The Central Coast Social Justice Academy is a nine-month program that empowers staff from social justice organizations in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. It enhances their movement-building skills, leadership, and local networks. This program aims to cultivate effective advocates for social justice in our region.

The program is fiscally sponsored by the Fund for Santa Barbara with funding support from McCune Foundation, Weingart Foundation, James S. Bower Foundation, Ventura County Community Foundation, and Sara Miller McCune.

The program launched in 2024 and will begin recruiting for the second cohort in the spring of 2025.