CommUnify Children's Services – Head Start and Early Head Start

CommUnify Children’s Services – Head Start and Early Head Start offers Head Start, Early Head Start, and State Preschool for the care and education of young children. The program provides high quality early care and education to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers from low-income families.

• Ages: 0–5 years old

CommUnify (formerly the Community Action Commission of Santa Barbara County) was formed in 1964 as a 15-member Community Action Committee appointed by the County Board of Supervisors to address the causes and conditions of poverty. In May 1967, CommUnify was incorporated as a private nonprofit organization providing Head Start early education services. The organization’s mission is to serve Santa Barbara County’s vulnerable through education and coordinated services that support stability, foster opportunity, and enable all to thrive. CommUnify operates 16 programs and services in the community, including Head Start and Early Head Start programs, energy assistance, home weatherization services, financial literacy and family self-sufficiency supportive services, a variety of prevention and intervention services for youth, and a 211 information and referral helpline. CommUnify’s Board has a tripartite structure made up of one-third low-income members or their representatives, one-third elected officials or their representatives, and one-third private or business representatives. CommUnify is a nonprofit organization that works collaboratively with the community and is a committed partner to many nonprofits working to alleviate poverty in Santa Barbara County.

Last updated June 4, 2026.