Help end hunger
through food rescue.

Help end hunger

through food rescue.

Every $1 helps provide 2 meals

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Feed Our Heroes

According to Feeding America, in 2020, nearly a quarter of active-duty service members experienced food insecurity, and 1 in 9 working-age veterans live in food insecure households.

Veterans and active-duty military families make significant sacrifices. Access to nutritious food shouldn’t be one of them. In partnership with local military organizations, Feeding San Diego is proud to support veterans and active-duty military families.

Help Feed Heroes

Uniting to Combat Hunger Food Drive

In honor of Veterans Day and to help support military families and veterans, VFW, Humana, and Feeding San Diego are partnering for the second annual “Uniting to Combat Hunger Food Drive” across San Diego County.

From September 1 to November 17, 2024, bring non-perishable food items to participating locations or donate through our virtual food drive!

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Find Free Food Distributions Near You

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

Find Food Map

More than 350,000 people in San Diego County are facing hunger while 38% 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

A School Food Pantry Brings Fresh Produce and Fresh Hope

Christina Gunning2024-10-31T10:16:01-07:00October 31st, 2024|Tags: Community Support, Feeding Families, Feeding Kids, School Pantry|

Drive Change with Us: Cartober 2024 Is Here!

Christina Gunning2024-10-03T11:40:41-07:00October 3rd, 2024|Tags: Car Donation, Community Support, Partnerships|

National Hispanic Heritage Month: Uplifting the Mission of the Sherman Heights Community Center

Carissa Casares2024-09-30T11:46:11-07:00September 30th, 2024|Tags: Community Support, Partnerships, Resources|

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Community Voices

Jessica

Student holding handful of fresh produce

“It’s really helpful because everything’s so expensive, especially vegetables. That’s my priority goal to stay healthy at home. Right now, the only thing that we can afford is either junk food or something not that healthy. So, I’m here for the vegetables. I have two kids at Berry, eight and eleven, and I also have a four-year-old. It’s going to help us with the budget because with all the expenses, it is really helpful to have that extra support and help. I just want to thank everybody because this is a really great help, and it is just a relief to have someone that cares about people that are struggling to make it on their own day by day.”

Patrick

“We’ve been living in San Diego for about five years now. I’m active-duty military and we live near here in military housing. We learned about this once we got our kid in school here. It is fantastic to be able to pick it up at a school that we visit every day. It helps us out a lot. We’re on a fixed budget, as everybody is. This helps out immensely, especially whenever we’re picking up fresh fruits and veggies for the kids. We’re spending close to $100 a week just on fresh fruits and veggies, and this helps out a lot.”

Eva

“It’s just that I don’t think people really realize what a problem it is when you live up here [in Julian], you’re old, your car breaks down, you only have this much money, and those are critical needs. We have a limited income. We live in the woods. I don’t like to drive to San Diego cause every time I do, that’s $25.00. Also, because I’m a diabetic, I have to be real careful. I can’t eat all the pasta all the time and all that heavy carb stuff. The vegetables that last, those are the best. I’m very familiar with the absolute need in this community for Feeding San Diego. Just how absolutely needed it is for this community. Almost makes me want to cry. We really have a need up here, so you know, don’t forget us.”

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