Women’s Fund to Host Food Insecurity Roundtable in Santa Barbara

𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐚
September 2 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm PDT
Join the Women’s Fund for our Grants in Action Expert Roundtable on the growing crisis of food insecurity in Santa Barbara County. You’ll hear our experts explore the economic, social, and health impacts of food insecurity and why so many struggle to access nutritious food.
Learn how existing support systems are working to meet the community’s food needs, increasingly without government support
Discover how schools, health-care systems, nonprofits, government agencies, businesses, and the philanthropic community can collaborate on lasting solutions
Santa Barbara County has the highest poverty rate in California, per the Public Policy Institute of California.
According to the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, one in three households in our community faces food insecurity – more than double the national rate.
The burden falls hardest on lower-income families and children, who must often prioritize housing, gas, utilities, and medical attention over nutritious food, even as drastic cuts in government aid increase the pressure on local nonprofits.
This is a unique, not-to-be-missed opportunity to listen in as our grantees and civic leaders problem-solve together to address food insecurity in our community. After the program, meet informally with the speakers in the New Vic courtyard to continue the conversation.
EXPERT PANEL:
Lacey Baldiviez Johnston, PhD, President, Food Bank of Santa Barbara County
Van Do-Reynoso, PhD, Chief Customer Experience Officer, CenCal Health
Rachel Lipman, Assistant Director, Economic Assistance & Employment Services, Department of Social Services, Santa Barbara County
Angela Miller-Bevan, Executive Director, Unity Shoppe
Eryn Shugart, PhD, Executive Director, Veggie Rescue
Moderator: Susan Liles, Nutrition Services/WIC Director for the County of Santa Barbara Health Department