Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Preparing New Mobile Kitchens to Enhance Education Nutrition Program
Patricia Martellotti, KEYT News
October 31, 2022
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. – It’s a kitchen on wheels. The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is getting creative with a new cooking cart.
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VIDEO: Foodbank Nutrition Programs – New Mobile Kitchens
News Channel 3-12
October 31, 2022
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. – It’s a kitchen on wheels. The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is getting creative with a new cooking cart.
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Photos: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s Empty Bowls Event Returns In-Person
Randy De La Peña, Lompoc Record
October 26, 2022
The Santa Maria Fairpark hosted the first in-person Empty Bowls fundraising event for the Santa Barbara County Foodbank on Wednesday. See photos from the event in this gallery.
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Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Continues Mission to Raise $6 Million by December
Patricia Martellotti, KEYT News
October 17, 2022
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s Giving Back fundraiser proved such a hit. So organizers extended it to another day on Friday.
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VIDEO: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Continues Mission to Raise $6 Million by December
News Channel 3-12
October 17, 2022
Wake Campus Opens Food Pantry, Providing Students with Resources
Delaney Newhouse, The Channels/SBCC
October 10, 2022
City College’s Wake Campus opened their first food pantry on Tuesday, Sept. 13, in a new collaboration with the main campus. The Santa Barbara Food Bank, a local non-profit, used various community resources to supply students with a selection of free food items.
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VIDEO: Local Food Banks Seeing Need for Food Increase as Holidays Approach
Vivian Rennie , Nina Lozano, KSBY
October 10, 2022
Over the past year, it seems like prices for everything have gone up and with the holiday season approaching, many are struggling to make ends meet. The Santa Barbara County Food Bank is already seeing an increase in those needing food. “Over the past few months, we have seen an increase in the need for food and due to inflation and rising gas prices, those in our community with the lowest income have been hit the hardest and that’s where the food bank comes in to help,” said Patricia Aguirre, North County Community Engagement Coordinator for the Santa Barbara County Food Bank.
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Agencies Across Santa Barbara County Getting Trained for Emergency Disasters in Goleta
Patricia Martellotti, KEYT News
October 2, 2022
GOLETA, Calif. – Dozens of agencies across Santa Barbara County participated in the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program this weekend. Hosted by the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, organizers say this year’s training proved to be a success for participants.
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Noozhawk: Foodbank Launches Campaign to Prepare New Sharehouse for Opening
Judith Smith-Meyer, Noozhawk
September 24, 2022
At the Sharehouse Festival, Sept. 17, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County has started a four-month public campaign to support its new South County facility in Goleta.
The Foodbank aims to raise $6 million by Dec. 31 to fully outfit the new facility to meet its purpose: to ensure all county residents have access to the healthy food they need whether that means low-income community members facing the daily hunger, or the entire community in case of a large-scale disaster.
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KEYT: Foodbank Sharehouse Festival Kicks Off Saturday Afternoon
Mina Wahab, KEYT News
September 17, 2022
GOLETA, Calif.- The Foodbank Sharehouse Festival has arrived and is free to attend. It features food samples, cooking demonstrations, and samples by Chef Preston Knox and his team at Barbareño and hands-on activities led by Foodbank partner A to Z Cooking School.
