Help end hunger
through food rescue.

Help end hunger

through food rescue.

Every $1 doubles to help provide 4 meals

Woman and child stand with bags of produce

Quick Bites

Feed People, Not Landfills

Hunger affects more than 350,000 San Diegans while perfectly good food goes to waste daily. At Feeding San Diego, we’re bridging this gap by rescuing 90% of the food we distribute. Right now, your generosity goes twice as far: an anonymous donor is matching every gift dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000, helping provide four nutritious meals with each dollar donated. Together, we can feed people, not landfills.

Double Your Impact

Feed 2X as Many Kids

Double your impact today! An anonymous donor is matching all gifts up to $100,000, helping provide four meals with every dollar donated. Our School Pantry Program brings nutritious food directly to children’s schools, making it easy for families to collect fresh groceries. With 100,000 San Diego kids facing hunger, your gift ensures students have the nourishment they need to learn and thrive.

Support School Pantries

Free Food Distributions Near You

Use our Find Food Map to find a free food distribution near you.

Find Food Map

More than 350,000 people in San Diego County are facing hunger while 31% of food produced is wasted. You can help.

Who Is Feeding San Diego?

Established in 2007, Feeding San Diego is the leading hunger-relief and food rescue organization in San Diego County and the only Feeding America partner food bank in the region.

Feeding San Diego is on a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. Your support helps provide nutritious meals to people facing hunger. That means:

Kids succeed in school
Families stay in their homes
Heroes serve their country without worrying about their families back home
Seniors retire with dignity

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Feeding San Diego protects people and the planet.

meals distributed since 2007

Our FY24 Annual Impact

July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024

meals distributed

lbs. of food rescued

metric tons of CO₂ equivalent prevented

Feeding San Diego protects people and the planet.

meals distributed since 2007

Our FY23 Annual Impact

June 1, 2022 to July 30, 2023

meals distributed

lbs. of food rescued

metric tons of CO₂ equivalent prevented

Updates

Chance Meeting of Two Feeding San Diego Volunteers Leads to a Living Organ Donation That Saved Lives

Carissa Casares2025-04-07T09:56:33-07:00April 2nd, 2025|Tags: Feel Good, Volunteer|

How to Use the Find Food Map to Find Free Food Near You

Christina Gunning2025-03-18T11:15:42-07:00March 18th, 2025|Tags: Food Distribution, Resources|

The School Pantry Program is Expanding! Why It’s Needed and How You Can Help

Christina Gunning2025-03-05T12:59:32-08:00March 3rd, 2025|Tags: End Hunger, Feeding Kids, School Pantry|

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Community Voices

Eryn

Student holding handful of fresh produce

“We don’t qualify for food stamps. It’s a one-income household right now, so anything food-wise helps tremendously right now. It feels good that you guys are out here. It just feels really good. We go through food. We have two growing girls and it’s really hard to keep up with her snacks and lunches, and then also making dinner and breakfast, so anything helps. Thank you for the food. Thank you for your time, your energy, your support. It’s very greatly appreciated if people want to give back.”

Ellen

“We’re sisters and neighbors here in the park. We take care of each other. We’re just 13 months apart. We were born in San Diego and raised in Vista. I’ve lived here for 32 years. The economy right now is really bad, so this helps. We share the food. We both live on social security. I worked 30 years for Pacific Telephone, and when I retired, I got $700 a month. Now it’s $824. Ever since they first started the food distribution, we’ve been coming.”

Brendan

“Everything is expensive. It’s kind of crazy. No matter who you talk to, regardless of what rank they are, you hear about people struggling. Whether it’s daycare, buying groceries, paying for gas, or some people are paying $1,500 electric bills. Daycare is over $1,000 a week. It’s cheaper for her [my wife] not to work and be home with the kids rather than pay for daycare. We’ve gone to the food distribution on base a few times before. It’s very helpful, especially with five kids.”

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