BEACON Culinary

BEACON Culinary

Formerly operating under LOVARC food service contracts, BEACON Culinary Services delivers contracted food service operations at federal, state, and county agencies.

Our award-winning teams provide high-quality meal service while offering hands-on culinary training and employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

Crews are supervised by a job coach who is trained in vocational rehabilitation and experienced in the work activity performed at the work site.

In addition, we provide meal service to the Santa Barbara County Juvenile Hall and administer a free meal program for participants in our Adult Day Services through the California Department of Social Services in partnership with the USDA.

Service Locations

Camp San Luis Obispo

Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB)

Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base

Where we Operate
BEACON Businesses

BEACON Cafe

The BEACON Café on ‘A’ Street is a café and culinary training space, where individuals with disabilities gain hands-on experience in food preparation, customer service, and daily business operations.

Location: 2445 A Street, Santa Maria, CA 93455

Phone: (805) 618-2102

Hours of Operation: Mon–Fri 6:30 am – 2:00 pm