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28 09, 2022

New Feeding America Report Shares Insights from Nearly 36,000 People That Reveal What People Facing Hunger Want and Need

Carissa Casares2022-09-28T10:04:47-07:00

This past Friday, on Hunger Action Day, Feeding America released a new report, titled Elevating Voices to End Hunger Together: Community-Driven Solutions to Address America’s Hunger Crisis. It’s a first-of-its-kind report with key findings divided into four areas: prioritizing dignity, increasing access, expanding opportunity, and improving health. The bottom line? Collaboration is key. 92% of [...]

New Feeding America Report Shares Insights from Nearly 36,000 People That Reveal What People Facing Hunger Want and NeedCarissa Casares2022-09-28T10:04:47-07:00

21 07, 2022

Hunger Action Heroes Revealed!

Christina Gunning2022-07-22T10:04:57-07:00

Every comic book fan dreams of having their heroes step off the page and into reality. For two talented young artists, this dream has become a reality. The winners of Feeding San Diego and the Comic-Con Museums's recent art contest, 14-year-old Aiden Prior and 17-year-old Sirenna Acencio, recently met their Hunger Action Heroes in person!A [...]

Hunger Action Heroes Revealed!Christina Gunning2022-07-22T10:04:57-07:00

17 02, 2022

A Food Pantry Spreads Love Through Daily Acts of Kindness

Carissa Casares2022-02-18T11:38:00-08:00

A small rural community about an hour from the City of San Diego known widely for its avocado and citrus groves, Fallbrook is known as “The Friendly Village.” Fallbrook Food Pantry, the town’s only hunger-relief organization, exemplifies friendliness at every level. A recent visit to the pantry was filled with smiles, laughs, and, yes, lots [...]

A Food Pantry Spreads Love Through Daily Acts of KindnessCarissa Casares2022-02-18T11:38:00-08:00

30 12, 2021

San Diego-Based Jensen Meat Company Donates 500,000 Pounds of its New Plant-Based Patties to Help Fight Hunger

Carissa Casares2023-05-30T12:32:35-07:00

A recent food donation from San Diego-based Jensen Meat Company has Feeding San Diego going plant-based! Last week, Jensen Meat Company gave Feeding San Diego the news of its largest food donation to date. The company committed to donating 500,000 pounds of its new plant-based patties to help those facing hunger in San Diego. This generous [...]

San Diego-Based Jensen Meat Company Donates 500,000 Pounds of its New Plant-Based Patties to Help Fight HungerCarissa Casares2023-05-30T12:32:35-07:00

14 12, 2021

Staff Spotlight: Meet a CalFresh Specialist Who Has Experienced Hunger Firsthand

Carissa Casares2021-12-14T15:05:54-08:00

Before she was a CalFresh specialist at Feeding San Diego, Lourdes Gonzalez waited in line for food. Although it was over a decade ago, she remembers her firsthand experience with hunger like it was yesterday. Her husband lost his job, and she had just given birth to their third child. “It was difficult with three [...]

Staff Spotlight: Meet a CalFresh Specialist Who Has Experienced Hunger FirsthandCarissa Casares2021-12-14T15:05:54-08:00

8 12, 2021

How a School Pantry Supports a Family Experiencing Homelessness

Carissa Casares2023-05-16T14:01:50-07:00

In March of this year, Feeding San Diego established a new school pantry site at the Monarch School, which serves students facing homelessness in grades K-12. This new distribution allows families to come to campus to pick up food, interact with the teachers, and access other resources. We visited the farmer's market-style distribution in [...]

How a School Pantry Supports a Family Experiencing HomelessnessCarissa Casares2023-05-16T14:01:50-07:00

16 11, 2021

New California State Law Will Combat Climate Change and Help People Facing Hunger

Carissa Casares2023-05-30T12:52:45-07:00

Starting January 1, 2022, Senate Bill 1383 will go into effect and set an incredible precedent. Grocery stores, supermarkets, food service providers, food distributors, and wholesale food vendors will no longer be allowed to send perfectly edible food to the landfill. Instead, they must donate it to hunger relief organizations like Feeding San Diego. [...]

New California State Law Will Combat Climate Change and Help People Facing HungerCarissa Casares2023-05-30T12:52:45-07:00

15 09, 2021

This National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, We Salute Our Commercial Drivers

Carissa Casares2023-05-31T17:02:05-07:00

This week is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week! Feeding San Diego’s commercial drivers play a very important role in our organization. They literally get the food out into the community six days a week, arriving at our warehouse in Sorrento Valley before sunrise to load the trucks before taking off for a full day’s worth [...]

This National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, We Salute Our Commercial DriversCarissa Casares2023-05-31T17:02:05-07:00

12 08, 2021

Feeding San Diego Endorses Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021 to Support Low-Income Families When School is Not in Session

Carissa Casares2023-05-31T14:17:45-07:00

Feeding San Diego has joined both local and national organizations – including Feeding America, the Alliance to End Hunger, and the National Education Association – in endorsing the Stop Child Hunger Act. If signed, it would provide families who have children eligible for free and reduced-price school meals with an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card [...]

Feeding San Diego Endorses Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021 to Support Low-Income Families When School is Not in SessionCarissa Casares2023-05-31T14:17:45-07:00

21 07, 2021

Feeding San Diego’s Youth Meals Program Provides Scratch-Made Meals to Kids All Over the County

Carissa Casares2021-07-21T15:06:40-07:00

They say raising kids takes a village. To feed the kids of San Diego County facing hunger involves a partnership between Feeding San Diego and Top Notch Catering. Feeding San Diego has many programs that provide hunger relief to kids, and during the summer months, the focus is on our youth meals program. Our organization [...]

Feeding San Diego’s Youth Meals Program Provides Scratch-Made Meals to Kids All Over the CountyCarissa Casares2021-07-21T15:06:40-07:00