Starting a food drive in San Diego is one of the most direct ways to help your neighbors facing hunger. Between July 2025 and June 2026, Feeding San Diego provided more than 43 million pounds of food – the equivalent of more than 36.2 million meals – to people experiencing hunger across the county. [...]
When you're looking for free food in San Diego County, knowing where to start can feel overwhelming. Searching for "food bank San Diego" may lead you to a long list of unfamiliar terms. We put together a guide to make this process easier. There are several types of free food distributions across the county, [...]
"Starving college student" is a common expression. It brings to mind cup noodles heated in dorm kitchens and scrounging food from the cafeteria. But the reality is that many students do not have access to the basic levels of food they need to complete their studies. According to the UCLA Center for Health Policy [...]
In California, public assistance benefits are placed onto an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card. That means, if you receive CalFresh benefits, San Diego County loads them onto an EBT card each month. For those new to CalFresh, this post covers the basics of using your EBT card in San Diego. Once you understand how [...]
Feeding America released new Map the Meal Gap data on July 28, showing food insecurity in San Diego County has surpassed its pandemic-era peak. From 2020 through 2021, the average number of San Diegans experiencing food insecurity was about 351,000 individuals. A third consecutive year of increases brought the number to nearly 430,000 San [...]
When you see an orange Feeding San Diego van in the community, it means someone is rescuing surplus food. But some of these vans have an extra mark that makes them special: a Salvation Army logo. These vans are part of a unique partnership between Feeding San Diego, the Salvation Army, and the Lucky [...]
Feeding San Diego hosts free food distributions throughout San Diego County. We work with hundreds of partners to provide food assistance at a variety of convenient locations, including churches, schools, and community centers. If you're wondering, "How do I find free food near me?" our Find Food Map is a helpful resource to locate [...]
A bright orange Feeding San Diego sits outside the Descanso Library. Around it, volunteers empty boxes, arrange food on tables, and prepare for the mobile pantry. Descanso, like many towns in San Diego's East County, is far from stores selling affordable groceries. For many neighbors, this pantry is a lifeline. Feeding San Diego recently [...]
At Feeding San Diego, we know how stressful summer can be for families that rely on school meals. During the summer, we work with sites around the county to provide free summer meals. There are three types of summer distributions: Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sites, summer school pantries, and summer pantries. We have [...]
The sky is cloudy over Burbank Elementary School, but the orange ribbon across the new Feeding San Diego school pantry brightens the scene. Chef Travis Swikard, owner of the restaurant Callie, cuts the ribbon to a round of applause. The generosity of Chef Travis and the team at Callie helped create a new resource [...]
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