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17 02, 2023

Local Philanthropic Organization Las Patronas Awards Major Grant to Feeding San Diego

2023-02-17T15:16:40-08:00

Hunger-relief organization will use the funds to purchase a box truck to transport nutritious food to mobile pantries for families in need of food assistance Feeding San Diego is honored to be the recipient of a major grant from local philanthropic organization Las Patronas. The funds, which total $95,182, will be used to help purchase [...]

Local Philanthropic Organization Las Patronas Awards Major Grant to Feeding San Diego2023-02-17T15:16:40-08:00
13 02, 2023

Looking for Date Ideas? Try Volunteering as a Couple.

2023-02-13T16:07:45-08:00

Love is in the air this Valentine’s Day, and we’re delighted to share the stories of five couples who make volunteering as a couple incredibly adorable and inspiring. Feeding San Diego is fortunate enough to welcome over 10,000 volunteers every year, including couples, friends, families, colleagues, neighbors, corporate groups, and more. We asked five couples [...]

Looking for Date Ideas? Try Volunteering as a Couple.2023-02-13T16:07:45-08:00
6 02, 2023

What to Know About the End of Emergency Allotments

2023-02-06T09:20:01-08:00

This month, emergency allotments are coming to an end. SNAP (known as CalFresh in California) emergency allotments were a temporary strategy authorized by Congress to provide additional assistance to low-income individuals and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, because of Congressional action, they’re ending. CalFresh recipients will no longer receive pandemic-era boosts after this month’s [...]

What to Know About the End of Emergency Allotments2023-02-06T09:20:01-08:00
6 02, 2023

Feeding San Diego Named Recipient of $100,000 Grant From The Cigna Foundation to Support its School Pantry Program

2023-02-06T08:07:01-08:00

Grant will be used to sustain the non-profit’s long-running School Pantry Program that provides nutritious food to local students and their families  Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger-relief and food rescue organization, is honored to announce it is a recipient of a $100,000 grant from the Cigna Foundation’s Healthier Kids For Our Future® grant [...]

Feeding San Diego Named Recipient of $100,000 Grant From The Cigna Foundation to Support its School Pantry Program2023-02-06T08:07:01-08:00
26 01, 2023

Feeding San Diego Reintroducing Annual Fundraising Event, Pairings with a Purpose

2023-01-26T09:46:47-08:00

The fundraiser is returning as a dinner party on Thursday, March 2 at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center  For the first time since 2019, Feeding San Diego will host its annual culinary event to raise funds for its year-round hunger-relief programs. Keeping the name Pairings with a Purpose, the reimagined event will be a [...]

Feeding San Diego Reintroducing Annual Fundraising Event, Pairings with a Purpose2023-01-26T09:46:47-08:00
19 01, 2023

North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Continues to Support Hunger-Relief Organization Feeding San Diego in 2023

2023-01-19T11:17:50-08:00

Amphitheatre parking lot will host a monthly food distribution for thousands of households  With soaring inflation and high cost of living continuing to create challenges for San Diegans, Feeding San Diego is continuing its large-scale monthly food distribution at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre with the support of Live Nation, the operator of the venue. [...]

North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Continues to Support Hunger-Relief Organization Feeding San Diego in 20232023-01-19T11:17:50-08:00
20 12, 2022

San Diegans Can Donate Food to Feeding San Diego Through Community Carts, a New Partnership with Instacart

2022-12-20T15:57:08-08:00

The app is making grocery donations to the hunger-relief organization easy this holiday season  With hundreds of thousands of San Diegans facing hunger, Feeding San Diego needs both food and monetary donations to continue to provide access to nutritious food throughout San Diego County. A new partnership with Instacart is helping with food donations by [...]

San Diegans Can Donate Food to Feeding San Diego Through Community Carts, a New Partnership with Instacart2022-12-20T15:57:08-08:00
12 12, 2022

Feeding San Diego Providing Much-Needed Food Assistance Throughout San Diego County This Holiday Season

2022-12-12T09:34:26-08:00

The non-profit anticipates distributing around 3.5 million pounds of food in December alone  With continued persistent inflation and many families still struggling financially from pandemic-related challenges, food assistance is much needed in San Diego County this holiday season. Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger-relief and food rescue organization, is working diligently with the help of [...]

Feeding San Diego Providing Much-Needed Food Assistance Throughout San Diego County This Holiday Season2022-12-12T09:34:26-08:00
16 11, 2022

New San Diego Magazine Owners Troy and Claire Johnson Win $10,000 for Feeding San Diego on Guy’s Ultimate Game Night

2022-11-21T14:37:57-08:00

Longtime Food Network personality Troy Johnson teams with wife to win primetime food trivia show, donate winnings to San Diego’s leading hunger-relief non-profit  On a recent episode of Guy’s Ultimate Game Night–a Food Network game show that puts a culinary twist on classic party games as celebrity contestants compete in front of a live studio audience for [...]

New San Diego Magazine Owners Troy and Claire Johnson Win $10,000 for Feeding San Diego on Guy’s Ultimate Game Night2022-11-21T14:37:57-08:00
8 11, 2022

Feeding San Diego Partnering with Veterans United Home Loans This Veterans Day to Raise Critical Funds

2022-11-08T09:07:59-08:00

The nation’s #1 VA purchase lender has pledged $20,000 dollars in support of Feeding San Diego’s Feeding Heroes program, which will be used for a fundraising match     Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger-relief and food-rescue organization, is raising funds for its Feeding Heroes program, which serves military families and veterans, with the help [...]

Feeding San Diego Partnering with Veterans United Home Loans This Veterans Day to Raise Critical Funds2022-11-08T09:07:59-08:00
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