As early as 1925, points out Kenny Slaught, the city planners in Santa Barbara recognized the natural charm of Southern California and developed legislation to preserve the city’s Spanish Colonial architecture. With this legislation, the city became the first populace in the United States to formally note the importance of historical buildings. The County Courthouse…
Because of a white-hot housing market, many West Coast buyers learn that they must pay excessively high prices for older, less luxurious homes. Kenny Slaught notes that home values have been steadily climbing since 2008, and the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller home price index reveals that Los Angeles home prices reached their highest point during…
This annual symposium puts educators, artists, and local not-for-profits together with students and members of the community to talk about the state of arts education in Santa Barbara, explains Kenny Slaught. This vital initiative allows insight and direction for creating better, more focused programs in the future. Other education outreach includes an instrument drive for…
The Santa Barbara Bowl, a large outdoor music venue, works to make the arts available to the larger community via a number of education outreach initiatives. The foundation funds programs that reach around 20,000 students each year through non-profit arts programs, individual artists, and local schools. Long-time supporter of community, Santa Barbara-based property developer and…
Hospice of Santa Barbara provides a full suite of programming to serve individuals facing terminal and chronic illness, as well as their families. Several of the programs at the Hospice focus on the needs of children dealing with the impending or recent passing of a loved one. Kenny Slaught points out that about one in…
Running for eight weeks, the Parenting After Loss program acts as a support group for parents and guardians, as well as kids, after the loss of a parent or sibling. The knowledge and support received in this program is designed specifically to cater to the emotional and practical repercussions of death inside a family unit.…
The Parenting After Loss program is eight weeks long and acts as a support group for parents and guardians, as well as their children, following the loss of a parent or sibling. The education and care received in this program is built specifically around the emotional and practical reactions to death within a family unit.…
Notable Californian real estate and community-centric investor, Kenny Slaught of Investec Real Estate Companies, continues to show tremendous support and empathy towards those who experienced hardships in life. In keeping with his personal philosophy as a visionary, Slaught has advocated for the Hospice of Santa Barbara and its Parenting After Loss program. He continues to…
Hospice of Santa Barbara offers a wide range of services both to individuals facing terminal and chronic illness and their families. Many of the programs at the organization focus on the needs of children as they struggle with the impending or recent passing of a close family member or friend. About 20 percent of children…
Kenny Slaught supports Hospice of Santa Barbara because they maintain an active presence on local school campuses at all levels, from elementary school thru college. Volunteers visit these schools to organize weekly support groups for youth who have experienced traumatic or strenuous situations and require a safe place in which to process their thoughts and…