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By The Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara
The Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce a grant award of $12,000 to Santa Ynez Valley (SYV) Senior Citizens Foundation, DBA SYV Community Outreach. Funds will help support the Meals on Wheels program for cancer patients who reside in the Santa Ynez Valley. Their efforts ensure access to meals prepared to meet the unique nutritional needs of oncology patients. With a focus primarily on soups, heartier fare is also offered as well as meals of soup, salad and bread for caregivers. SYV Community Outreach believes that nutrition is the key to health and they focus on developing easy and delicious options.
Lori Willis, Executive Director of the Cancer Foundation, shares, “With a sole focus on providing support for cancer-related programs, the Cancer Foundation fills a unique role in our county. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we are pleased to ensure that residents of the Santa Ynez Valley are able to access quality programs as they journey with, through and beyond cancer.”
About the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara
The Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara was founded in 1949 on a promise – a promise that continues today – to provide the highest quality of cancer care to everyone in the Santa Barbara community, regardless of means. The generous support of patients, foundations and the community together with the steadfast vision, leadership and commitment of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees ensures superior cancer care is available close to home. The Cancer Foundation provides significant philanthropic support to the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center in addition to awarding grants for cancer-related programs in Santa Barbara County. To learn more, visit the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara at www.cfsb.org, or find us on Facebook and Instagram.
