2025
Santa Barbara’s only diaper bank seeks donations during its third annual drive
KSBY | Sept. 22nd, 2025
LEAP Receives National Diaper Need Awareness Week Proclamation
Santa Barbara Independent | Sept. 18th, 2025
Local Businesses Raising Diapers for Babies in Need All September
Edhat | Sept. 9th, 2025
Diaper Drive Designed to Cover a Growing Need for Families
Noozhawk | Sept. 6th, 2025
A Santa Barbara County non-profit is offering access to free diapers and wipes for families in need
KCLU | Sept. 5th, 2025
Fly Through Air With Greatest of Ease at Free Family Trapeze Day
Noozhawk | Jul. 19th, 2025
Santa Barbara Trapeze and LEAP Invite the Community to a Free Day of Flying, Food, and Family Fun
Santa Barbara Independent | Jul. 18th, 2025
Nonprofits Extend Diaper Bank Service to North County Families in Crisis
Noozhawk | Jul. 25th, 2025
Partnership Brings Relief to Families in Crisis Through Diaper Distribution in North County
Amigos805 | Jul. 24th, 2025
Partnership Brings Relief to Families in Crisis Through Diaper Distribution in North County
Santa Barbara Independent | Jul. 23rd, 2025
LEAP Raises Funds for Its Stellar Early Childhood and Family Assistance Programs
Santa Barbara Independent | Mar. 20th, 2025
New Lompoc Childcare Center Welcomes First Students
Edhat | Mar. 19th, 2025
New Lompoc Childcare Center Welcomes First Students
Santa Barbara Independent | Mar. 17th, 2025
Three Local Leaders Honored at the 6th Annual LEAP Awards in Santa Barbara
Amigos805 | Mar. 17th, 2025
LEAP Awards Pay Tribute to Three Community Leaders
Noozhawk | Mar. 16th, 2025
Three Local Leaders Honored at the 6th Annual LEAP Awards
Edhat | Mar. 14th, 2025
LEAP Announces 6th Annual LEAP Awards Honoring Local Community Leaders
Santa Barbara Independent | Jan. 24th, 2025
6th Annual LEAP Awards Honor 3 Local Community Leaders
Noozhawk | Jan. 24th, 2025
2024
New Childcare Center ‘LEAPs’ into Lompoc
KEYT | Dec. 19th, 2024
New Lompoc Children’s Center Will Help Fill Gap in Childcare Facilities
Noozhawk | Dec. 11th, 2024
LEAPing into Lompoc: Community Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for New Children’s Center
EdHat | Dec. 8th, 2024
LEAPing into Lompoc: Community Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for New Children’s Center
Santa Barbara Independent | Dec. 7th, 2024
LEAP, Santa Barbara County cut ribbon on new Lompoc child care center
Santa Maria Times | Dec. 5th, 2024
LEAPing into Lompoc: Community Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for new Children’s Center
Amigos 805 | Dec. 5th, 2024
LEAP, Santa Barbara County cut ribbon on new Lompoc child care center
Lompoc Record | Dec. 5th, 2024
An Underserved Part of Santa Barbara County is Getting More Support for Working Families
KCLU | Dec. 3rd, 2024
Waiting for care: Lompoc only has child care space for about 7 percent of its infants
Santa Maria Sun | Nov. 28th, 2024
LEAP Into Action: Transforming Childcare and Family Support Since 1971
Noozhawk | Nov. 21st, 2024
Immigration Resources Stronger Than Ever in Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara Independent | Nov. 18th, 2024
LEAP Santa Barbara Hosts Monthly Diaper Drives to Help With Child Care Costs
Santa Maria Sun | Oct. 17th, 2024
Local Diaper Bank Reports 11,331 in Assets From September Collection
Noozhawk | Oct. 9th, 2024
Community raises 11,331 Diapers for Local Diaper Bank
Edhat | Oct. 7th, 2024
Diaper Drive in Santa Barbara County Raises More than 11,000 Diapers
Santa Barbara Independent | Oct. 7th, 2024
Santa Barbara, Goleta and Lompoc Communities Raises 11,331 Diapers for Local Diaper Bank
Amigos805 | Oct. 1st, 2024
County Commission for Women Helps to Cover Costs for Diaper Bank
Noozhawk | Sept. 26th, 2024
Commission for Women Supports Santa Barbara County’s Only Diaper Bank
Santa Barbara Independent | Sept. 24th, 2024
Diaper Drive for LEAP: Bring Diapers and Wipes to Old Town Coffee September 23 – 29
City of Goleta | Sept. 23rd, 2024
Local nonprofit helping fill diaper gap in Santa Barbara County during Diaper Need Awareness Week
KSBY | Sept. 23rd, 2024
LEAP Seeking Diaper Supplies for Families in Need Across Santa Barbara County
KEYT | Sept. 23rd, 2024
Santa Barbara County’s LEAP Holding Diaper Drive and Fundraiser This Week
Santa Barbara Independent | Sept. 21st, 2024
