Our Mission

Storyteller Children’s Center helps Santa Barbara’s homeless, at-risk

toddlers and preschoolers achieve Kindergarten Readiness by providing

therapeutic preschool and support services for their families.

Our Vision

• In the perfect world ALL children would start school ready to learn.

• They would be socially and emotionally stable and feel loved and supported by their families and teachers.

• They would be well rested, fed and healthy.

• They would have coping skills, impulse control and be ready to learn. They would be happy and thriving.

• The children’s families would be stable, resilient and financially secure. They would be ready to support their child’s education and advocate for their children.

• We would see strong healthy families with thriving children and happy, productive parents.

• A community filled with healthy, happy, productive people becomes a vibrant community with a strong future.

Core Values

• Storyteller believes that all families have strengths and tries to meet the families where they are and provide a place of non-judgment.

• Storyteller believes the parents know what is best for their child and are the child’s primary teachers.

• Storyteller operates from a place of compassion, empathy, respect and integrity with our Santa Barbara homeless population.

• Storyteller provides a safe, supportive, trauma informed, educational environment for the children, families and staff.

• Storyteller values its collaborations with outside agencies and believes they are an integral part of Storyteller’s programs.

• Storyteller supports its teachers and staff through professional development and reflective practice.

• Storyteller is extremely grateful for its staff, board members, advisory board and all the funders who make the program possible.