GOLETA, Calif. – Dozens of agencies across Santa Barbara County participated in the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program this weekend. Hosted by the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, organizers say this year’s training proved to be a success for participants. […]
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Santa Barbara News-Press: More Food to Share
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is undertaking a four-month fundraising campaign to retrofit its recently-acquired Goleta warehouse into a fully functioning “Sharehouse,” which will enable the organization to increase its food storage capacity, improve services in South County and play a major role in disaster relief management for the region. The organization has set […]
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Noozhawk: Foodbank Launches Campaign to Prepare New Sharehouse for Opening
At the Sharehouse Festival, Sept. 17, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County has started a four-month public campaign to support its new South County facility in Goleta. The Foodbank aims to raise $6 million by Dec. 31 to fully outfit the new facility to meet its purpose: to ensure all county residents have access to the healthy food they need […]
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KEYT: Foodbank Sharehouse Festival Kicks Off Saturday Afternoon
GOLETA, Calif.- The Foodbank Sharehouse Festival has arrived and is free to attend. It features food samples, cooking demonstrations, and samples by Chef Preston Knox and his team at Barbareño and hands-on activities led by Foodbank partner A to Z Cooking School. […]
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GREAT LISTEN- KCLU: Food Bank Serving Tens of Thousands on Central, South Coasts Getting Long Sought New Home
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s current facility is so small it frequently has to turn away food donations. A non-profit agency which feeds tens of thousands of people in need a month on the Central and South Coasts needs some help itself, and is asking the community for support. Foodbank of Santa Barbara County has […]
VIDEO: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Boosts Efforts to Help Farm Workers Struggling During Record Breaking Inflation
EXCLUSIVE: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Boosts Efforts to Help Farm Workers Struggling During Record Breaking Inflation
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On a hot sunny day, farm worker Pedro Sierra walks through a field of Gerbera daisies in Carpinteria. The last few months of record breaking inflation have hit Sierra and his coworkers extremely hard. “Everybody needs food on the table. Right now you know inflation and everything is headed up,” […]
Lompoc’s 17th Annual Empty Bowls Raises $60K as ‘Most Successful Event Ever’
Several hundred soup bowls were filled during the 17th annual Lompoc Empty Bowls event July 27, when more than 400 attendees turned out at the Dick DeWees Community and Senior Center to support a cause that combats hunger. The community event serves as the primary fundraiser each year for the Lompoc-area programs offered by the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, […]
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Return of Lompoc Empty Bowls
Event raises more than expected for Foodbank of Santa Barbara County The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s Lompoc Empty Bowls event made a triumphant return this week after a three-year hiatus brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 400 attendees, along with an array of local sponsors and donors, came together to share a […]
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Holds First In-Person Lompoc Empty Bowls Fundraiser Since 2019
Four long tables full of handcrafted ceramic bowls stood near the entrance of the Dick DeWees Community and Senior Center on Wednesday, July 27. Many guests of this year’s Lompoc Empty Bowls fundraiser circled the display more than once before making a selection. […]
