Organic Soup Kitchen hosted a sold-out Farm to Table event at the Cabrillo Pavilion recently to celebrate its 15th anniversary, and to raise funds for nutrition and food security in Santa Barbara County.

“This 15 year milestone was achieved through the unwavering dedication of our donors, volunteers and community partners,” said executive director Anthony Carroccio. “It was an incredible celebration and exciting to see our unstoppable community committed to supporting nutrition and food security for the next 15 years.”

As the demand for nutrition and food security rises, Organic Soup Kitchen has started a groundbreaking new program in collaboration with CenCal Health. Organic Soup Kitchen is now the first local provider of Medically Tailored Meals to CenCal Health members in Santa
Barbara County.

“This program will dramatically increase access to lifesaving nutrition to improve health outcomes and reduce the burden of medical care costs on individuals and families in our community,” Organic Soup Kitchen said.

Established in 2009, Organic Soup Kitchen has been at the fore of the food-is-medicine movement, with the vision that everyone deserves access to nutrition that improves their health.

What started as a pot of soup in the park is now a community safety net providing lifesaving nutrition countywide to some 40,000 low-income individuals annually who are recovering from cancer, diabetes, heart disease and other chronic illnesses.

Organic Soup Kitchen is one of only 10% of nonprofits in the country to achieve platinum status on Guidestar and Charity Navigator and is a proud member of 1% for the Planet.

To learn more, visit www.organicsoupkitchen.org.