Central Coast residents to lend a helping hand Saturday

EVENT WILL HELP FOODBANK, OTHERS 10 hours ago  •  Erin Lennon / elennon@santamariatimes.com The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County will get some welcome donations and assistance Saturday as part of this year’s Central Coast Helping Hands event, which will send volunteers to a number of projects in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Volunteers will collect […]

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Sponsor Share Your Lunch 2014

sponsorship benefits $5,000 – $10,000 level* Social Media postings as leadership sponsor throughout campaign Press Release as leadership sponsor – to countywide media contacts Website – Home page under Mark Your Calendar Logo on event page with quote and link Logo on printed material for Share Your Lunch campaign Listing on corporate sponsorship page for […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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April 17: Multi-Chamber Mega-Mixer

Foodbank SB presents its first Multi-Chamber Mega-Mixer! Please join us and the following Chambers for this free networking event for members of any and all of these participating Chambers: Goleta Carpinteria Buellton Solvang Lompoc Santa Maria San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber Join us for great door prizes, delicious food and drinks. A phenomenal networking […]

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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 […]

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