3rd Annual SBTC & Unity Shoppe Food Drive
We're asking for your help as we continue our support of Unity Shoppe, who is dedicated to providing free essential services to residents impacted by temporary conditions of poverty, natural disaster, or health crisis
Date: Saturday March 29
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Place: 131 E. Haley St., Santa Barbara
- Help us break the Guinness Records for World's Largest Canned Food Pyramid
- Enjoy flying across the trapeze during this FREE EVENT
- Free Tacos will be provided as always for our Community Events
- Donate Directly to Unity Shoppe to help all their community endeavors
Donate Canned Food through the month of March!
Unity Shoppe’s iconic Yellow Collection Boxes will be placed at businesses around town. Drop off locations include:
- SBTC at 131 E Haley Street during the week of March 24-March 28
- Unity Shoppe at 1401 Chapala Street from March 3rd - March 28
- Look out for local businesses and partners hosting the iconic yellow collection box
Our goal at SBTC is to help raise awareness while supporting Unity Shoppe and their endless effort to continuously help our Santa Barbara community. Below are just some of their other services.
About Unity Shoppe
Unity Shoppe has been a cornerstone of our community for over 100 years. Unity Shoppe is a Santa Barbara based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free essential services to residents impacted by temporary conditions of poverty, natural disaster, or health crisis.
We provide residents with groceries, clothing, and other essentials, as well as job training – the things that help reinforce human dignity, and encourage self-sufficiency and independence.
Client Services Center
Our Client Services Center, lovingly referred to as the “Free Store,” is the heartbeat of our effort to serve our residents. We nourish them – with the best groceries we can possibly secure – and clothe them – only with new and like-new clothing and footwear that we’d want to wear ourselves.
Unity Delivers
Unity Delivers, born of necessity in 2020, is a program which meets the needs of low-income seniors and disabled individuals through home deliveries of custom grocery orders. They call and request for groceries that get delivered straight to their door twice monthly, throughout the year.
Job Smart
Providing young adults, unemployed residents, and individuals living with disabilities with the occupational training and work experience required to find gainful employment in a competitive job market. Participants have the opportunity to select an interview outfit which includes shoes and undergarments. And, referral to resume development assistance.
Transitional Assistance Program (TAP)
TAP provides immediate vital resources to help financially vulnerable residents facing a crisis such as natural disasters, sudden job loss, death in the family and a family impacted by unexpected health implications. In addition to distributing food, clothing, and personal-care items, clients can come to the Unity Shoppe’s Transitional Assistance Shop.
How You Can Get Involved
Trapeze Talent Showcase
Saturday, March 29th 1:00pm - 4:00pm
110 E. Cota St., Santa Barbara
Everyone is invited to swing by with a canned food donation to help break the record for the World’s Largest Canned Food Pyramid! All food donations will directly benefit Unity Shoppe, a social service agency dedicated to providing free food, clothing, and personal care items to residents in need.
Support Your Local
Safety Net
Do you or someone you know have an ideal location to host a Food Drive Collection Box? Unity Shoppe will drop off the collection box and pick it up each time it fills up!
Email [email protected]
Thank you to all the local businesses that participated in collecting canned food items this month to donate to Unity Shoppe. Non-Perishable Food items such as Soups & Stews, Rice, Cooking Oil, Canned Tomatoes, Meats, Fruits & Vegetables, Pasta, Baking Items and more. Every donation counts and makes a difference in people's lives.