We are so excited to introduce to you Patty and Jon Wilson scholarship recipient, Evelin Cruz Garcia is attending California State University, Long Beach this fall and majoring in Pre-Nursing. One of Evelin’s goals is to operate a health care clinic in her parent’s Mexican home town! We are overjoyed for her and all the scholarship recipients as they start this new chapter!

We are so excited to introduce you to Patty and Jon Wilson scholarship recipient, Luis A. Giles-Gutierrez! Luis is attending Allan Hancock this fall and majoring in Automotive Engineering. One of Luis' goals is to travel the world and learn different culinary styles so he can cook for his friends and family! We are overjoyed for him and all the scholarship recipients as they start this new chapter!

We are so excited to introduce to you Patty and Jon Wilson scholarship recipient, Geraldinne Morquecho Cruz! Geraldinne is attending California Lutheran this fall and majoring in Liberal Arts. One of Geraldinne’s goals is to give back to her parents who immigrated from Mexico! We are overjoyed for her and all the scholarship recipients as they start this new chapter!

We are so excited to introduce you to Patty and Jon Wilson scholarship recipient, Daysi Anaiz Santos Hernandez! Daysi is attending UCLA this fall and majoring in Liberal Arts. One of Daysi’s goals is to travel the world with her Mom and sisters! We are overjoyed for her and all the scholarship recipients as they start this new chapter!

We are so excited to introduce you to Patty and Jon Wilson scholarship recipient, Angelyse Wyatt! Angelyse is attending Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas this fall and majoring in Social Work. We are overjoyed for her and all the scholarship recipients as they start this new chapter!

This week we want to highlight The Village, one of our apartment complexes located on the West Side of Santa Barbara. These apartment complexes have transformed over the years into a safe and lively community. The staff at The Village is fully committed to improving the lives of the tenants and involved daily in the on-site programing offered to The Villagers, including the Community Learning Center for the children of families at The Village. We have loved seeing the transformation of these apartments turn into a community of amazing people and help build up our community!

We are very excited to share some of the changes going on at our Community Learning Centers! Our amazing Community Partners at Coast Supply Co. have been hard at work updating our kitchen, replacing the countertops, cabinets, and installing a new sink. Soon they will be installing new floors so our students will feel more at home, excited to start their homework or jump into a great afternoon of cooking with the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County. Stay tuned over the next few weeks to see the final product!

Today we celebrate the beginning of a new school year at our Community Leanring Centers! Our staff and volunteers are ready to support our students with their math and history homework, making sure they get all their reading done, and even busting out a few dance moves during enrichment! We are so excited for all this next year has to offer!

This week our President & CEO, Dean Wilson was the keynote speaker at the 63rd Annual Santa Barbara Community Prayer Breakfast. Dean's message attested to God's faithfulness, constant love for others, and the power of healing. We are so honored to have him as our President & CEO!

Larrisa needed a computer for her classes and she was so excited when Summer dropped it off yesterday! Larrisa said she is so excited about her classes at SBCC where she is thinking of pursuing an associates in engineering. She eventually wants to transfer to her dream school, UC, Berkley and maybe even get a masters someday. No matter what she does she wants to honor her parents' sacrifice and give back to her community!

or our final week of camp, our students really got to let loose and discover their inner animals! On Monday, we went back to Kid’s World park and let our kids run wild. Next, we learned about nature and animals that they got to see in person at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

Last week, our students got to play in the park and spend some time back in the center. First, they went to Chase Palm Park and played an intense game of tag, cornhole, and so much more. Next, they got to watch The Sandlot in TFMI’s Sonos and SB Bowl Open Air Music Studio. As always, we got to end the week at the beach building sandcastles at Butterfly Beach. We are sad that summer is coming to an end but are ready to make the most of the next two weeks!

We are excited to announce that our President and CEO, Dean Wilson, will be this year’s keynote speaker at the Santa Barbara Community Prayer Breakfast! This event is a great time for the community to come together and pray for our cherished Santa Barbara. If you are in the area we highly encourage you to join us on this special day!

Our students really got some fun in the sun in Week 5. First, they went to the iconic Kid’s World park and got to swing, run, and play an intense game of tag. Then, they learned how to make healthy quesadillas, thanks to Santa Barbara County Food Bank. Next, they helped to clean the beach and learned all about our oceans at Santa Barbara Maritime Museum and ended their week at East Beach. What an amazing week and we look forward to next week!

Week 4 was full of fun and excitement with 4 trips for our students! First, they took a tour of the classic Santa Barbara Mission and got a tour around the beautiful chapel, walked through the exhibits, and play some games at the Rose Garden. The next day, they went to the Santa Barbara Historical Museum and learned about Fiesta! Thanks to The Santa Barbara Mission and Santa Barbara Historical Museum, our students had a history-packed week.

At The Turner Foundation we have some amazing partners and probably at the top is Doman International! We are blessed to work with these incredible people who help make the lives of brain injured individuals and children better through rigorous therapy and holistic care. A team of specialists visited sunny Santa Barbara to do an in-person clinic for their California at one of Turner’s Community Learning Centers.

This week our students had a blast exploring @sbbotanicgarden! They also went to the Santa Barbara Mission rose garden and the beach. Not only did they have fun out in the Santa Barbara community, but they also had some stellar innovative programming and music exploration at our Community Learning Centers. We are excited for a short but still packed week next week!

Week 1 of summer camp was a blast for our students! From the park to the beach and even a visit to the incredible Moxi Museum in Santa Barbara! Our students not only had fun but they learned as well. The hands on learning at the Moxi Museum meant our students learned about science, math, engineering, and art while having fun! We also went to the library and checked out some great books that we will be reading this summer. Stay tuned for week 2!

Last week we celebrated all that our amazing students have accomplished at the Community Learning Centers as well as listening to the beautiful music created by our Music and Imagination Youth Blues & Jazz Band! Both our A and B combo are true artist and hit their performances out of the park. Go to our TFMI Instagram page here to see some amazing videos of our talented artists. We look forward to seeing you all again at the next celebration of our students!

In May we were thrilled to end our spring programming with a bitter-sweet goodbye to one of our amazing graduates. Brando Hernandez has participated in our Community Learning Centers for the past few years and has been an integral part of TFMI’s Youth Blues and Jazz Band. We are sad to see Brando leave but we are so excited to see where he will go! Congratulations Brando!