was a County Board Supervisor, while Allan focused on the work of our Counseling Center as a board member for many years.
New Beginnings Receives Outstanding Community Partner Award
New Beginnings Counseling Center Receives Outstanding Community Partner Award: Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara Recognizes Long-Time Partner
(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara awarded local non-profit New Beginnings Counseling Center with its prestigious 2014 Outstanding Community Partner Award.
“The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara is lucky to have New Beginnings as a partner agency in service to our low income households in the community,” shared Mr. Pearson. “Their counseling programs are outstanding—providing everything from one-on-one counseling to our senior clients in distress to young mothers and fathers who need help in developing their parenting skills. We have worked with New Beginnings for over six years and are continually impressed with the quality of their staff, program and services. They help us be “more than just housing” to low income seniors, disabled persons and families in Santa Barbara.”