CIO Solutions, Santa Barbara’s premier IT firm celebrates its 28th year. In addition to serving local business in the TriCounty area, CIO is proud to support local non-profit organizations. Hearts Riding Therapeutic was the winner of our 2013 CIO Tri-County Cloud Giveaway. We’re honored to support such a valuable organization. Hearts Therapeutic provides equine therapy for children, families, and veterans. As they describe it, “Our mission is to employ the power of the horse to enhance the capabilities of children and adults with special needs in Santa Barbara County.”  Hearts uses Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies (EATT) to help people with various disabilities build in areas of cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being. Their instructors are highly trained, and Hearts has been recognized as a premier equine therapy institution. Check out their website www.HeartsRiding.org for more information on their services, or to donate, or volunteer!

   United Parents in Camarillo provides valuable to support to families with children who have emotional, behavioral, or mental disorders. United Parents creates a network of parents, volunteers, and trained professionals to bridge gaps in support from traditional services. United Parents provides support in the form of educational advocacy, respite service, parent support groups, and workshops and conferences. They offer informational tours twice a month. Contact Shelly at swilliamson@unitedparents.org to sign up for a tour, and visit their website at www.unitedparents.org for more information.

   We remain committed to supporting our community by providing IT maintenance to the organizations that support our community. We know that by providing a reliable infrastructure to organizations like Hearts Riding and United Parents we are freeing them up for the valuable services they provide.