SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – For many kids in need, no school would mean no lunch during the summer. That is, If it weren’t for the Santa Barbara County Foodbank’s “Picnic in the Park.” “There’s a lot of need here especially in Goleta and Isla Vista. Kids and there’s a lot of kids who don’t have […]
Category: News
Demand at Food Banks is Way Up Again. But Inflation Makes it Harder to Meet the Need.
Lee is part of a new surge of people showing up at food banks all over the U.S. this year, a “drumbeat of increasing demand, month over month,” says Katie Fitzgerald, president of Feeding America. Food is one of the items worst hit by the highest inflation in four decades. And the cost of food […]
KEYT Coverage: Eucalyptus Tree Falls on Foodbank
KEYT Video Coverage: Old eucalyptus tree falls on Santa Barbara County Foodbank damaging generator and office. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A eucalyptus tree fell on the Santa Barbara County Foodbank building Wednesday morning, but staff said no food was damaged. […]
Read More… from KEYT Coverage: Eucalyptus Tree Falls on Foodbank
Eucalyptus Tree Falls Onto Santa Barbara Foodbank Building, Damaging Multiple Offices
Workers at the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County were greeted Wednesday morning with a large eucalyptus tree that had fallen on the organization’s warehouse near Santa Barbara, damaging some of the upstairs offices and equipment. Because this happened overnight, no staff were in the building, so there were no injuries. However, the upstairs community-engagement office was destroyed, […]
Old Eucalyptus Tree Falls on Santa Barbara County Foodbank Damaging Generator and Office
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A eucalyptus tree fell on the Santa Barbara County Foodbank building Wednesday morning, but staff said no food was damaged. […]
Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness Partners with Foodbank for Mental Health Matters Month
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – May is mental health matters month, and the pandemic has elevated awareness for mental health. […]
County Department of Behavioral Wellness Partners with Foodbank for Mental Health Matters Month in May
(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness is partnering with the Foodbank to distribute mental health resource materials that support taking action for our own mental health as well as helping others, during May is Mental Health Matters Month. The Foodbank plans to distribute these resource materials to nearly 7,000 families […]
Santa Barbara County Foodbank Kicks Off Emergency Disaster Training for Multiple Agencies
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Disaster specialist Anthony Rodriguez carries a dummy as part of an intensive training for large scale disasters. […]
Foodbank Hosts Monthly Seven Steps to Earthquake Readiness Series
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County will host Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety Learn-at-Lunch webinars, a monthly series covering one of the seven steps each month. The program will culminate with the local edition of California’s statewide Great ShakeOut drill, 10 a.m. Oct. 20. […]
Read More… from Foodbank Hosts Monthly Seven Steps to Earthquake Readiness Series
Inflation Brings California Food Banks a Surge in First-Time Users on ‘Razor’s Edge’
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County has seen a 30% increase since the final three months of last year in both pounds of food distributed and clients served. Administrators pointed to inflation and the end of federal child tax credit deposits as primary reasons for the recent increase in demand. […]
Read More… from Inflation Brings California Food Banks a Surge in First-Time Users on ‘Razor’s Edge’
