SANTA YNEZ, Calif.– The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians donated $150,000 to the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County to expand their services in Goleta during a volunteer event Tuesday. The Chumash Fire Department and Chumash volunteers packaged 650 meals at the foodbank’s Santa Maria warehouse for community members in need before presenting the donation. […]
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2,000+ New Athletic Shoes Donated to Organizations Serving Veterans in Need
Community leaders from across Southern California stopped by the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s warehouse in Santa Maria for a massive donation on Wednesday. But it wasn’t all about food. […]
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The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Hosted its Annual Holiday Food Drive, but it Needs More to Keep up with Demand
Now, Fill the Foodbank is hosted twice a year where people will drive up to a donation spot—in North or South County—volunteers unload the car, and donors go on their way. The nonprofit hosted its third Fill the Foodbank drive on Nov. 19 and brought in about 5,000 pounds of food and 76 turkeys countywide […]
VIDEO: Gauchos Canned Food Drive Helps Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Anyone who donated a can of food got to see the UC Santa barbara Gauchos basketball game for free on Wednesday night. Families just dropped their donations near the door of the Thunderdome before the Beach Classic Men’s Basketball Tournament. […]
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Gauchos Canned Food Drive Helps Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Anyone who donated a can of food got to see the UC Santa barbara Gauchos basketball game for free on Wednesday night. Families just dropped their donations near the door of the Thunderdome before the Beach Classic Men’s Basketball Tournament. […]
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VIDEO: Franklin Elementary School Thanksgiving Distribution
Hundreds of Families Line Up for Holiday Food Distribution in Santa Maria
Although the Santa Barbara County Foodbank’s holiday food distribution started at 10:30 a.m., it was an early morning for hundreds of residents in Santa Maria. “Our staff got here around 6:30 and talked to the people already waiting in their cars with their kids sleeping in the car who had arrived at five in the […]
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VIDEO: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Reports Record High
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – As many across the nation prepare for Thanksgiving Day, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is seeing a record number of locals struggling for food. […]
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Santa Maria Area Residents Donate 1.5K Pounds of Food to ‘Fill the Foodbank’
Santa Maria area residents lined up in cars Saturday for a drive-thru food collection and ended up donating 1,500 pounds of nonperishable food items, plus 32 turkeys, to help needy families celebrate Thanksgiving. […]
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Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Reports Record High 111,000 Locals Struggling for Food Ahead of Holiday Season
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – As many across the nation prepare for Thanksgiving Day, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is seeing a record number of locals struggling for food. In the latest census, senior communications manager Judith Smith-Meyer says the foodbank reported a staggering 111,000 “unduplicated individuals” turning to the organization for food. […]
