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13 10, 2023

A Place at the Table: The Battle Against Inflation

2023-10-13T10:03:54-07:00

“Don’t get me started...” warns Erika when asked how inflation has recently impacted her and her family. She lists items that have been too expensive for her to purchase: milk, eggs. She says something that many people running households have been thinking over the past few years: “Every penny counts.”   Over the past two [...]

A Place at the Table: The Battle Against Inflation2023-10-13T10:03:54-07:00
1 09, 2023

Back to School Feature: How a Local High School is Normalizing Food Assistance on Campus

2023-09-01T13:55:45-07:00

As San Diego County kids head back to school this month, it’s important to remember that school is about more than just learning inside the classroom. Students need resources outside of the classroom to be able to focus and learn when they’re on campus. Feeding San Diego’s School Pantry Program is the answer to this [...]

Back to School Feature: How a Local High School is Normalizing Food Assistance on Campus2023-09-01T13:55:45-07:00
18 08, 2023

Feeding San Diego Joins Forces with San Diego Wave FC to Rally Community Support Through Food Drives

2023-08-18T23:54:17-07:00

The women’s soccer club is asking fans to bring non-perishable food items to Snapdragon Stadium on August 19 and September 3     San Diego Wave FC is showing its support for hunger-relief in San Diego county by partnering with Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger relief organization. The fútbol club is asking its fans [...]

Feeding San Diego Joins Forces with San Diego Wave FC to Rally Community Support Through Food Drives2023-08-18T23:54:17-07:00
17 08, 2023

Feeding San Diego and San Diego Food System Alliance Together Receive $500,000 Food Security Equity Impact Grant From Feeding America

2023-08-17T07:56:48-07:00

The nation’s largest hunger-relief organization awarded funds to both organizations to continue to address the root causes of hunger and food insecurity in San Diego County   Feeding San Diego, a partner food bank of Feeding America, has received a Food Security Equity Impact grant from Feeding America alongside local community-based organization San Diego Food System [...]

Feeding San Diego and San Diego Food System Alliance Together Receive $500,000 Food Security Equity Impact Grant From Feeding America2023-08-17T07:56:48-07:00
14 07, 2023

Feeding San Diego Announces Chef Brad Wise will be Featured Chef at Next Pairings with a Purpose Fundraiser

2023-07-14T08:15:03-07:00

The culinary event on Thursday, September 28 will raise funds for the non-profit's school pantry program  Feeding San Diego is announcing its next Pairings with a Purpose Dinner Party fundraiser will be held this fall and will be helmed by acclaimed Chef Brad Wise, chef and owner of TRUST Restaurant Group. Together with Chef Wise, [...]

Feeding San Diego Announces Chef Brad Wise will be Featured Chef at Next Pairings with a Purpose Fundraiser2023-07-14T08:15:03-07:00
12 07, 2023

Feeding San Diego’s Hunger Action Heroes Are Back to Meet the Public at Multiple Events During Comic-Con

2023-07-19T06:54:59-07:00

The hunger heroes developed by local San Diego youth use pop culture to help raise awareness about the power of ending hunger through food rescue     Hunger Halter and Demeter, the hunger action heroes that were introduced by Feeding San Diego and Comic-Con Museum last year as part of the Hunger Action Hero Art Contest, [...]

Feeding San Diego’s Hunger Action Heroes Are Back to Meet the Public at Multiple Events During Comic-Con2023-07-19T06:54:59-07:00
11 07, 2023

The Hunger Action Heroes Are Back for San Diego Comic-Con International 2023

2023-07-11T10:31:55-07:00

Last year, the world was first introduced to Hunger Halter and Demeter during San Diego Comic-Con International. Feeding San Diego's new Hunger Action Heroes went from the page to the stage as part of the Hunger Action Hero Art Contest. The contest was a collaboration between Feeding San Diego and the Comic-Con Museum. The contest [...]

The Hunger Action Heroes Are Back for San Diego Comic-Con International 20232023-07-11T10:31:55-07:00
15 06, 2023

Volunteering is “Our Thing” for This Father/Son Duo

2023-06-15T15:55:43-07:00

With Father’s Day comes the opportunity to recognize a hardworking father/son volunteering duo that have become regulars at Feeding San Diego’s headquarters on Saturdays. Jim Jumamil and his son Cooper are hard to miss at the Produce Pantry every Saturday, seeing as they’re the spitting image of each other. Whether they’re passing out the food, [...]

Volunteering is “Our Thing” for This Father/Son Duo2023-06-15T15:55:43-07:00
15 06, 2023

A South Bay LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Leader Reflects on the Importance of Inclusivity During PRIDE Month

2023-06-16T11:03:40-07:00

Sebastian Martinez puts his whole heart into his work with the LGBTQ+ community. In his role as executive director of Community Through Hope (CTH) in the South Bay, a Feeding San Diego partner agency, he has met many people in his daily work whose cases move him in personal ways. As a member of the [...]

A South Bay LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Leader Reflects on the Importance of Inclusivity During PRIDE Month2023-06-16T11:03:40-07:00
11 05, 2023

Celebrating Mother’s Day with Genel “Momma Bear” Wynn

2023-05-11T13:17:24-07:00

A mother figure is a beautiful thing. The technical definition of a mother figure is a woman who is regarded as a source of nurture and support. To know one is to know that it's so much more than that. Undoubtedly, it's a woman who embraces people where they are, spreads love and warmth with [...]

Celebrating Mother’s Day with Genel “Momma Bear” Wynn2023-05-11T13:17:24-07:00
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