QTBIPOC RESOURCES

Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous People of Color Resources

QTBIPOC Friendly Housing & Living Spaces

Manzanita Village

• Manzanita Village is a residence hall for students. Mostly 1st years and 2nd years.

• Rainbow House in Manzanita.

• For more information: https://www.housing.ucsb.edu/living-learning-communities

• Contact person: mmunoz@housing.ucsb.edu

LLRC

• The primary purpose of Gender-Inclusive Housing is to provide support to students who need or request accommodations due to gender identity and expression. Assignment Services will not ask for more information than is required to meet students’ housing needs and disclosed private information is confidential.

• Contact person: Mario Munoz mmunoz@housing.ucsb.edu

Family Housing

• West Campus Family housing offers apartments for queer couples (married).

• If you are a student when you apply, your application will go directly to a waiting list.

• Contact for questions: housinginfo@housing.ucsb.edu

• Apply at https://www.housing.ucsb.edu/apply/students-families

Santa Barbara Student Housing Cooperative

• The purpose of the Santa Barbara Student Housing Co-op (SBSHC) is to provide low-rent co-op housing for students, staff, and faculty of the University of California at Santa Barbara, regardless of gender, race, social, political, or religious affiliation, and thereby influencing the community to eliminate prejudice and discrimination in the community. We strive to engage in continuous educational programs that further the principles of cooperation through mutual, self-help living at a minimal cost.

• Apply at http://sbcoop.org/

• Contact for information: housinginfo@housing.ucsb.edu

• You don't have to be a UCSB student to apply for this, visit the website to see the requirements

UCSB Off-Campus Housing

• You have to be a student to enter this website. This website gives you access to available housing in Isla Vista and Goleta, Santa Barbara area… basically off-campus housing.

• More information:  https://pardallcenter.as.ucsb.edu/isla-vista-community-resource-guide/housing-in-isla-vista/ucsb-off-campus-housing/

• To look for Queer/Trans friendly housing in the community of Isla Vista

Legal Services

Immigration Legal Services

• Legal advice for undocumented students in the UC system and their immediate family members, as well as students who are U.S. citizens with undocumented family members
• Legal support for informational and know-your-rights sessions at UC Santa Barbara
• DACA renewals
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
• U-visas
• Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
• Other immigration relief

CAPS Specialists

*The CAPS team may change with time, for the most up-to-date information please check out their Staff Roster*

Darren Del Castillo, Psychologist

Specializes in identity issues such as race, gender, sexuality, international, first-generation or transfer student status.

Gianna Galindo, Psychologist

Specializes in trauma and resilience, LGBTQIA+ affirming care, identity exploration and development, Latinx students, survivors of interpersonal violence, family of origin concerns, anxiety, depression, and transitional processes.

Steffanie Tinsley, Psychologist

Specializes in treating survivors of interpersonal violence and traumatic bereavement (grief), as well as working with LGBTQIA+, Veterans, and Jewish individuals.

QTBIPOC Facebook Groups

Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous People of Color at UCSB

A group created to share QTBIPOC resources and foster a sense of community in the Goleta/Santa Barbara Area.

Queer Housing Santa Barbara/Isla Vista

This is a group for queer folks to find housing in IV, Goleta, Santa Barbara, and the surrounding areas, and to post resources for dorm and/or apartment living