May 24, 2023 – Laurel Alcantar, Associate Director of Development, and Lane Bhutani, Donor Relations Specialist, were guests on About Education. They spoke with Neil Kreisel about the current challenges facing our county since the pandemic’s CalFresh Emergency Allotments ended this last March. […]
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Santa Barbara Foodbank Receives 20 Mail Trucks Worth of Food from Mailbox Drive
A recent food drive for the Santa Barbara County Foodbank, supported by the work of local members of the National Association of Letter Carriers and the donations of county residents, has netted more than 85,000 pounds of food. On Saturday, May 13, postal service workers participated in ensuring customers were able to donate non-perishable food items by leaving […]
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Tech Nonprofit mRelief, Partners with the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County to Expand Access to CalFresh Program
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is a leading organization that aims to transform hunger into health by providing food-insecure residents with regular grocery and fresh produce distributions, as well as sustainable solutions like CalFresh application assistance. The Partnership between mRelief and the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County will enable the latter to maximize the impact […]
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Partners with Letter Carriers for Weekend Food Drive
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is partnering with Letter Carriers for a food drive this weekend. For the first time since 2019, the Foodbank is hosting the return of the annual ‘Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive’. […]
Foodbank Partners with Letter Carriers for the Return of the Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County will benefit from the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) annual food drive on Saturday, May 13th, 2023. Postal customers can donate non-perishable food items by leaving them next to mailboxes before mail is delivered on the day of the drive. The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive accepts all shelf-stable, non-glass […]
Foodbank Partners with Letter Carriers to Stamp Out Hunger
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County will take part in the National Association of Letter Carriers annual food drive on May 13. Postal customers can donate non-perishable food items by leaving them next to their mailboxes before mail is delivered on the day of the drive. The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive accepts all shelf-stable, […]
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Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Donations Matched by The Balay Ko Foundation
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is preparing for a surge of increased need amid inflated food prices after families received their final CalFresh Emergency Allotments last [month]. The Foodbank is asking the public to help raise funds to support the children, seniors, veterans and other individuals facing food insecurity in the wake of this […]
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Surge in Hunger Expected with End of Pandemic Food Assistance Program
Everything costs more these days, but for the most vulnerable across the nation, food stamp benefits were just cut back to pre-pandemic levels. The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County now anticipates another surge in hunger. The nonprofit, which has backstopped nutritional needs across the county for more than three decades, is working to add food sources, and the […]
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VIDEO: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County: Food Waste Reduction Program Puts Every Morsel of Food to Use
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – When it comes to food, nothing goes to waste. At least not at the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. […]
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County: Food Waste Reduction Program Puts Every Morsel of Food to Use
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – When it comes to food, nothing goes to waste. At least not at the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. From active composting to feeding animal farms, the local organization puts every morsel of food to good use. “We rescue two million pounds of food per year. A lot of it goes […]
