The Office serves as the umbrella for Santa Barbara County Arts & Culture Ready, founded by local venues in 2018. Arts & Culture Ready is a network dedicated ensuring safe and inviting public spaces for all. Learn more about how your venue can participate in the Performing Arts Ready Certification Program here.
By supplementing and coordinating with existing disaster management systems and sharing resources specific to the sector, we hope to help cultural organizations, artists, and communities respond effectively to disasters and emergencies. For thoughtful local consultation regarding accessibility considerations, please contact the Independent Living Resource Center.
State and National Government and Volunteer Organizations in Emergency
FEMA explains what sort of assistance they provide, who qualifies, and other services. on their website, they offer application directions, and allows users to check their status of their application.
Among the Salvation Army's disaster response and recovery programs are counseling and support programs, financial assistance, shelter provision, and the distribution of water, food, furniture, building materials, sanitary, infant and child care products, medicines, bedding and other items for which an immediate need exists.
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) provides a variety of services to individuals and businesses impacted by disasters in California. These range from assistance for those who may have lost a job due to the disaster, to employers who are forced to shut down operations.
VOAD associations improve outcomes for people affected by disasters by facilitating cooperation, communication, coordination, and collaboration among nonprofit organizations, community-based groups, government agencies, and for-profit companies.
