The aroma of Italian seasoning comes from the community room as children and their families arrive at the Lincoln Acres Branch Library for lunch. On today’s menu: homemade meatball subs, cucumbers, fresh fruit and milk. “I like that the meals are healthy and variety of types of meals,” one of the mothers remarked, as her [...]
Top Volunteer: Marilu Rivera Marilu Rivera takes on each project with fierce passion and approaches even the smallest projects with grace and the understanding of their importance to Feeding San Diego’s mission. She connects with volunteers and staff members on a genuine level and is a constant reminder of how impactful our work is to [...]
Emergency food relief services, job training, wellness programs, financial management and volunteer development - these are just some of the puzzle pieces that shape Project Reach, a Feeding San Diego agency partner that helps get food and resources directly to people struggling with hunger. “We try to provide comprehensive care, and if we can’t provide [...]
September is Hunger Action Month, when Feeding San Diego and the national Feeding America network of more than 200 food banks unite to urge our communities to take action to help end hunger. We all have a role to play in getting food to those in need. With this Calendar of #DoOneGoodThing each day, though, we're [...]
"We are excited, we are so so excited,” beamed Ariana, a social worker at Valley High School in Escondido. “Families are out here getting food and all we see are smiles." Students and families streamed into one of Feeding San Diego’s five new school distribution sites, gathering tomatoes, peaches, corn, and various snacks to bring [...]
Feeding San Diego is proud to announce its partnership with Souplantation and Garden Fresh Restaurants as the company launches its Better Neighbor Project. Garden Fresh Restaurants, the national company headquartered in San Diego that owns Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes restaurants, wants to make a difference for people in their communities locally and make a bigger [...]
SAN DIEGO – Not many malls would create a hand-crafted garden structure promoting seasonal herbs and vegetables to benefit a hunger-relief organization…but Flower Hill Promenade is not your run-of-the-mill mall. Flower Hill Promenade owner Jeffery Essakow and manager Rose Jabin created a literal “Growing Kindness in Sunshine” garden that mall visitors have been nurturing all [...]
SAN DIEGO – Feeding San Diego announces a $14,000 grant from The Darden Foundation to assist its efforts to provide help to people facing hunger. The generous unrestricted grant will allow Feeding San Diego to allocate funds in areas the community needs the most. “One in eight people struggle with hunger in San Diego County, [...]
Feeding America concluded a two-year, randomized controlled research trial to help low-income Americans better manage and control type 2 diabetes. The study, which was recently published in the American Journal of Public Health, concluded that food banks can significantly improve food security and dietary intake for people served. After six months, study participants in the intervention [...]
For a number of months now, Flower Hill Promenade in Del Mar has planted a project aimed at bringing joy, kindness and love to the San Diego community. The “Growing Kindness in Sunshine” campaign features creative crafts, charity events, and kid-friendly activities for San Diegans to enjoy throughout the entire promenade. As a highlighted feature, [...]
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