How a Santa Barbara volunteer stylist and the Ladies of Charity bring free haircuts to guests of the Fr. Virgil Cordano Center.
The beloved Franciscan priest whose spirit of welcome lives on at the center that bears his name.
What Case Management Means Here At the Father Virgil Cordano Center, case management begins before any form is filled out. It begins the moment someone walks through our door, with a conversation: listening to someone’s story, understanding the weight they’re carrying, and building enough trust…
Weekends Used to Be a Gap. Now They’re Covered. Watch the KEYT Story At the Fr. Virgil Cordano Center, our members can drop in Monday through Friday for a meal, a shower, a haircut, a moment of rest. But when the doors closed on Friday…
For a few hours, they can safely relax, get a hot meal, and be welcomed exactly as they are.
“The poor will teach you many things. Honor them as you would honor Christ himself.” — St . Vincent de Paul
This Daughter of Charity is marking 25 years of service this year—a journey that’s taken her from Vietnam to hospitals in San Jose, up to Alaska (where yes, she really did catch that massive fish in the photo), and now to Santa Barbara’s Fr. Virgil…
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022 | Last week marked the conclusion of Fr. John’s “VW Bug” Raffle! We are very grateful to everyone who participated in this friendly fundraising campaign. Your contribution helped us raise over $37,000.00 in just little over a month! The raffle drawing...