Hundreds of people turned out for the annual Empty Bowls luncheon in Santa Maria on Wednesday. The luncheon is a fundraiser for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. Click here to read more. […]
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KSBY: ‘Empty bowls’ fundraiser aims to end hunger in Santa Maria
‘Empty Bowls’ in Santa Maria is a fundraising event hosted by the Santa Barbara County Foodbank. Wednesday, October 25th, will mark the 16th year of the event. Click here to read more. […]
KSBY: Season of Hope food and toy drive kicks off 2017 season
The annual Season of Hope food and toy drive kicked off on Monday. From now through Friday, Dec. 15, KSBY and its community partners will be collecting non-perishable food items and new, unwrapped toys for families in need on the Central Coast. Click here to read more. […]
KEYT: 13-year-old competes in Carpinteria Triathlon to raise funds for food bank
CARPINTERIA, Calif. – A local 13-year-old boy did more than just compete in Sunday morning’s Carpinteria Triathlon. Jacob Mansbach and his brother Joseph led their team to raise money for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s children’s programs. Click here to read more. […]
KCOY: Program that feeds hundreds of Santa Maria kids is in need of money
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – End summer hunger. That’s the goal of the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County as they host their ‘Picnic in the Park’ program. As part of the program, children are given a free nutritious meal but that service could now be in jeopardy. Click here to read more. […]
Coastal View News: LoBue adds another volunteer award to the long list
Does 92-year-old Charles LoBue plan on retiring from his 35-hour-a-week volunteer commitments any time soon? “No way,” he said. The hard-working community servant just received an award honoring him for 20 years as a volunteer for the Foodbank Santa Barbara County’s Brown Bag program, which supplies free groceries to seniors in need twice a month. […]
Coastal View News: Brown Bag Program feeds local seniors
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s free Brown Bag Program supplies local low-income seniors with a bounty of fresh groceries twice a month. Single seniors over the age of 60 whose household income is less than $1,507 qualify for the program, as well as seniors in larger households with low incomes. Participants can pick up […]
Santa Maria Sun: Spotlight on: Santa Barbara County Food Bank
The holiday season is in full swing, and the Santa Barbara County Food Bank will be accepting turkey donations for its entire duration. However, this year’s annual drive for Thanksgiving dinner’s most popular centerpiece has thus far fallen short of expectations, by a couple thousand turkeys. “We have just under 10 percent of what we need for […]
Santa Maria Times: County food bank issues urgent call for turkey donations; 3,000 birds needed by Monday
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County needs about 3,000 turkeys by Monday. So far, it has only received about 200, which is less than 7 percent of its goal. “We are looking at a paltry sum of the poultry that we need,” said Paul Wilkins, the new director of operations. “We are really feeling the crunch right now. […]
Noozhawk: Ticktockers, Food Bank Join Forces to Fight Hunger
Some 100 Ticktockers from the Santa Barbara Chapter of the National Charity League (NCL), partnered with the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County to kick off the Foodbank’s annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive on Oct. 28. Erik Talkin, CEO of the Foodbank provided an overview of the Foodbank and shared a story about the new face of […]