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29 03, 2019

Mobile Marketplace Brings Fresh Produce to Partners Across the County

2019-03-29T08:14:08-07:00

Not only do one in eight San Diegans face hunger, but they also lack access to nutritious food, especially fresh produce. When purchasing food on a limited budget, many people make difficult choices, choosing foods that temporarily meet their needs but lack nutritional value, like fast food or prepackaged meals. Produce can also be [...]

Mobile Marketplace Brings Fresh Produce to Partners Across the County2019-03-29T08:14:08-07:00
26 02, 2019

Feeding Neighbors, Not Landfills: Retail Rescue Program

2019-02-26T16:26:04-08:00

One in six children in San Diego County face hunger every single day — more than 127,000 of our neighbors. At the same time, 40 percent of perfectly good food in San Diego County goes to waste. The Feeding San Diego Retail Rescue program helps end this cycle of waste. We pair local grocery [...]

Feeding Neighbors, Not Landfills: Retail Rescue Program2019-02-26T16:26:04-08:00
24 01, 2019

Feeding San Diego Holds Special Distribution for Members of the Coast Guard and Their Families

2019-01-24T11:46:46-08:00

In response to the partial government shutdown, Feeding San Diego held a special food distribution at the United States Coast Guard Sector San Diego on Wednesday, January 23. The distribution provided groceries to help ease the burden of those not receiving their pay. Amongst the food were apples, oranges, rice and even diapers. Members [...]

Feeding San Diego Holds Special Distribution for Members of the Coast Guard and Their Families2019-01-24T11:46:46-08:00
17 01, 2019

Feeding San Diego Raises Over Four Million Meals to Benefit Families through the Holiday Season

2019-01-17T13:50:35-08:00

Feeding San Diego raised 4,181,526 meals during the sixth annual Month of a Million Meals campaign in partnership with ABC 10News and Live Well San Diego. From November 18 to December 31, 2018, the campaign brought the community together to solve hunger through generous donations of funds, time, food and voice. One in eight people, [...]

Feeding San Diego Raises Over Four Million Meals to Benefit Families through the Holiday Season2019-01-17T13:50:35-08:00
16 01, 2019

Food Assistance During the Government Shutdown

2019-01-16T12:38:32-08:00

Feeding San Diego is encouraging federal employees, federal contractors, and other San Diegans affected by the on-going partial shutdown of the federal government to seek free food assistance through its network of distribution sites across San Diego County. Approximately 150 of the distribution sites are operated by local charities and religious organizations who partner [...]

Food Assistance During the Government Shutdown2019-01-16T12:38:32-08:00
9 01, 2019

Former NFL Super Bowl Champion, Steve Weatherford, Gives Back to the Community for the Holidays

2019-01-09T13:33:45-08:00

This holiday season, Steve Weatherford brought smiles to the faces of children, families, and seniors at Central Elementary when he donated more than $4,000 to Feeding San Diego to benefit students and neighbors in the community facing hunger. The generous gift from the Steve Weatherford Foundation will support our School Pantry program and help operate [...]

Former NFL Super Bowl Champion, Steve Weatherford, Gives Back to the Community for the Holidays2019-01-09T13:33:45-08:00
11 12, 2018

Paving a Road to Feeding Hundreds in Jamul

2018-12-11T08:33:10-08:00

After many years of volunteering at Jamul Community Church (JCC), Melodee Takasugi, newly retired from Cuyamaca Community College, took on a new role: running a Feeding San Diego food distribution partnership to make sure her community had the food they needed to thrive. Jamul is a 16.8 square mile rural town 120 miles east of [...]

Paving a Road to Feeding Hundreds in Jamul2018-12-11T08:33:10-08:00
10 12, 2018

Corporate and Community Groups Band Together to Fight Hunger—Teams for Good

2018-12-10T13:48:26-08:00

This year Feeding San Diego launched Teams for Good, an opportunity for corporate and community groups to gather together and make an impact this holiday season by volunteering their time and donating to Feeding San Diego’s seasonal meal distributions. The groups that participated in this program far exceeded our expectations and made it possible to [...]

Corporate and Community Groups Band Together to Fight Hunger—Teams for Good2018-12-10T13:48:26-08:00
7 12, 2018

Retail Rescue Collaboration With Sprouts

2018-12-07T11:29:55-08:00

“We believe healthy living is a journey and every meal is a choice. We love to inspire, educate and empower every person to eat healthier and live a better life.” Sprouts Farmers Market is living its mission statement, which naturally aligns with Feeding San Diego’s efforts to solve hunger by providing healthy meals for San Diegans [...]

Retail Rescue Collaboration With Sprouts2018-12-07T11:29:55-08:00
6 12, 2018

Smithfield Donates 35,000 Pounds of Protein to Feeding San Diego

2018-12-06T11:58:26-08:00

Vons Joins the 53rd Stop of Smithfield’s 2018 Helping Hungry Homes® Tour SAN DIEGO – December 6, 2018 – Today, Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Vons joined forces to donate 35,000 pounds of protein to Feeding San Diego. Smithfield’s contribution was part of the company’s 2018 Helping Hungry Homes® donation tour. Now in the program’s 10th [...]

Smithfield Donates 35,000 Pounds of Protein to Feeding San Diego2018-12-06T11:58:26-08:00
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