Feeding San Diego has purchased 133 truckloads of food since March 14 to meet a countywide surge in demand due to the COVID-19 crisis. We normally purchase approximately 24 truckloads in an entire year. The increased reliance on purchased food is helping us meet the needs of the nearly one out of every eight [...]
May is CalFresh Awareness Month! Food assistance has never been more important. No one should have to worry about getting enough to eat while fighting COVID-19. In a comprehensive effort to increase food assistance to people facing hunger during this COVID-19 crisis, the government is providing maximum benefits to applicants during the month of May. CalFresh (formerly known as [...]
In a collective response to the coronavirus pandemic, Happy Day Brands has committed to donating more than 3.5 million servings of oatmeal to support Feeding San Diego and other food banks in the Feeding America network across Idaho, California, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Utah and Nevada. The donation is the result of a coordinated effort [...]
Feeding San Diego and San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council are joining forces again this Saturday, April 25, to distribute food to families, seniors and children impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Feeding San Diego will serve 1,100 households at the stadium, including many people accessing food assistance for the first time, due to [...]
Today, in honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Girl Scouts San Diego, Feeding San Diego and Swinerton Renewable Energy launched a new “Climate Controller” Girl Scouts patch. The new patch will inspire girls to learn about the linkage between food waste and climate change, helping them to become Climate Controllers through food [...]
Basketball legend and San Diego native Bill Walton is teaming up with community leaders and Events.com to host a Bike for Humanity event on Saturday, April 25, 2020 from 9:00 - 11:00 AM. The initiative aims to raise funds to help Feeding San Diego and other charities increase the reach of their coronavirus response. Individuals are encouraged to get out and [...]
UPDATE: Jess, Sam and Friends collected 1,800 pounds of food at the Encinitas food drive on April 17! Since it was such a success, they will be hosting a second bike/drive-thru food collection at the Union Co-Work San Marcos location, where they will push to collect 2,000 pounds of food. Date: Friday, May [...]
By Lucy Loughridge, Student, Francis Parker Upper School Three hundred and twenty-seven million people live in the United States. Thirty-seven million of those struggle with hunger, and that was before the coronavirus global pandemic. A lack of nutrition has proven itself time again to be detrimental in regards to one’s health, and with over 10% of American citizens [...]
Guest post by Jon, Tim, Chad, Drew & Jerome of Switchfoot With a heavy heart, we’ve made the difficult but necessary decision not to host the in-person BRO-AM events this June. The heart of BRO-AM is to support those in need and in the midst of this global pandemic, staying home is the best way [...]
San Diego Loyal SC (SD Loyal) will be competing in a first-ever USL eCup: Rocket League Edition, a month-long Rocket League tournament beginning March 31 and featuring 32 teams from USL League One and the USL Championship. Each team will be playing for a charity of their choosing, with SD Loyal representing Feeding San Diego. Representing SD Loyal (Group [...]
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