Resources

Organizations

• National Gray Panthers Network (Facebook)
• A history of the Gray Panthers (Wikipedia)
• American Association of Retired People
• California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) – Long Term Care Justice & Advocacy (An important activist organization)
• Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens (Our local “clearing house” for useful information)
• Pacific Pride Foundation (wwwpacificpridefoundation.org; support for LGBTQ+ people)
• Pflag (www.pflag.org; support for when a loved one comes out; you can search the site for help within Santa Barbara County)

Agencies

• List of Agencies working with Older Adults in Santa Barbara County

Elected Officials

• Contact Elected Officials

Publications

• This Directory (published by the Central Coast Area Agency on Aging) is a useful guide to resources specifically intended for seniors: Santa Barbara Senior Resource Directory 2019-2020 (centralcoastseniors.org)
• The California Department of Aging has released its 2021-25 Older Americans Act State Plan: https://aging.ca.gov/OAA_State_Plan/
• For information about and for seniors in Lompoc, see: Lompoc, CA Senior Guide (seniorcare.com)
• For information about and for seniors in Santa Maria see: https://www.seniorcare.com/directory/ca/santa-maria