by Dennis Tivey, Communication & Outreach Coordinator
As darkness began to fall on November 3, representatives from the Youth & Family Services YMCA, CALM, Our County Our Kids, and numerous other community organizations gathered in De La Guerra Plaza in Santa Barbara for a candlelight vigil in recognition of National Runaway Prevention Month. Agency representatives and outreach workers addressed a small crowd, seeking to raise awareness of homeless and runaway youth and the services available locally to help them. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office receives hundreds of reports of runaway youth each year. Read more on Noozhawk.