I was brought up to be a contributor—to give back to my community. I graduated from Mesa College in May 2018 and am now a Career Peer Ambassador here at the career center, where I get to help students create or update their resumes, and help them find jobs that are meaningful and that pay [...]

Volunteer Spotlight: Isaac Quinones has volunteered more than 55 hours with feeding San Diego since August, 2018. He is an extremely hard worker with great dedication to the mission here at FSD. Not only does Isaac attend various volunteer shifts in one day, but he also succeeds in making every volunteer shift FUN!His positive attitude [...]

A few years ago, I attended an hour-long fitness class and, before it started, the trainer paused to take in each one of us who had put in the time and effort to make it to the class and said, “You’re here.  Don’t waste it.” It struck me in that moment how right she was. [...]

New Video Highlights How Leading Hunger Relief Organization in the County Is Solving Hunger, Saving the Environment SAN DIEGO – Feeding San Diego is transforming the way hunger relief organizations address the issue of hunger. As the leading hunger relief organization and the only Feeding America affiliate in the region, Feeding San Diego is innovating [...]

Last year, more than 14,000 people volunteered in the Feeding San Diego distribution center to fight hunger. FSD is truly thankful to these individuals for lending their time and energy to neighbors in need. During October we experienced amazing volunteers from all over the county. Volunteers took on projects including gleaning produce, making BackPack bags [...]

Hurricanes, tornados, mass floods; these are not words you hear associated with Southern California. But California is not immune from disasters: we have nearly annual fires, tsunami threats, and (thankfully infrequent) earthquakes. “It’s not an if, but a when. It is only a matter of time until Southern California is shaken by an earthquake,” said [...]

On September 21, RSI Roofing and Solar dedicated their annual Customer Appreciation Golf Tournament event to the fight against hunger in San Diego County. More than 100 generous supporters attended the event. Before the tournament began guests purchased tickets to win an array of prizes.  After a fun day of golf, guests gathered for a [...]

Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Jerinice Quiles, our new AmeriCorps Volunteer Fellow. She will be supporting the Volunteer Department with volunteer recruitment, onboarding, event coordination, and community outreach. She's originally from Puerto Rico and grew up in Orlando, FL. Jerinice is excited to get involved with her new community and to help FSD fight food insecurity in San [...]

While the holidays are a time of celebration and abundance for many, other people in our community experience the joy of the season tempered by the anxiety of financial stress. Last year with the help of the community, Feeding San Diego provided more than 4.2 million meals for local, food-insecure families, children, and seniors during [...]