The University Art Museum (UAM) and the Hosford Counseling and Psychological Services Clinic are offering very different — but equally important — kinds of assistance to members of the local community who have been affected by the recent fires in the Santa Barbara area.

In the aftermath of the Tea Fire, which destroyed 210 homes in Montecito and Santa Barbara, the UAM will open the archives of its renowned Architecture and Design Collection to homeowners whose houses were destroyed or damaged by the blaze. The vast collection contains drawings, plans, photographs, blueprints, and records of many of the state’s most acclaimed designers and architects.

“We encourage owners of buildings designed by architects in the collection to contact us for access to the archives,” said Kathryn Kanjo, director of the UAM. “The archive may contain plans for just a small number of the houses that were lost, but we want to do what we can to help our neighbors to rebuild their homes and their lives.”

The archive also houses the collection of local architect Frank D. Robinson, who designed many homes on Mountain Drive, which was especially hard hit by the fire.

A complete list of architects in the archives can be found at <www.uam.ucsb.edu>. Inquiries can be directed to <adc@uam.ucsb.edu>.

Across campus, the Hosford Counseling and Psychological Services Clinic is offering three free counseling sessions to individuals and families affected by the fires. Sessions are offered on a first-come-first-served basis and are subject to the availability of clinicians.

The university-based clinic provides low-cost individual, couple, family, and group psychological treatment to the central coast community, and serves as a training site for doctoral students in UCSB’s Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology department.

For more information about the free counseling sessions, call ext. 8064.