SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Budget cuts have forced Food Bank of Santa Barbara County to cancel its popular “Picnic in the Park” summertime meal distribution program.
For more than 10 years, Food Bank has held the program during the summer at about a dozen park sites throughout Santa Barbara County.
The program offers children ages 18-and-under a free meal at selected parks each weekday to help ensure that every child in the county receives a lunchtime meal while school is out for the summer…