The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has approved more than $50,000 in grant funding to twelve area nonprofit organizations through the Arts Making Impact program .

Initiatives that will receive grants of up to $5,000 this year include free art classes for youth in Santa Maria and Carpinteria, storytelling workshops in Lompoc, and dance programs for seniors in Santa Barbara.

With grant funding, the Lompoc Theatre Project will present Telling Our Stories, a free, six-week storytelling workshop for adults that emphasizes inclusion and cultural representation. Guided by professional storytellers, participants will craft and perform personal narratives in a culminating public event designed to strengthen community bonds, promote cultural understanding, and encourage intergenerat

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