Diaper Need Awareness Week
Goleta Monarch Press | Sept. 11th, 2024
LEAP in Santa Barbara Receives National Diaper Need Awareness Week Proclamation
Amigos805 | Sept. 11th, 2024
LEAP Receives National Diaper Need Awareness Week Proclamation
Edhat | Sept. 11th, 2024
County Supervisors Honor Goleta Child Care Center LEAP
Noozhawk | June 9th, 2024
LEAP Receives International Children’s Day Recognition
Santa Barbara Independent | June 4th, 2024
LEAP: Childcare receives grant amid financial shortfall in Goleta
KEYT | May 20th, 2024
LEAP Childcare receives critical funding grant from the Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara
KSBY | May 15th, 2024
LEAP Celebrates One Year Anniversary of New Name
Santa Barbara Independent | May 14th, 2024
Katya Armistead and Kristen Miller Honored at 2024 LEAP Awards
VoicesSB | Mar. 8th, 2024
2024 LEAP Awards Honor Katya Armistead and Kristen Miller
Noozhawk | Mar. 2nd, 2024
LEAP in the Santa Barbara Independent
Santa Barbara Independent | Feb. 29th, 2024
2023
LEAP and Trinity Church of the Nazarene Partner to Address Urgent Child Care Needs in Lompoc
Ground News | November 29, 2023
LEAP and Trinity Church of the Nazarene Partner to Address Urgent Child Care Needs in Lompoc
Santa Barbara Independent | November 29, 2023
LEAP, Trinity Church of the Nazarene Partner to Create Lompoc Child Care Center
Lompoc Record | November 28, 2023
LEAP Mitigates the Effects of Poverty, Racism, and Trauma to Help Families Thrive
Noozhawk | November 15, 2023
Santa Barbara County’s LEAP Collects Diapers for Local Families, Year-round
KEYT | September 25, 2023
Santa Barbara County’s LEAP Holding Diaper Drive and Fundraiser this week
Santa Barbara Independent | September 21, 2023
Isla Vista Youth Projects Changes Name to LEAP to Reflect Nonprofit’s Growing Reach
City of Goleta | May 15, 2023
IVYP Becomes LEAP
City of Goleta | May 12, 2023
IVYP Becomes LEAP! Briefing and Logo Unveiling Draws Community Leaders
Edhat | May 12, 2023
IVYP Becomes LEAP! Briefing and Logo Unveiling Draws Community Leaders
Amigos805 | May 11, 2023
Isla Vista Youth Projects announces name change continuing the 50 year organization’s legacy
KEYT | May 11, 2023
‘Love Your Neighbor’ Week: Reflections on the Self. Six Stories of Immigration, Altruism, and Paying it Forward
Santa Barbara Independent | May 3, 2023
2022
Isla Vista Youth Projects Partners With Veggie Rescue To Address Food Insecurity in Community
Daily Nexus | Mar. 31, 2022
Local Heroes 2022
Santa Barbara Independent | Nov. 23, 2022
2021
Goleta’s Finest Community Awards Celebrated at 71st Annual Gala
Noozhawk | Dec. 6, 2021
South Coast Chamber of Commerce to Honor Goleta’s Finest
Santa Barbara News-Press | Nov. 11, 2021
2021 Goleta’s Finest Winners Announced
EdHat | Nov. 9, 2021
2021 Goleta’s Finest Winners Announced
SB South Coast Chamber of Commerce | Nov. 8, 2021
Amid Nationwide Diaper Shortage, Santa Barbara Non-Profit Opens ‘Diaper Bank’ for Families
KCBX FM | Oct. 11, 2021
IVYP Launches First Diaper Bank in Santa Barbara County
KEYT News | Oct. 6, 2021
Isla Vista Youth Projects is County’s First Certified Diaper Bank
Noozhawk | Oct. 6, 2021
Isla Vista Youth Projects Names Four New Board Members
Noozhawk | Feb. 8, 2021
Isla Vista Youth Projects Names Four New Board Members
EdHat | Feb. 8, 2021
2020
Isla Vista Youth Projects Helps Students Get to Work
EdHat | Oct. 18, 2020
Cynder Sinclair: Nonprofits Rise to Challenge of Ever-Changing Uncertainty from Coronavirus
Noozhawk | July 29, 2020
Cynder Sinclair: How Some Nonprofits Are Adapting to Survive, Deliver Services Amid Coronavirus
Noozhawk | April 29, 2020
2019
Diana Puente has been hired as the first Isla Vista Community Center Director
Isla Vista Community Services District – IVCSD | July 15, 2019
The S.B. Questionnaire: Lori Goodman
Santa Barbara Independent | June 16, 2019
Isla Vista Youth Projects Hosts Inaugural LEAP Awards Event
Noozhawk | May 3, 2019
2018
Isla Vista Child Care Center Hosts Ribbon-Cutting
Santa Barbara Independent | May 15, 2018
Lori Lander Goodman to Head Isla Vista Youth
Noozhawk | Jan. 5, 2018
2017
IVYP’s LuAnn Miller Set to Retire After 33 Years of Nonprofit Work
UCSB Nexus | Oct. 12, 2017
Isla Vista Youth Projects Secures Ownership of Children’s Center Building in Goleta
Noozhawk | Apr. 21, 2017
