Feeding San Diego hosted a press conference on October 10 to ask Congress not to cut funding from federal hunger-relief programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Despite 4 out of 5 people believing that protecting funding for federal hunger-relief programs is the right thing to do for the American people and economy, Congress [...]

Pumpkins aren't the only gourds you can enjoy this fall - try the equally delicious acorn squash! Acorn squash has a mellow sweet taste that pairs nicely with savory flavors or eaten as a dessert by itself, such as the recipe below. Acorn Squash “A Sweet Treat” Two servings Ingredients 1 medium acorn squash halved [...]

Volunteer of the Month: Lorenzo Patino Lorenzo Patino has been volunteering with Feeding San Diego since March of 2014 and contributed more than 138 hours.  Lorenzo is a Team Leader, leading volunteer projects during food sorting shifts weekly on Tuesday evenings. The projects Lorenzo leads include gleaning produce for School Pantries and sorting reclamation for kids [...]

As a member of the Feeding America network, Feeding San Diego believes in the power of community and in the importance of acting as a good neighbor – even when our neighbors live more than a thousand miles away. After Hurricane Harvey left Houston and other parts of Texas devastated, Feeding San Diego wanted to [...]

This autumn, Feeding San Diego will be adding two new School Pantries: Rolando Park Elementary School & Bayside Elementary School.  With the addition of these pantries, Feeding San Diego is hoping to feed more families in South County as well as by Rolando Village. The School Pantry program is an important part of our fight [...]

Families often volunteer at Feeding San Diego, but none are quite like Carmelle & TN. This mother and daughter pair have been volunteering nearly every Saturday morning for the last decade. Carmelle Remillard is a medical writer and scientist and her daughter, Tatiana (who prefers to go by TN) is beginning her sophomore year at [...]

“All they can do is say no,” shares Ruth Henricks with a shrug and a smile. Ruth is the Executive Director of Special Delivery, a non-profit located in Mission Hills in operation for over 25 years providing homemade and nutritious meals to medically homebound people living with AIDS, cancer and other critical illnesses throughout the [...]

Albert Nguyen: New Member of the Volunteer Department Albert Nguyen has been a long-standing community organizer where he seeks to promote empowerment, awareness, and equity through community involvement and service. Albert received his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Public Policy at University of California, San Diego, where he was a student organizer within the UC San [...]

Student hunger in San Diego has been the topic of discussion in recent months across the county and the nation. According to a recent nationwide survey of about 4,000 community college students: half of students were determined to be food insecure and 40 percent reported not having enough food within the last 30 days. With [...]

Many parts of Texas were left devastated in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.  Feeding San Diego believes in the power of community and in the importance of acting as a good neighbor – even when our neighbors live more than a thousand miles away.  Tens of thousands of people were forced from their homes after [...]