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Agency Spotlight: Sherman Heights Community Center
The Sherman Heights Community Center was founded in 1984. It serves about 20,000 community members annually through several community engagement activities year-round. Enhancing Community Services Sherman Heights began its partnership with Feeding San Diego in April 2022. They have provided a food distribution program for two decades. Now, through this [...]
Pride Month Feature: A Partnership Coordinator Giving Back to Her Community
Sam Myatt, a partnerships coordinator with Feeding San Diego During Pride Month, we celebrate the amazing contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. We took the opportunity to speak with one of our partnership coordinators, Sam Myatt. She talked to us about how her experience as a member of the [...]
Volunteering is “Our Thing” for This Father/Son Duo
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 [...]
A South Bay LGBTQ+ Nonprofit Leader Reflects on the Importance of Inclusivity During PRIDE Month
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. [...]
Agency Spotlight: Food for Life
This month, Feeding San Diego’s partnership team is recognizing Food for Life, a small-scale grocery distribution led by founders Mike and Melissa Ottolini under the Life Christian Church of Vista. Started last July, Food for Life now serves nearly 200 families each week. Their efforts demonstrate the power of a [...]
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 [...]
