As Central Coast residents finish their last-minute Christmas shopping, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County staff hope people will consider gifting cash to the organization so it can continue feeding thousands countywide. The Foodbank recently announced it has reached the halfway point of serving 1.25 million meals this holiday season by providing healthy food and produce, […]
Read More… from Santa Maria Times: Foodbank hoping for cash donations for Christmas
As Central Coast residents finish their last-minute Christmas shopping, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County staff hope people will consider gifting cash to the organization so it can continue feeding thousands countywide. The Foodbank recently announced it has reached the halfway point of serving 1.25 million meals this holiday season by providing healthy food and produce, […]
Read More… from Lompoc Record: Foodbank hoping for cash donations for Christmas
As the year draws to a close, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is winding down a major fundraising campaign currently being held to help sustain operations into 2017. “The goal is $888,000, so we can support our 300 nonprofit agencies and the goal is not quite reached,” said Foodbank Development Coordinator Darlene Chavez. “We’ve […]
Read More… from KCOY: Santa Barbara County Foodbank seeking community support
As the year draws to a close, the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is winding down a major fundraising campaign currently being held to help sustain operations into 2017. “The goal is $888,000, so we can support our 300 nonprofit agencies and the goal is not quite reached,” said Foodbank Development Coordinator Darlene Chavez. “We’ve […]
Read More… from KEYT: Santa Barbara County Foodbank seeking community support
Foodbank and its 300 nonprofit partners are able to turn $1 into eight healthy meals, says Erik Talkin, the CEO for Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. With an operating budget of $4 million cash and $10 million of in-kind food donations, the group needs to raise $888,282 to reach its goal for next year’s programs. […]
Read More… from Santa Barbara Independent: End-of-Year Funds for the Foodbank
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County has announced it has reached the halfway point to serving 1.25 million meals this holiday season, including critical support to 300 hunger-relief nonprofits and programs they serve countywide, by providing healthy food and produce. But the work is not done. Read the full article here… […]
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Julie Bowen of ABC’s Modern Family volunteering at the Foodbank of SB County Backyard Bounty Program. Click here for the full article. […]
Read More… from Montecito Journal: Julie Bowen Gleans with Backyard Bounty
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County invites the community to help “fill the bowl,” and join them at the 19th Annual Santa Barbara Empty Bowls fundraiser from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at the Ben Page Youth Center, 4540 Hollister Ave. Click here to read more… […]
Jim and Stephanie Sokolove opened their beautiful Montecito estate, just a tiara’s toss from Oprah Winfrey, for the second consecutive year to host the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s fifth annual Table of Life beano, co-chaired by Ann Daniel and Nancy Sheldon with a record 250 garden party guests in hats and flats helping raise […]
For those in the community who live with food insecurity, it can be hard to navigate healthy eating. Paired with Type 2 diabetes and the dietary and physical requirements involved, the challenge becomes even more difficult. Click here to read more… […]
Read More… from Santa Maria Times: Foodbank promotes healthy living for diabetics with program
