**2017 SAVE THE DATE: 13th Annual Lompoc Empty Bowls, March 22, 2017.*** The 12th annual Lompoc Empty Bowls fundraiser, which will benefit local programs managed by the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, is slated to return to the Dick DeWees Community and Senior Center on March 23. The popular event is planned for 11:30 a.m. […]
Month: February 2016
Hancock College distributing free food to students every month
With more than 10.5 million students attending community colleges across the U.S., more than half describe themselves as having food insecurities, according to a recent University of Wisconsin study. In an effort to prevent this hunger and promote healthy eating, Hancock College has partnered with the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County to hand out free […]
Teens Learn Ingredients For a Healthy Life Through Santa Barbara Culinary Program
Popular free class lasts 16 weeks and teaches high school students how to cook for themselves — and more Chef Ryan Silliman of Birnam Wood Golf Club in Montecito teaches a class of about 25 teenagers how to cook during the free Chef Apprentice program hosted by the Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation Department. Gina […]
Wal-Mart Foundation shows support for Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Santa Maria Mayor Alice Patino, representatives of Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s board of directors and members of Wal-Mart’s local and corporate management gathered Wednesday at the Foodbank’s Santa Maria warehouse to celebrate the funding support of the Wal-Mart Foundation. “These funds are significant in the effort to build a food-secure community, reaching youth, families and […]
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Donor Celebration
Event honors growers, companies for annual donations ORCUTT, Calif. – The Far Western Tavern in Old Town Orcutt hosted a special event Wednesday night where local farmers, growers and companies were honored for their annual donations to the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. “It’s a very exciting event for us, once a year we get […]