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Pacific Pride Foundation works to ensure a healthy, visible and vibrant LGBTQ+ community in Santa Barbara County.

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PPF is searching for a new Executive Director!

Reporting to the Board of Directors, Pacific Pride Foundation is seeking an experienced, growth-minded executive leader to serve as their next Executive Director (ED). The candidate has the exciting opportunity to envision and implement the next chapter of service to the LBGTQ+ community in Santa Barbara County. They will set the course for the organization using new approaches to inclusivity, intersectionality, and advocacy. A clear and decisive communicator, this leader will oversee the services and community building that PPF provides, fostering internal and external relationships with community members, leaders, and partners in Santa Barbara County.

SALARY RANGE: $150,000 – $180,000 per year

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Noche de Lotería: 8 de Marzo

¡Acompáñanos el Viernes 8 de Marzo de 5:30pm a 8:00pm en La Casa de la Raza en Santa Barbara para una noche de jugar lotería, apoyar vendedores locales, y crear comunidad!

Este evento es gratuito y abierto a todas las edades. Este evento bilingüe tiene como objetivo elevar las comunidades LGBTQ+ y Latino/a/x/e.

La ubicación es 601 E. Montecito Street en Santa Bárbara. El lugar del evento es accesible en silla de ruedas. Se recomienda la inscripción para este evento para que podamos proporcionar suficiente comida para todes. ¡Haga click en el enlace en nuestra bio para registrarse!

Si desea más información, póngase en contacto con nuestra Gerente de Entrenamientos y Educación en azalea@pacificpridefoundation.org.

SERVICES

Youth

PPF brings together LGBTQ+ youth to safely celebrate their identities, join in activism and education, and build friendships. Find out more about our empowering LGBTQ+ Youth Services, including: 

  • PROUD Prom
  • Youth Group
  • YALP
  • (90) Days of Summer
  • Youth Connect Conference

 

Adults

Looking to get involved with a strong community of LGBTQ+ adults and allies?

  • Join SaBLE
  • Become an Ambassador
  • Volunteer at events, in the office, and more
  • Enjoy LGBT-themed Film nights
  • Attend weekly Young Adult therapeutic support groups at PPF

Parents

Whether you’re an avid supporter of your LGBTQ+ kid or have just found out your child’s sexuality or gender identity is not what you expected, PPF is here to assist in your journey.

  • Check out our tips for adults supporting LGBTQ+ youth
  • Find out about counseling at PPF
  • Get resources and referrals 

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Local and National Happenings

For a summary of what’s happening this month in the LGBTQ+ community, click here for our newsletter!

PPF Board Announcement: Welcome Hangping, Kristy, and Dean!

Pacific Pride Foundation (PPF) today announced its three newest board members who will support PPF’s work to ensure a vibrant and visible LGBTQ+ community  here in Santa Barbara County. 

“We’re beyond excited to introduce three new board members who will bring a diverse set of insight and experience to our Board of Directors,” said PPF Executive Director Kristin Flickinger. “These members embody a period of growth for the PPF board, bringing in new and different voices from the LGBTQ+ community, as well as specific skill sets in Advocacy, Governance and more.”

Beginning their three-year terms in 2023, the new board members are: 

  • Hangping Xu (he/him), Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature at UCSB
  • Kristy Thomsen (she/her), Associate Director of Mission Assurance at Raytheon Vision Systems in Goleta, CA
  • Dean Carter (he/him), Chief People and Purpose Officer at Guild

Senate Passes Respect for Marriage Act

Today is a historic day for the LGBTQ+ community as the Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act with bipartisan support. The bill will return to the U.S. House for final passage, and then to President Joe Biden, who has stated he will sign the bill into law.

“Today’s passage of the Respect for Marriage act in the Senate is an important step on the historic path to protection for same-sex couples. This bipartisan achievement is the work of many LGBTQ+ organizations, advocates, and Members of Congress, who have been dedicated to ensuring its passage at this challenging time.

“Once signed into law, in the coming weeks, this legislation will secure the rights and protections of marriage to LGBTQ+ people and their families. Equally importantly, it will serve as a message to our community that love is love and that we have the right to marry the person we love, regardless of gender.”

-Pacific Pride Foundation Executive Director, Kristin Flickinger


Pacific Pride Foundation Condemns Supreme Court Rulings

In response to the Supreme Court’s rulings on affirmative action and LGBTQ+ rights and religious freedoms on July 29th and 30th, 2023, Pacific Pride Foundation’s Executive Director, Kristin Flickinger issued the following statement:

Santa Barbara, CA – Today’s Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis retreats on decades of protections for the LGBTQ+ community. By allowing a website designer to refuse to create websites celebrating same-sex weddings, the court has eroded public accommodations laws requiring retailers to provide goods and services to all people regardless of status, including sexual orientation, gender, race, and ability. As Justice Sotomayor stated in her dissenting opinion:

“By issuing this new license to discriminate in a case brought by a company that seeks to deny same-sex couples the full and equal enjoyment of its services, the immediate, symbolic effect of the decision is to mark gays and lesbians for second-class status.”

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