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Drought squeezing donations for Foodbank
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County receives donation
By Kathrene Herndon, KSBY News KSBY-TV updated 4/17/2014 7:15:54 PM ET A promotion late last year is benefiting the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. A check for more than $2,000 will be presented to the organization Thursday night from Santa Barbara Gift Baskets. The company held a gift basket promotion last December with a portion of the […]
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Dry conditions impacting Food Bank
Link to video: http://www.ksby.com/news/dry-conditions-impacting-food-bank/ April 17, 2014 by KSBY Staff The Santa Barbara County Food Bank says the dry conditions have a negative impact on its services to help the hungry. The Food Bank works with the state agency Farm to Family to purchase fresh produce for families who can’t afford food. Officials say due to the […]
Santa Barbara Gift Baskets Donating Proceeds of Holiday Promotion to Foodbank
POSTED ON 04.16.2014 11:38 A.M. SOURCE: ANNE PAZIER FOR SANTA BARBARA GIFT BASKETS Santa Barbara Gift Baskets will present a check for more than $2,000 to the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County on Thursday at the Foodbank’s Multi Chamber Mega Mixer. The donation stems from a promotion Santa Barbara Gift Baskets launched in December, featuring a gift basket […]
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Drought Squeezing Local Foodbanks
Foodbanks are paying more for higher demand staple crops. Keith Carls, KCOY Central Coast News Reporter, KeithCarls@kcoy.com POSTED: 05:14 PM PDT Apr 16, 2014 UPDATED: 10:27 AM PDT Apr 17, 2014 Drought Squeezing Local Foodbanks Link to Video: http://www.keyt.com/news/drought-squeezing-local-foodbanks/25522730 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County helps those who need help putting food on the table. “The majority of people who we serve are working”, Foodbank […]
Drought Impacts the Foodbank
California drought conditions are already impacting the Foodbank. The demand for Foodbank resources is highest during the winter months. The drought is already compounding the situation, leaving the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County trying to feed more people with less. Today our cooler shelves are down 75% of their normal capacity, due to rising prices […]
Filling those empty bowls
March 16, 2014 12:00 am • Roger McConnell We hear so much about what we shouldn’t eat – too much sugar, too much fat – it’s easy to forget getting to choose what we eat is a luxury for those of us lucky enough to have plenty. One in six Americans isn’t so lucky. That’s how many […]
Commentary: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County seeks to help area seniors
March 13, 2014 Commentary: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County seeks to help area seniors By Frank X. Moraga / Amigos805 Frank X. Moraga Sunny beaches, vibrant retail centers and an improving housing market seem to indicate that the 805 region has weathered the worst of the economic storm of the Great Recession. But just in time to […]
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Boys & Girls Club connects kids with Foodbank resources
