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Your EBT Balance May Change: How Recent Cuts Will Affect SNAP Benefits
The budget reconciliation bill, known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill," was signed into law on July 4, 2025. It dramatically changed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other social programs. SNAP has many names. Formerly called food stamps, it's called CalFresh in California and is sometimes referred to [...]
Monthly Giving: How to Make the Biggest Impact on San Diegans Facing Hunger
Nearly 400,000 people in San Diego County, including more than 100,000 children, are food insecure. Recent cuts to SNAP and Medicaid will dramatically impact those numbers. At Feeding San Diego, we're preparing for increased need in our community as the effects of these cuts ripple out. Monthly giving is [...]
Everything You Need to Know about Volunteering
Not sure how to get started with food bank volunteering? Feeding San Diego offers many ways to get involved and give back as a volunteer. Our volunteers help reduce food waste and provide nutritious food to the San Diego community. We've broken down everything you need to know about becoming [...]
Where to Find Free Summer Meals
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. Prepared summer meals are available at Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sites, and no-cost groceries are [...]
Breaking EBT News: CalFresh is Vital to Alleviating Hunger in San Diego, but it’s At Risk
There are many different names for the federal nutrition assistance program called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. You may know it as SNAP, the acronym most commonly used to refer to it. Here in California, it’s called CalFresh. But many people call it food stamps or EBT. Whatever you [...]
Chance Meeting of Two Feeding San Diego Volunteers Leads to a Living Organ Donation That Saved Lives
It happened while they were gleaning green bell peppers together in February 2024. Two strangers, both with a shared purpose that day volunteering their time, were working side by side and got to talking. Craig Holt, a 63-year-old Army veteran, happened to mention that he needed a kidney to Meredithe [...]
