Nonprofit Expert on Alzheimer’s Reveals Unique Approaches to Care
Confusion about causes of dementia are common.
“There are many misconceptions about what causes dementia,” Westland said,
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Friendship Center
- Feb 19
Getting started at Friendship Center
Come Meet Us Enrolling at Friendship Center is easy—after a conversation by phone, our family services staff can arrange first for a tour...
Admin
- Oct 28, 2023
Friendship Center Welcomes Board Members Paloma Espino and Steven Sharpe; Cynder Sinclair is President
Paloma Espino and Steven Sharpe have been elected to the Board of Directors for Friendship Center, and Cynder Sinclair has been elected...
Friendship Center Development
- Nov 18, 2022
Friendship Center Honors Members at Veteran's Day Celebration
Friendship Center was proud to honor the veterans we serve with another wonderful celebration on Thursday, November 10th, from 12-1:30pm....
Friendship Center Development
- Oct 17, 2022
Take a LEAP! An Exploration in Friendship Center's Life Enrichment Activity Program
Friendship Center has faithfully served our senior members through every transition we have experienced together, including these past...
Friendship Center
- Jul 20, 2022
Watching the Lifecycle: Friendship Center's Monarch Butterfly Project
The past few months have not just been blooming, but metamorphosing at Friendship Center! In March 2022, the Assistance League of Santa...
Friendship Center Development
- Apr 18, 2022
Friendship Center and VNA Health Hold Special Pinning Ceremony for Veterans
Friendship Center in collaboration with VNA Health were proud to host a very special Veterans Pinning Ceremony on Thursday April 7th....
Friendship Center
- Feb 18, 2022
We are Open! Friendship Center Day Program Opens for Full Days
Like the rest of our community, Friendship Center has seen so much change in recent years. In two short years we have gone from a...
Admin
- Jan 14, 2022
Welcome Associate Director Amy West
Please welcome Friendship Center's new Associate Director Amy West, M.A. Amy West brings to Friendship Center a 25-year track record of...
Friendship Center Development
- Nov 12, 2021
Buy Axxess from Friendship Center!
Friendship Center is now selling Axxess Cards! Axxess cards offer amazing local discounts in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Better...
Friendship Center Development
- Nov 8, 2021
Connections Social Program Benefits Minds & Bodies in Early Dementia
Connections Senior Social Program, Friendship Center's brain-training program, mid-December at All Saints-by-the-Sea Church. As the name...
Friendship Center Development
- Nov 5, 2021
Virtual Walking Tour of Friendship Center Enables Off-Site Visits
Prospective members and their families can now take a virtual tour of Friendship Center. Join Heidi Holly, executive director and Kim...
Friendship Center Development
- Jul 6, 2021
Friendship Center Welcomes New, Returning Board Members
Friendship Center is pleased to welcome David Selberg and Maggie Mixsell to its Board of Directors for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. “We are...
Friendship Center Development
- Jun 22, 2021
Friendship Center Blooms with Joy for Solstice Parade Parasol Performance
Friendship Center staff hustled and bustled with excitement last Thursday in preparation for their public performance in the Virtual...
Friendship Center Development
- Jun 7, 2021
You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Friendship Center Finds a Way to Stay Connected
by BY STEVEN LIBOWITZ , Montecito Journal Friendship Center serves an often overlooked, but much-needed niche for the aging adult...
Friendship Center Development
- Jun 1, 2021
Judith Ewing, MFT, Receives Individual Award
Friendship Center is proud to announce it was awarded “Caregiver of the Year'' for a facility by the Central Coast Commission for Senior...
Friendship Center Development
- May 18, 2021
Take Care Totes Program Is Lifeline to Homebound Seniors
May 13 marked the 11th monthly delivery of Friendship Center's signature comfort-food for the isolated soul Take Care Totes. Beginning...
Friendship Center Development
- May 3, 2021
Board Member Cynder Sinclair Walks the Walk
It all started with a small thing in the early 1970s when Cynder Sinclair was helping in her son’s classroom. “I noticed some of the kids...
Friendship Center Development
- Apr 29, 2021
Friendship Center Intern Claire Arnold Graduates & Reflects
Community Connect Adult Program members are familiar with Claire Arnold’s graceful, kind presence on their Zoom screens. Claire,...
Friendship Center Development
- Apr 14, 2021
Rosewood Miramar Beach Resorts Donates Lunches for Seniors
Big thanks to our neighbors at the Rosewood Miramar Beach Resort for contributing 42 lunches to Friendship Center's monthly Take Care...
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