Without the access to free and reduced school lunches, summer is the hungriest time of year for many children. The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County set out to end this with its monthlong campaign, End Summer Hunger. The goal was to raise $50,000 to go towards the Picnic in the Park Program, a country-wide program […]
Month: August 2015
Noozhawk: With $75,000 in Donations, Foodbank Aims to Close Summer Hunger Gap
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County raised $75,000 during “End Summer Hunger,” its month-long campaign to raise $50,000 to help feed the most at-risk school-age children during the summer months. Thanks to a generous anonymous pledge, the community responded and the campaign surpassed its goal by $25,000. Campaign funding will support the Foodbank’s county-wide Picnic in the […]
KEYT: Local Foodbank Launches Campaign to End Summer Hunger
School is almost out for the summer. For many kids that means, vacations and time at the beach. For some children, summer means hunger pains from lack of food. The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County has launched a new campaign to end summer hunger. One in five kids are at risk of hunger in Santa […]