Forums and Events List
Click here to view a list of GPSBN forums and events. To view recordings of previous events, see the Events tab.
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
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