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1 02, 2022

February is the Month of Love: Let’s Spread Love San Diego!

2022-02-01T15:02:28-08:00

Love is in the air this month, and it’s all for a good cause. We are currently experiencing the highest inflation rate in almost 40 years, along with a continued public health crisis caused by COVID-19, and the economic fallout from the pandemic. In response, Feeding San Diego is continuing our Spread Love San Diego [...]

February is the Month of Love: Let’s Spread Love San Diego!2022-02-01T15:02:28-08:00
27 01, 2022

Feeding San Diego Surpasses 100 Large-Scale Food Distributions, Serving More Than 200,000 People

2022-01-27T07:15:04-08:00

What started as a response to the pandemic has turned into a consistent series of food distributions as ongoing need increased across the county  Today’s large-scale food distribution in Ramona marks the 100th Together Tour distribution operated by Feeding San Diego. With inflation the highest it has been in 40 years and the effects of the continued public health [...]

Feeding San Diego Surpasses 100 Large-Scale Food Distributions, Serving More Than 200,000 People2022-01-27T07:15:04-08:00
26 01, 2022

What Feeding People, Not Landfills Looks Like with Jimbo’s and the North County LGBTQ Resource Center

2022-01-26T16:57:04-08:00

We often use the phrases “food rescue” and “feed people, not landfills” – but what does that look like? Feeding San Diego currently rescues over one million pounds of food every month from grocery stores alone. As part of our food rescue efforts, we work with over 600 local and national food donors to divert [...]

What Feeding People, Not Landfills Looks Like with Jimbo’s and the North County LGBTQ Resource Center2022-01-26T16:57:04-08:00
25 01, 2022

Spread Love While Providing Meals to San Diegans in Need with Feeding San Diego’s e-Cards

2022-02-09T10:56:11-08:00

February is the month of love. It's the perfect time to show your loved ones you care while helping to provide meals for San Diego’s most vulnerable communities facing hunger. We’ve tapped four talented San Diegans to design e-cards for you to send virtually with love. By making a gift, you will spread love [...]

Spread Love While Providing Meals to San Diegans in Need with Feeding San Diego’s e-Cards2022-02-09T10:56:11-08:00
13 01, 2022

A Hopeful New Year Thanks To You

2022-01-13T11:42:15-08:00

  Thanks to our generous donors, we raised the funds to provide over 10.3 million meals this past holiday giving season! On top of that, in November and December, our amazing volunteers logged 8,255 hours, and food donors allowed us to rescue 4,004,400 pounds of high-quality surplus food before it went to waste.   [...]

A Hopeful New Year Thanks To You2022-01-13T11:42:15-08:00
7 01, 2022

Longtime Mobile Pantry in Beloved San Diego Mountain Town Continues to Make a Big Difference

2022-01-07T15:57:03-08:00

“It is a bit cold up here in the morning,” Diane Hake, the site lead of the Julian mobile pantry, said in her email. “You may want to bring a jacket and gloves. When the wind comes up, it is chilling.” Diane was preparing our team for the chilly October temperatures in Julian, the [...]

Longtime Mobile Pantry in Beloved San Diego Mountain Town Continues to Make a Big Difference2022-01-07T15:57:03-08:00
30 12, 2021

San Diego-Based Jensen Meat Company Donates 500,000 Pounds of its New Plant-Based Patties to Help Fight Hunger

2023-05-30T12:32:35-07:00

A recent food donation from San Diego-based Jensen Meat Company has Feeding San Diego going plant-based! Last week, Jensen Meat Company gave Feeding San Diego the news of its largest food donation to date. The company committed to donating 500,000 pounds of its new plant-based patties to help those facing hunger in San Diego. This generous [...]

San Diego-Based Jensen Meat Company Donates 500,000 Pounds of its New Plant-Based Patties to Help Fight Hunger2023-05-30T12:32:35-07:00
30 12, 2021

San Diego-Based Jensen Meat Company Donates 500,000 Pounds of its New Plant-Based Patties to Feeding San Diego

2021-12-30T11:48:11-08:00

Product to be distributed by Feeding San Diego and its partners throughout San Diego County to provide food assistance to San Diegans facing hunger Feeding San Diego has received its largest food donation to date from San Diego-based Jensen Meat Company. The company is donating 500,000 pounds of its new plant-based patties to the local hunger relief organization to be [...]

San Diego-Based Jensen Meat Company Donates 500,000 Pounds of its New Plant-Based Patties to Feeding San Diego2021-12-30T11:48:11-08:00
20 12, 2021

Feeding San Diego to Distribute Over 500 Turkeys to San Diegans in Need Ahead of the Holidays

2021-12-20T15:49:00-08:00

Local hunger-relief organization holding drive-through free turkey distribution tomorrow at its Sorrento Valley headquarters  Tomorrow (December 21, 2021), Feeding San Diego will distribute over 500 turkeys to San Diegans in need at a drive-through distribution in the parking lot of its Sorrento Valley headquarters. The frozen turkeys range from 16-22 pounds each and will be [...]

Feeding San Diego to Distribute Over 500 Turkeys to San Diegans in Need Ahead of the Holidays2021-12-20T15:49:00-08:00
16 12, 2021

Feeding San Diego Distributing Food to Thousands of Families Leading Up to the Holidays Next Week

2021-12-16T09:32:29-08:00

Local hunger relief organization making stops around the county to ensure San Diegans have the food assistance they need   Leading into the holidays next week, Feeding San Diego is hosting food distributions across the county to ensure San Diegans have food assistance if needed. These free food distributions ensure that neighbors can access healthy [...]

Feeding San Diego Distributing Food to Thousands of Families Leading Up to the Holidays Next Week2021-12-16T09:32:29-08:00
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