by Fun And Fit on FEBRUARY 23, 2014 in BOOMER LIFE, DIET, NUTRITION, FOOD AND EATING, FOOD,NUTRITION The tweet Duff Wrote Just for Me! The Santa Barbara Foodbank is $5000 richer, thanks to a contest I won that was sponsored by Pompeian Oil, and judged by celebrity chef Duff Goldman of Ace of Cakesfame. I’m not a professional baker, and definitely not a pro […]
Month: February 2014
Carpinteria Boys & Girls Club Served 115,000 Snacks in 2013 with Foodbank Support
The United Boys & Girls Club of Carpinteria announced that the organization was able to serve more than 115,000 nutritional snacks to local youths in 2013 thanks to the food support of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. The Foodbank provided enough free and low-priced food items for the club to serve a vast accumulation of healthy snacks […]
Events to support Empty Bowls
PEOPLE URGED TO SHOW CREATIVE FLAIR AT TWO SESSIONS February 16, 2014 12:35 am • Staff report Two local bowl glazing events are planned to provide custom bowls for the upcoming Empty Bowl fundraiser, benefiting the efforts of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County in the Lompoc area. Today, the Cypress Gallery on Cypress Avenue and South […]
FoodBanks Affected By Drought
Only a quarter of the shelves full at Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Tracy Lehr, KEYT NewsChannel 3 Reporter, tracy@keyt.com POSTED: 10:20 PM PST Feb 13, 2014 UPDATED: 10:24 AM PST Feb 14, 2014 Foodbanks Impacted by Drought SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is feeling the impact of the ongoing drought. The nonprofit is paying more for produce and seeing a drought in donations. About 3/4 […]
News from Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
FOODBANK PROVIDES ACCESS February 08, 2014 12:00 am The topic of CalFresh (formerly known as Food Stamps) can be confusing and overwhelming to many. But you can fill out a food stamp application ky, and get help. CalFresh is a supplemental program that helps low-income people buy the food they need in order to maintain […]
May 1-31 Share Your Lunch
May 1 – May 31 Join us in sharing your lunch with someone (a child, a senior, a family, a grandparent) in your community during the May. Did you know 1 in 5 Santa Barbara children is at risk of hunger? And this summer, 84% of those children who receive nutrition assistance during the school year won’t […]
Foodbank Launches Family Philanthropy Program with Focus on Volunteerism
Published on 02.04.2014 As a leader in improving nutritional health in our region, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is pleased to announce its newly formalized Family Philanthropy Program. The new Family Philanthropy Program at the Foodbank seeks to engage families and will allow siblings, partners, grandparents, parents and children alike to come together and impact the […]
Local organizations team up to feed the hungry
DISTRIBUTING FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED Miguel Garcia receives food from Michelle Cruff of Angel Bank on Jan. 25. February 3, 2014 • Jennifer Best / JBest@BestFamilyAdventures.com On any given Friday morning, Sue McGilvray and a dozen volunteers from Orcutt Presbyterian Church can be found packing grocery bags for their customers — nearly 100 Orcutt families […]