SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- Solar power doesn’t just save money. It saves lives. That’s the message from Craig Lewis, who is on a mission to change the way people think about renewable energy— one solar microgrid at a time. […]
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- Solar power doesn’t just save money. It saves lives. That’s the message from Craig Lewis, who is on a mission to change the way people think about renewable energy— one solar microgrid at a time. […]
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The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County gave away approximately 50,000 pounds of food Friday to more than a thousand families driving through holiday distribution sites in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria. “It went fast and furious,” Judith Smith-Meyer, senior communications manager for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, told the News-Press afterward. “We served 250 […]
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Preparations are underway for a major holiday food distribution for both Santa Barbara and Santa Maria this Friday. The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County are projecting thousands of families in need to show up at this week’s distribution. […]
Friday morning, volunteers in Santa Maria helped make a holiday dinner possible for hundreds of people in need. “Today we are actually giving away some turkeys and chickens, some fresh produce, some really good canned food and staple items that can get people some healthy meals during this season,” said Laurel Alcantar, senior development manager […]
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. — The Santa Barbara County Food Bank hosted a special holiday food distribution at their Santa Maria and Santa Barbara locations today. The Santa Maria location distributed food to over 1,000 cars that lined up since 5 a.m. in the 40-degree foggy morning. […]
SANTA MARIA, Calif. — The Santa Barbara County Food Bank hosted a special holiday food distribution at their Santa Maria and Santa Barbara locations today. The Santa Maria location distributed food to over 1,000 cars that lined up since 5 a.m. in the 40-degree foggy morning. […]
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Preparations are underway for a major holiday food distribution for both Santa Barbara and Santa Maria this Friday. The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County are projecting thousands of families in need to show up at this week’s distribution. […]
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Food insecurity is a great source of stress for nearly one in four members of the Santa Barbara County community. It is only exacerbated during the holiday season. On Dec. 6, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians donated both time and money to the Santa Barbara Foodbank’s Santa Maria warehouse. The Chumash donated $75,000 […]
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The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians presented the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County with a $150,000 donation Tuesday to help the nonprofit expand its services in Goleta. The check presentation occurred during a volunteer event at the group’s Santa Maria facility, where members of the Chumash Fire Department and Team Chumash volunteers bagged 650 […]
