San Benito County Local News: Local Community Groups

11/18/2021
December 1 will kick off San Benito County's 12 Days of Giving fundraiser, benefiting several nonprofits.

11/14/2021
Volunteers worked to landscape areas of Aromas Sports Park in a project supported by the local Rotary Club.

11/08/2021
Partnership for Children has received a $105,000 grant to bring assistance to Central Coast families. The group provides transportation and medical care for children and their families.

11/08/2021
Tahra Goraya has been announced as new president and CEO of the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership. She will take the position in January of 2022.

09/18/2021
Local company Graniterock is partnering with two nonprofits to install two barn owl nesting boxes as part of the San Benito River habitat restoration project.

09/13/2021
The Community FoodBank of San Benito County tried out several locations when its mobile pantry program rolled out this spring. A new schedule beginning Sept. 20 targets the locations with the largest turnout.

09/08/2021
Shannon Imbronone’s Savage Designs has been named Small Business of the Year by the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce. She and other businesses and individuals will be honored at the Centennial Celebration, taking place Sept. 12 at Leal Vineyards.

08/25/2021
The Santa Cruz Veterans Center will provide counseling services at the Hollister Veterans Memorial Building Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for vets who are troubled by the American military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Bernie Ramirez of VFW Post 9242 said he is pushing to have those services available every Friday.

08/08/2021
A fundraiser for local nonprofits, the 2021 San Benito Community Auction takes place Aug. 27-30. Sponsored by the San Benito Community Foundation, the virtual auction lets participants bid on packages from local donors.

06/03/2021
This school year, students in danger of not graduating from high school explored the world of art through a program provided by the San Benito Arts Council.

05/18/2021
The first two scheduled events are a spring picnic in May and the San Benito County Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo on June 26.

05/17/2021
A new mural soon will enhance the Youth Alliance’s building, a collaborative project under the leadership of artist Victoria Murray and funded in part by the California Arts Council Youth.

03/14/2021
A county investigation into the San Benito Health Foundation concluded that the nonprofit clinic vaccinated people for COVID-19 who were not yet eligible for inoculation under state guidelines.

03/14/2021
“We are getting more people applying for our help, particularly the nutrition programs and Meals on Wheels,” said Pauline Valdivia, executive director of Jovenes de Antaño del Condado de San Benito.