Blog: Feed Change
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Local Veterans Donate Their Time to Distribute Food to the Military Community with Feeding San Diego
Bringing a community together is a privilege and honor, especially as we ease out of a global pandemic and look toward the Memorial Day holiday. Feeding San Diego is honored to partner with Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD) to bring the local military community together for a day [...]
Cold Storage Grants for Feeding San Diego Partner Agencies Open New Possibilities
Over the past two years, Feeding San Diego awarded 11 partner organizations with cold storage equipment to improve their operations, with funding by a grant from the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) through California Climate Investments. Through these partner agencies, which include charitable and faith-based organizations, Feeding San [...]
Best Beverage Catering’s Pandemic Journey: From Catering Big Events to Feeding Kids
During the pandemic, most all food businesses and organizations were upended. At Feeding San Diego, there was an unforeseen increase in demand for food assistance. For Best Beverage Catering, a company that normally works with major music and entertainment venues including Music Box, SOMA, and Quartyard in downtown San Diego, it was the opposite. When the pandemic hit, all venues in [...]
Food Rescue in Action: Feeding San Diego Works with Local Starbucks Stores to Rescue Unsold Food as Part of Starbucks’ FoodShare Program
Do you ever wonder what happens to all the unsold food at the end of the day at Starbucks stores across the country? We're happy to report that in San Diego County, and across the country, it goes to feed those facing hunger. Through an innovative partnership with Feeding America®, hunger relief [...]
Working Together to Provide Food Assistance to Hard Working Young Adults
Recently, we worked with the Urban Corps to provide nutritious food and additional supplies at the first in a series of food drives held specifically for its members and their families at no cost. These drives were made possible by a grant from the County of San Diego and donations from key partners, which included Feeding San Diego, ProduceGood, [...]
In Honor of National Volunteer Month, We Celebrate the Voices of Some of Feeding San Diego’s Finest
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” -Winston Churchill Volunteering is a selfless act that brings people together, forges community and strengthens the economy. It’s also a vital part of our organization, and all non-profit organizations. April is National [...]
