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Santa Barbara Women Lawyers Sets the Bar High
Inspired by women lawyer organizations in other cities, Santa Barbara Women Lawyers (SBWL) partnered with the Foodbank for the first annual Food from the Bar food and funds drive in 2011. The legal community in Santa Barbara quickly embraced the effort and nearly every legal organization in Santa Barbara joined forces with SBWL. Food from the Bar exceeded its monetary goal, collecting over $6,500 and 650 pounds of food. Their contribution translates into 30,000 meals for those in need in Santa Barbara County. Thank you, we applaud your commitment and hard work.

“The Foodbank has a proven track record of successfully providing nutritious food to families in Santa Barbara County. We are looking forward to our second drive in 2012 when we hope to make an even larger contribution to the Foodbank.”– Santa Barbara Women Lawyers

A perfect storm of conditions has coalesced to make this one of the most challenging times for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County in recent memory. The nation's social safety net, of which food banks are an integral part, is being strained as rarely before, thanks to a menacing combination of rising food and fuel prices and an economy which seems headed for recession. These economic pressures have put more and more people at risk of hunger; while the Foodbank wrestles with higher costs and decreased federal aid.