“All they can do is say no,” shares Ruth Henricks with a shrug and a smile. Ruth is the Executive Director of Special Delivery, a non-profit located in Mission Hills in operation for over 25 years providing homemade and nutritious meals to medically homebound people living with AIDS, cancer and other critical illnesses throughout the [...]

Albert Nguyen: New Member of the Volunteer Department Albert Nguyen has been a long-standing community organizer where he seeks to promote empowerment, awareness, and equity through community involvement and service. Albert received his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Public Policy at University of California, San Diego, where he was a student organizer within the UC San [...]

Student hunger in San Diego has been the topic of discussion in recent months across the county and the nation. According to a recent nationwide survey of about 4,000 community college students: half of students were determined to be food insecure and 40 percent reported not having enough food within the last 30 days. With [...]

Many parts of Texas were left devastated in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.  Feeding San Diego believes in the power of community and in the importance of acting as a good neighbor – even when our neighbors live more than a thousand miles away.  Tens of thousands of people were forced from their homes after [...]

Fall is fast approaching and with autumn season comes….. pumpkins! Pumpkins not only taste great, but are also good for you! Instead of going out to a coffee shop, make your own pumpkin spiced latte at home with real pumpkins. Healthy Pumpkin Spiced Latte Serves 1 Ingredients 1 cup nonfat milk 1 tbsp pumpkin puree [...]

A wife, mother and business owner, Glenda Durst lives in the Valencia Park neighborhood of San Diego with her husband and their three special needs foster kids. On top of all of that, Glenda is also a hunger-relief advocate. Earlier in life, Glenda found herself homeless with her eldest daughters. As she received help from [...]

Hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation when school food programs do.  Summer months put a burden on families who rely on these school programs to help provide food. Feeding San Diego puts together programs to try and lift the weight off the shoulders of children and families who are food-insecure. We rely on volunteers to [...]

Volunteer of the Month Ansley Apple has volunteered more than 112 hours with Feeding San Diego since August 2016. As an Office Volunteer, she provides essential administrative support to a small volunteer department staff that engages a high volume of volunteers each week. She helps with data entry, filing support, and a variety of essential [...]

Last month, the Mobile Pantry in San Marcos transitioned from a truck hosted distribution to a drop model. Originally our Mobile Pantry trucks would supply the truck and the food to host the distribution. The drop model allows Feeding San Diego to provide twice the amount of fresh fruits and vegetable items as well as more [...]

While we all love to indulge at our favorite pizza place every now and then; this eggplant pizza recipe allows us to satisfy that craving, but with added nutrition. Not only is this recipe good for you, it is absolutely delicious. Nutrition Nugget: Eggplants are a great source of fiber, potassium, vitamin C, and vitamin [...]