Blog: Feed Change
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Nutritious Food and Education Help Fuel Summer
By Lisa Huynh, AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate When schools are out for the summer, many children who rely on school lunches no longer have breakfast and/or lunch. Kids who come from low-income families may not have access to a meal every day. With the scarcity of food, kids are more likely [...]
Retail Donations Hit All Time High in May
Feeding San Diego relies on contributions from national and local partnerships to source product. Providing nearly half of the food distributed by FSD, our Food Rescue program diverts quality food heading for the landfill to serve clients. FSD partners with more than 180 local grocery stores and retailers to rescue [...]
North Eats Food Festival to Benefit FSD
The third annual North Eats food festival hosted by Baker & Olive on June 26 will benefit Feeding San Diego with $5 of every ticket going to our hunger-relief efforts. Just $5 can provide 20 meals through our efficient distribution model. Use promo code "ENDHUNGER" before June 12 to receive [...]
Top Volunteers: June 2016
Volunteer of the Month Parker Trautwein has been volunteering with Feeding San Diego since February 2016. Over the past five months, Parker has become a valuable Team Leader in Training attending Saturday Afternoon Food Sorting shifts. He has a "can-do" attitude and is willing to take on any challenge during a food sorting [...]
Webinars Open the Doors for Increased Partner Agency Capacity
In order to build agency capacity and help our partners learn from one another, Feeding San Diego began hosting monthly live webinars for partner agencies this February. Past webinar topics, presented by FSD staff or partner agency representatives, include agency sustainability, Market Match and nutrition incentives, and volunteer best practices. Next [...]
Nutrition Nugget & Recipe: Summer Squash
With the start of summer, it's the perfect time to start grilling up veggies like summer squash (or zucchini, green beans, eggplant, corn, etc.). These vegetables are the perfect alternatives to potato salad and baked beans which are high in fat, calories and sodium. Try our recipe for grilled summer squash that [...]
