- Senior Citizen Program of the Year, Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens – Area Agency on Aging & AARP, 2013
- National Child Nutrition Program of the Year award, Feeding America for their Healthy School Pantry Program, 2012
- National Child Nutrition Program of the Year award, Feeding America for their Kid’s Farmers Market Program, 2011
- Nonprofit of the Year, Goleta Chamber of Commerce, 2010
Selected Grants
- AARP Foundation grant to expand Foodbank’s Brown Bag program (through Feeding America)
- The National Dairy Council’s Nutrition Initiative grant to expand Kid’s Farmers Market (through Feeding America)
- Proctor & Gamble grant to expand Healthy School Pantry program (through Feeding America)
- The David Tepper Charitable Foundation Inc. grant for a replacement refrigerated vehicle for Foodbank’s South County programs (through Feeding America)
- Ford Motor Company and Newman’s Own Foundation awarded Foodbank with a grant for a refrigerated truck.