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About Us
United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County (UBGC) is a non-profit youth development agency and serves children ages 5-18 years old, from 10 locations across Santa Barbara County. UBGC is a member of the national organization, Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Our mission is “to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens”.
We place an emphasis on BGCA’s Formula for Impact making sure our programs help youth achieve three priority outcomes: Academic Success, Good Character & Citizenship and Healthy Lifestyles. The Formula for Impact take youth who need us most and incorporate outcome driven Club experiences to meet our priority outcomes. In 2001, UBGC consolidated as one organization serving communities in Carpinteria, Westside Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Lompoc; and manages Camp Whittier, a 55-acre residential camp, in the Santa Ynez mountains near Lake Cachuma. As of 2017, UBGC expanded services to Buellton, and more recently, Solvang. UBGC oversees a budget of over 3 million dollars raised from individual and corporate contributions, foundation and government grants, special events and program service fees.
Board of Directors
Advisory Board of Directors
Leadership Team
Michael Baker
Chief Executive Officer
Leslie Bisno
VP of Advancement
Tina Ballue
Director of Special Events
Tony DeFelicis
Athletic Director
Meet our Community Partners
UBGC’s community partners support our mission “to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens” through quality programming and outcome driven Club experiences. A special thank you to our Make a Difference partners who strive to make a county-wide impact in each of our Clubs.
Make A Difference Partners
Leadership Ring – $50,000
Director’s Society – $25,000
Corporate Donor – $24,000
Corporate Donor – $15,000
Mentor’s Club – $10,000
Carol Del Ciello
General Partners
UBGC’s Clubs have a variety of space available to host your next event or meeting. Our gymnasium is also available for sporting events, weddings, birthday parties and dances. For availability, contact our Club Directors:
Carpinteria Unit Club Director: Don Hall – Phone: 805-684-1568
Goleta Unit Club Director: Dana Kasmedo805-967-1612
Westside Unit Club Director: Jesse Gonzalez – Phone: 805-966-2811
Lompoc Unit Club Director: De’Vika Stalling – Phone: 805-736-4978
Camp Whittier Contact:
Priscilla Hernandez– Phone: 805-962-6776