Tons for Kids to Do -- Page Youth Center a Goleta Valley Gem | Santa Barbara Independent

Tons for Kids to Do -- Page Youth Center a Goleta Valley Gem | Santa Barbara Independent

Crunch, grind, grrrrrr-screech, $&*^!#>%!!!. WHAT WAS THAT? Did someone drop granny’s silverware in the blender? Is there gravel in my transmission? Nope, that was just the sound of my teeth grinding from overhearing one more person say, “There’s nothing for kids to do in Goleta.”

Page Youth Center gets turned around

Pacific Coast Business Times

Five years ago the Page Youth Center in Goleta was in dire straights. The center, at 4540 Hollister Ave., was hobbled with $500,000 in accumulated debt, vendors were anxious about getting paid and few donors wanted to bail out a perceived sinking ship.