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Statement on the Retirement of The Orfalea Fund

March 21, 2014

Additional information on the retirement of The Orfalea Fund

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Gloria Steinem Visit Covered by The Independent

February 18, 2014

Gloria Steinem visit and Orfalea Foundation statistics covered by The Independent.

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Gloria Steinem visit covered by UCSB Daily Nexus

February 18, 2014

Gloria Steinem's visit to Santa Barbara, as covered by UCSB's Daily Nexus

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Herstory: Gloria Steinem Visit Covered in Mission & State

February 18, 2014

Gloria Steinem's visit to Santa Barbara as covered by Mission & State.

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Orfalea Foundation Releases Not Yet Equal: A Snapshot of Women in Santa Barbara County

February 12, 2014

February 13, 2014: Inspired by a visit from Gloria Steinem, the Orfalea Foundation compiled a statistical snapshot of the status of women in Santa Barbara County. Click on the PDF link to see the full data set.

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Natalie Orfalea Honorary Alumna of UCSB

December 6, 2013

Orfalea Foundation co-founder Natalie Orfalea was recently awarded the distinction of Honorary Alumna at University of California Santa Barbara.

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County Superintendent of Schools Lauds School Food Initiative

December 6, 2013

Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Bill Cirone expressed his appreciation for the School Food Initiative and other Orfalea Foundation programs in this Noozhawk column.

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Salad Bar Ambassadors Step Up to the Plate

December 6, 2013

Noozhawk published this story about sixth graders assisting younger students at the cafeteria salad bar.

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Casa Magazine November 8, 2013

November 8, 2013

Casa Magazine ran a story about the foundation's evaluation and documentation project, and provided translation into Spanish as well.

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Press Releases

Orfalea Foundation Launches Two Year Project to Document Philanthropic Progress

November 1, 2013

Santa Barbara, CA -For more than a decade, the Orfalea Foundation has provided private funds for public good, concentrated mainly in Santa Barbara County.  The foundation has amassed significant quantitative and qualitative data about its work in early childhood education, school food reform, educational investments, disaster readiness, and youth development.

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