The Santa Maria Campus serves as the primary hub for Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley's community-focused programs, emphasizing youth development, substance abuse prevention, violence reduction, restorative justice practices, and homeless services for transitional-aged youth. This location coordinates educational workshops, trainings, and support services tailored to the needs of the Santa Maria Valley community, partnering with local schools, probation departments, and county agencies to promote health, safety, and resiliency.
- Youth Substance Use Prevention: Delivers evidence-based curricula developed by institutions like the University of Southern California, including presentations on alcohol and marijuana risks, tobacco prevention education for K-12 schools, and Drug-Free Community initiatives to address youth substance use through coalition-building across 12 community sectors.
- Restorative Services and Conflict Mediation: Provides diversion programs, peer mediation training for junior high and high school students via partnerships with Santa Maria Bonita School District and Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, fostering restorative approaches to discipline on school campuses.
- Young Adult Homeless Services: Operates a drop-in Navigation Center offering housing navigation, case management, mental health support, meals, and job assistance; oversees rapid rehousing and the Resilient Place, a four-bedroom permanent supportive housing facility for 18-24 year olds experiencing homelessness.
- Street Outreach: Engages unsheltered youth aged 16-24 with immediate resources, coordinated entry for services, and collaboration with Santa Barbara County for transitional housing policies.
- Trainings and Community Education: Offers workshops on topics like Hidden in Plain Sight for parents and educators, vaccine hesitancy reduction, and neighborhood restorative justice programs.
These initiatives equip participants with life skills, promote positive decision-making, and build community partnerships to create safer, more supportive environments specifically from this central campus location.62118
