Dear Feeding San Diego friends, My name is Lindsey Seegers, and I am the Distribution Network Engagement Manager here at Feeding San Diego. My role is to foster community relationships with Feeding San Diego’s partners: more than 150 nonprofits, faith communities and residential facilities. I also focus on increasing fresh produce distribution to underserved communities [...]

Meet Marjorie Zinner: always smiling, willing to help with any project and has the most positive attitude you will find. There is one specific thing that makes Marjorie unique that you wouldn’t know at first glance. She speaks two languages: English and American Sign Language. Marjorie has a hearing impairment, and she excels as a [...]

Though new to the Salvation Army Escondido Corps, Lieutenant Ben Jones and Captain Emily Jones are no amateurs when it comes to helping the community. “My parents were Salvation Army Officers,” recalled Captain Emily, “so from the time I could walk I was at food and toy distributions.” Lieutenant Ben and Captain Emily have instilled [...]

Volunteer of the Month: Mara Fielding Mara has volunteered as a Front Desk Receptionist for more than 168 hours since January 2018. As the first point of contact, she helps with greeting guests, volunteers and clients in need of emergency assistance. Mara is always greeting guests with a warm, friendly and positive attitude. Mara is [...]

On April 14, Feeding San Diego hosted its third annual Pairings with a Purpose event at Bobby Riggs Tennis Club and Museum in Encinitas. The event raised more than $123,000 which will provide nearly 500,000 meals for people facing hunger in San Diego. The culinary competition featured some of San Diego’s finest chefs, breweries and wineries, [...]

In January 2018 Feeding Sawn Diego received a generous $20,000 gift from the Enterprise Rent-A-Car “Fill Your Tank” philanthropic program. The “Fill Your Tank” program is a six-year initiative, launched during Enterprise’s 60th anniversary, to invest $60 million in the fight against hunger across the country. Fred Abdelnour, Director of Community and Government Affairs at [...]

Volunteer of the Month: Alessandro Costa Alessandro recently moved to San Diego and in the past 6 months alone, he has already volunteered more than 100 hours at Feeding San Diego. As a Data Expert Volunteer with a background in Industrial Engineering, Alessandro helps enter and analyze data in Excel, create Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), [...]

After the Lilac Fire in north San Diego County, homes and over 150 other structures were burned to the ground. The fire lasted for nearly ten days before officials could contain the inferno. Before the flames were extinguished, the fire displaced an estimated 10,000 residents, cut off power to 20,000 people and burned over 4,000 [...]

As the children go through the line to grab their meals (the menu being homemade pepperoni pizza, oranges, salad and milk), one little boy says, “I love your cooking!  You have the best food.” This child is receiving meals through the after-school meals program CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program). The program is sponsored [...]

Volunteer of the Month: Nancy Kane Nancy has been volunteering with Feeding San Diego since November of 2012 and has donated more than 674 hours.  Nancy is a jack of all trades! As a Team Leader, She not only helps to lead projects and answer questions from new volunteers, but she also teaches new Team [...]