We understand that not everyone has access to cooking appliances or a kitchen, so we collaborate with our partner agencies to provide Prepared Hot Meals at several locations around the county. Anyone is welcome and no sign-up or registration is required.
Locations
North County
North County includes Santa Maria, Lompoc, Los Alamos, Guadalupe, New Cuyama, Buellton, Solvang, Santa Ynez, and the surrounding areas. All sites listed are open to the public with no registration required.
Santa Maria | ||
Salvation Army (805)349-2421 | 200 W. Cook Ave | Mon-Thurs 11 am – 12 pm and 4pm – 5pm, |
Friday 10:30am – 11am | ||
Coast Valley Worship Center | 2548 S. Broadway | Tuesday 12:30pm – 1:30pm |
(805)861-9316 | ||
Buellton | ||
Buellton Senior Center | 164 W. Hwy 246 | Mon-Fri 12pm – 1pm |
(805)688-4571 | ||
Lompoc | ||
Foursquare | 125 N C St | Monday 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
St. Timothy | 403 N J St | Tuesday 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. |
Bethany Lutheran | 135 S E St | Wednesday 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m |
Half Century Club | 341 N N St | Thursday 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. |
La Purisima | 213 W Olive | Friday 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. |
Trinity Nazarene | 500 E North Ave | Saturdays 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
For Lompoc sites ONLY, click here.
Para las distribuciones de Lompoc SOLAMENTE, haga clic aquí.
South County
South County includes Santa Barbara, Goleta, Isla Vista, Montecito, Summerland, Carpinteria and surrounding areas. All sites listed are open to the public with no registration required. Brown Bag locations are not on this list.
Santa Barbara | ||
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission | 535 E Yananoli St. | Daily 5:40 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. |
St. Brigid’s Fellowship | 976 Embarcadero Del Mar | Mon 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m |
For Children
Picnic in the Park is program hosted by the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County during school children’s summer break. The program provides free lunches to children Monday – Friday at 17 sites countywide. Everyone is welcome and there is no sign-up or registration process. Only children under the age of 18 may take a free lunch. For site locations and times, please see below.