UCSB ROTC

For over a decade, PCVF has supported the UCSB ROTC’s Surfrider Battalion, one of the oldest and top ranked college ROTC programs in the nation. PCVF equips the unit with scholarships, awards and PR support as well as other fiscal backing throughout the four-year program. Cadets train to enter the US Army as commissioned officers.

Veterans Treatment Court

The Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) was established by George Eskin, a former Superior Court judge for Santa Barbara County, as a way to give combat veterans a second chance at redirecting their lives. The VTC gives these veterans the choice to enter into a diversion program instead of prison. Their records are expunged after completing the various programs designed to help them become productive citizens. Started in 2011, the rate of recidivism is negligible.

Active Duty Support

PCVF provides annual financial support to the Family Readiness Units at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Pt. Magu and Naval Base Ventura County. The funds often go to service members and their families to help with the costs of moving and resettlement when the sailors are deployed or returning from deployment.

Vandenberg Air Force Base and PCVF are working together for Cinderella’s Closet to collect gently-used women’s formal wear for use by airmen’s spouses who are attending the Military Ball and other formal ceremonies. They borrow the clothing and accessories and then return them cleaned to the Closet.

Annual Events

PCVF hosts at no cost to the public much anticipated events throughout the year. The community is invited to attend our Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies at the Santa Barbara Cemetery; and we host a celebratory Independence Day each year with a poplar concert featuring classic tunes and patriotic favorites at the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Garden.