Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Projects Surge in Demand as CalFresh Benefits End

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Crews at the food distribution site in Santa Ynez Valley are in a hurry. “The food here goes pretty fast … this morning we had five or six baskets of bread cakes and now it’s all gone,” said assistant director Linda Linton of the Santa Ynez Valley Community Outreach. “I’m grateful for the Foodbank … for it being there. I could get emotional,” said client Lora Feller of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.