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In this edition of Solutions News, we ask, "How can we support our communities in the face of hunger?" Our guest is Erik Talkin, CEO of the Santa Barbara County Foodbank. For the past ten years, Erik’s goal has been to help the Foodbank become an organization that moves people from hunger to nutritional self-sufficiency and health – both for themselves and for their communities. In addition to his work at the Food Bank, Erik currently serves on the Board of Directors of the California Association of Food Banks and the National Advisory Council of Feeding America. We are talking about hunger, public assistance, and food Insecurity in a land of plenty… All essential topics as we face an end to most of the direct support that was originally included in the CARES act. (Produced by Kristy Jansen)
Click HERE to listen to Erik's TED Talk: "Why Giving People More Food Doesn't End Hunger"
Erik Talkin, CEO - SB County Foodbank
For the past ten years, Erik’s goal has been to help the Foodbank become an organization that moves people from hunger to nutritional self-sufficiency and health – both for themselves and their communities.
Prior to the Foodbank, Erik spent six years as the Executive Director of the Community Kitchen of Santa Barbara. Erik has a background as a writer and filmmaker and served as a principal in two production companies. His short film, “The Gallery,” starring Helena Bonham Carter was selected for the London Film Festival. He has won an International Television Association Award for writing and directing a Best Educational Drama and his theatrical work has been produced on the London Fringe.
He serves on the Board of Directors of the California Association of Food Banks and the National Advisory Council of Feeding America.
Erik Talkin, our guest on July 31, 2020