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11 07, 2022

Breaking Down the Importance of School and Summer Meal Programs

2022-07-21T15:58:03-07:00

In the summer months, Feeding San Diego focuses on the problem of childhood hunger. We know that summer break can present added challenges for families facing hunger. While California made headlines last year for becoming the first state to offer free breakfast and lunch to all school children, ensuring students have the nutritious meals they [...]

Breaking Down the Importance of School and Summer Meal Programs2022-07-21T15:58:03-07:00
23 06, 2022

Give kids the fuel to play, jump, and grow this summer with the summer meal program!

2022-06-28T16:18:38-07:00

School is out for summer, and many children need your help. With the excitement that summer brings, it’s easy to forget that hundreds of thousands of people face hunger in San Diego County, and school break presents added challenges for many families. According to data from the California Department of Education, there are nearly [...]

Give kids the fuel to play, jump, and grow this summer with the summer meal program!2022-06-28T16:18:38-07:00
10 06, 2022

Feeding San Diego Adds New Food Distribution Sites at Ten San Diego County Libraries to Address Childhood Hunger This Summer

2022-06-10T07:32:05-07:00

With the school year ending, the non-profit expects an increase in need for access to nutritious food Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger-relief and food rescue non-profit, has partnered with San Diego County Library branches to host food distributions this summer. Starting this month, ten new sites will be in operation at various locations throughout [...]

Feeding San Diego Adds New Food Distribution Sites at Ten San Diego County Libraries to Address Childhood Hunger This Summer2022-06-10T07:32:05-07:00
8 06, 2022

Pride Month Q&A with the North County LGBTQ Resource Center

2022-06-09T08:56:15-07:00

June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate LGBTQ culture and dedicate support to the LGBTQ community. Since 2020, Feeding San Diego has had a partnership with the North County LGBTQ Resource Center. Its mission is to serve, empower, and advocate for North County’s diverse LGBTQ community. The partnership formed out of the need created by [...]

Pride Month Q&A with the North County LGBTQ Resource Center2022-06-09T08:56:15-07:00
20 05, 2022

15 Years of Feeding San Diego

2022-05-20T15:58:53-07:00

A lot has happened over 15 years of Feeding San Diego. However, the mission of the hunger-relief organization remains the same: to end hunger through food rescue. In honor of Feeding San Diego's anniversary, we look back on how things started. The volunteers from Feeding San Diego’s first food distribution in 2007 The Beginnings Founded [...]

15 Years of Feeding San Diego2022-05-20T15:58:53-07:00
19 05, 2022

Mayor Todd Gloria to Proclaim May 22 ‘Feeding San Diego Day’ at Presentation on Friday, May 20

2022-05-19T10:36:29-07:00

Proclamation to be presented to the hunger-relief and food rescue non-profit at its distribution center in Sorrento Valley   Tomorrow (Friday, May 20), Mayor Todd Gloria will be at Feeding San Diego to proclaim Sunday, May 22 as ‘Feeding San Diego Day.’ This honor commemorates 15 years of the non-profit providing food assistance throughout San Diego County. Feeding [...]

Mayor Todd Gloria to Proclaim May 22 ‘Feeding San Diego Day’ at Presentation on Friday, May 202022-05-19T10:36:29-07:00
9 05, 2022

Feeding San Diego Sees Double-Digit Increase in Attendance at its Together Tour Food Distributions Across San Diego County

2022-05-16T08:56:19-07:00

In April, the hunger-relief non-profit served over 8,000 households at its large-scale distributions, a 23 percent increase from March   Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger-relief and food rescue non-profit, continues to see high numbers of San Diegans turning out for its Together Tour drive through food distributions held throughout San Diego County. In April, [...]

Feeding San Diego Sees Double-Digit Increase in Attendance at its Together Tour Food Distributions Across San Diego County2022-05-16T08:56:19-07:00
25 04, 2022

Feeding San Diego Sees Increase in Food Donations During Early Months of New California Law Mandating Food Donations

2022-04-25T09:14:33-07:00

Hunger-relief non-profit continues to onboard businesses to comply with Senate Bill 1383 Since Senate Bill 1383 became law on January 1 of this year, Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger-relief and food rescue organization, has seen a nearly 25% increase in the pounds of edible food donations and has onboarded 25 new food donors. SB [...]

Feeding San Diego Sees Increase in Food Donations During Early Months of New California Law Mandating Food Donations2022-04-25T09:14:33-07:00
14 04, 2022

A Grandma’s Love Shows the Power of Family and the Need for Community Support

2022-04-14T09:00:31-07:00

When we met Dawnett and her grandson, Taylor, in Fallbrook, they were picking up their weekly groceries from our partner Fallbrook Food Pantry. Feeding San Diego has long partnered with the Fallbrook Food Pantry to provide food assistance to low-income families in the rural, agricultural community. We deliver produce and pantry staples. In addition, we [...]

A Grandma’s Love Shows the Power of Family and the Need for Community Support2022-04-14T09:00:31-07:00
13 04, 2022

This Earth Month, Support Feeding People, Not Landfills

2022-04-13T08:39:27-07:00

Taking climate action is more important than ever. By supporting Feeding San Diego, you are protecting people and the planet. That’s because 70% of the food we distribute is rescued, meaning it is perfectly good, edible surplus food that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill. Thanks to our innovative business model, that food [...]

This Earth Month, Support Feeding People, Not Landfills2022-04-13T08:39:27-07:00
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