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AHA: Inspiring Youth to Feel Safe, Seen, and Emotionally Connected

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AHA: Inspiring Youth to Feel Safe, Seen, and Emotionally Connected

Healthy Attitudes, Emotional Harmony, and Lifelong Achievement for Teens. AHA!

serves teens and families year-round with after-school programs in Santa Barbara and Carpinteria, a summer program in Santa Barbara, and in-school programs in Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Goleta. We also offer an outdoor program throughout the year, groups for parents, and donation only therapy for families in need. Our innovative experiential curriculum guides teens to set goals and to stop bullying and hatred. It lends invaluable skills for understanding and managing emotions and relationships. From this place of security in themselves, teens are inspired to do good, achieve in school and serve their community.

09/03/2025

Group highlight time! GIRLS GROUP! Happening on Wednesday’s starting October 1!! Talk deeper with your peers, get closer to one another through communication, connection, fun activities & games. Do you want to try our Girls group this Fall? Click the link in our bio to apply! We’ll see you in a few weeks! ✨

09/02/2025

Today we are highlighting our alumni, Naolin! Their favorite AHA! group is Girls group! They learned that they can make an impact in my community and connect with people! Their plans for fall include becoming a leader and the best person they can possibly be!

08/29/2025

AHA! Thanks you for your ongoing support!

08/28/2025

Alumni Highlight! Today we’re highlighting Jaeda! Her favorite AHA! group is Girls group. She learned how to step out of her comfort zone and to be more open to new experiences. Her plans for Fall include attending Westmont College, majoring in kinesiology & nursing. Best of luck to you Jaeda! We look forward to seeing you again!

08/27/2025

Thank you to for coming out and participating in a clean up of Lead Better Beach! Thank you for inviting us in to teach us all about the ocean & our impacts on its environment. Our teens learned how we can better be in community with one another & with our environment that we do dearly love & how we can take the necessary steps to care for it!

08/26/2025

We are highlighting our alumni Jasmine today! Jasmine’s favorite group is Girls Group! She learned how important it is to have a safe space to be yourself. Her plans for the future are to be a teacher as she begins her journey at Santa Barbara City College! Best of luck Jasmine! We’ll see you soon!

08/25/2025

Today we are thanking our lovely Santa Barbara Public Library for having our High School Summer PM Group tour the new space & offering us all the insight into all the services the library provides! Our students were able to ask questions, feel a sense that the library was their second home, participate in arts & crafts, capture their new library cards, and checked-out their own library books!

08/21/2025

We’re highlighting our alumni Sienna today! Sienna’s favorite AHA! Group is Littlest Little Farm, Creative Group, & the Youth Advisory Board. Through AHA! she’s learned how important it is in how you show up as well as how important your uniqueness and individuality in what you bring to the world. This has helped impact her future by helping her believe in herself & be the change she wishes to see. She’s learned how to leave her mark on this world and other people’s worlds as well. Her plans for this fall include SBCC and then to transfer to UCSB to major in psychology and art.

08/20/2025

GROUP HIGHLIGHT!!!! Wanna join our Juniors group & play super fun games, learn how to have meaningful conversations, and dive into some creativity? Join the Junior High group! Our application is in our link tree above ⬆️

08/19/2025

Thank you to & our Director of Enrollment for an incredible offering to our HS AM & PM groups. This was many of our teens highlight to their summer so thank you for your time and energy 🫶🏻

08/18/2025

It’s that time again! We’re highlighting our Alumni, Emiliano today! His favorite AHA! group is SBHS ALLY. He learned that dedication and compassion for yourself is all you need to succeed. Emi will be majoring in Animal Science at UC Davis this Fall! Congratulations Emi! We look forward to all your endeavors.

08/16/2025

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1209 De La Vina Street/1525 Santa Barbara St
Santa Barbara, CA
93101

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18057707200

Website

http://www.ahasb.org/

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Our Story

AHA! empowers youth across the spectrum of identity to become skillful, energetic, and empathetic community members who lead the change they want to see. Our in- and after-school programming equips teenagers with the tools to recognize and counteract hate speech, reach out across lines of clique, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, and dismantle stereotypes and “-isms” to build allyship and equity. Every AHA! teen is equipped to BE—and ripple out—the progress they most desire, and for the past 20 years, we have been watching them use our programs to bring empathetic, self-aware, and peaceful qualities to their friends, families, and communities; into their adult lives; and (eventually) to the highest echelons of leadership, where they are needed most.

AHA! serves teens and families year-round with after-school programs in Santa Barbara and Carpinteria, a summer program in Santa Barbara, and in-school programs in Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Goleta. We also offer an outdoor program throughout the year, trainings for teachers, youth providers and nonprofit professionals, parent groups, and donation-based therapy for families in need. Our innovative experiential curriculum guides teens to set goals and to stop bullying and connect through empathy. We lend invaluable skills for understanding and managing emotions and relationships. From this place of security in themselves, teens are inspired to do good, achieve in school, and serve their community. As one junior high teen shared: “You are the light in the darkness when all other lights have gone out.”