Wife of an active-duty Marine, mother of one, works three jobs; yet her and her family live below the poverty line.  This is the life Chelsey leads. Chelsey lives in military housing in the Murphy Canyon area of San Diego, where she takes care of her rambunctious two-year-old daughter named Charlie. Though her husband is [...]

Over the past two weeks, Feeding San Diego teamed up with local Assemblymembers Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher and Shirley Weber to help provide special Thanksgiving food for families facing hunger in San Diego. Families who attended these events received turkeys, along with fresh produce: potatoes, carrots, zucchini, strawberries, onions, and pears. The distributions were set up [...]

Guest Post by Christina Kam, Feeding San Diego intern Last month I continued to do CalFresh outreach at Jewish Family Services Corner Market and St. Paul’s Cathedral locations. One of the challenges I have seen with those facing hunger in our community is unemployment. At the Jewish Family Services Corner Market, Dani (another FSD intern) [...]

Volunteer of the Month: Nicole Gomez Nicole Gomez is a senior at San Diego State University majoring in Foods & Nutrition. She began working with Feeding San Diego in September of 2017 as a nutrition intern, focusing on providing nutrition education to low income communities in San Diego. In that short amount of time she [...]

With fall nights getting colder, satisfy your craving for some warmth with this easy-to-make sweet potato soup. Sweet Potato Soup Yield: 4 Servings 1 tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 1/2 clove minced garlic 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced 4 large carrots, peeled and sliced 1 red pepper, peeled and sliced 1 [...]

With the new school year underway, parents, teachers and students start their yearly routine, which can come with some challenges. Whether it’s access to reliable transportation, having enough time to eat breakfast or staying alert in class, the last thing a family should have to worry about is having enough food for the week. Feeding [...]

When you envision a holiday dinner, what do you see? A table filled with turkey, ham, stuffing, roasted vegetables, and potatoes. You can smell the sweet scent of apple pie, cranberry sauce, and fresh baked cookies. Unfortunately, many of these foods are hard for organizations like Feeding San Diego to come by during the holiday [...]

We are excited to wrap up a summer of giving with the accomplishments of local yoga teacher, Amy Krieger. Amy dedicated all proceeds from 10 of her weekly donation-based yoga classes to Feeding San Diego. Each Thursday evening this past summer, 15-40 people gathered by Mission Bay to do yoga with Amy as she raised funds [...]

Feeding San Diego’s A Place at the Table Campaign is a community effort to raise $50,000 to help families facing hunger this Thanksgiving. Could you imagine a Thanksgiving without food? The holidays are a tough time for families facing hunger.  With over 400,000 people in San Diego county facing food insecurity, many  won't experience the typical food [...]