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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

8 07, 2021

In Six Months, the Together Tour Has Served over 56,000 San Diegans

Carissa Casares2023-05-31T17:08:47-07:00

Back in February, the Together Tour was just an idea. Our team thought: how can we do more to support our community during the pandemic? We envisioned a traveling series of food distributions that provide food to thousands of people in a few short hours. Six months later, the series of large-scale drive-through food [...]

In Six Months, the Together Tour Has Served over 56,000 San DiegansCarissa Casares2023-05-31T17:08:47-07:00

21 06, 2021

Restaurant Owners Share Give a Meal Success Stories of How They’re Raising Revenue and Giving Back

Carissa Casares2021-06-24T08:17:06-07:00

Pre-pandemic, the restaurant community was often asked to give back to the community by donating gift cards or food to community causes. But since March 2020, the restaurant industry has been the one that needs help. While things are much improved, the restaurant industry is still recovering. Feeding San Diego introduced the concept of Give [...]

Restaurant Owners Share Give a Meal Success Stories of How They’re Raising Revenue and Giving BackCarissa Casares2021-06-24T08:17:06-07:00

16 06, 2021

Feeding San Diego Named a 2021 Classy Awards Finalist

Carissa Casares2021-06-16T15:59:12-07:00

We are excited to share that Feeding San Diego has been named a Top 50 Finalist for the 2021 Classy Awards. We’re honored to be recognized for our work and to be amongst such an inspiring group of national nonprofits doing commendable work in their respective communities. Classy is an online fundraising software for nonprofits. [...]

Feeding San Diego Named a 2021 Classy Awards Finalist Carissa Casares2021-06-16T15:59:12-07:00

25 03, 2021

Feeding San Diego works together with The Lucky Duck Foundation and The Salvation Army to provide jobs for those experiencing homelessness

Feeding San Diego2023-05-31T15:27:12-07:00

Good things can happen when people work together. The Lucky Duck Foundation believes working together to share and maximize resources is critical when addressing homelessness, and we agree. Today, we’re sharing the story of what happened when three local nonprofits came together to create a new opportunity. Opportunity for people experiencing homelessness and the transformation it paved the way for. It’s a story [...]

Feeding San Diego works together with The Lucky Duck Foundation and The Salvation Army to provide jobs for those experiencing homelessnessFeeding San Diego2023-05-31T15:27:12-07:00

30 12, 2020

Jeff adopts retail rescue to feed the most vulnerable populations in San Diego County

Feeding San Diego2023-05-31T14:47:27-07:00

For the past year and a half, Jeff Gordan and the Community Research Foundation (CRF) have been rescuing food and other essentials from retailers across San Diego County. With the help of Feeding San Diego, Jeff rescues items that would otherwise go to waste and gets them into the hands of those who need them most. Jeff Gordan first connected with Feeding San Diego when he came across information regarding volunteering opportunities and [...]

Jeff adopts retail rescue to feed the most vulnerable populations in San Diego CountyFeeding San Diego2023-05-31T14:47:27-07:00

19 10, 2020

Feeding San Diego provided over 31.2 million meals in fiscal year 2020, a nearly 20% increase over 2019

Feeding San Diego2021-05-20T10:00:28-07:00

Organization distributed 27.6 million pounds of rescued food to provide for San Diegans facing hunger Feeding San Diego's 2020 fiscal year impact shows the rapidly increasing need for the organization’s services to combat hunger in the community during a year that will go down in history for its unprecedented challenges. Between July 1, 2019 [...]

Feeding San Diego provided over 31.2 million meals in fiscal year 2020, a nearly 20% increase over 2019Feeding San Diego2021-05-20T10:00:28-07:00

19 08, 2020

Feeding San Diego recognized by United Nations Association of San Diego as ‘Real Life Heroes’

Feeding San Diego2021-05-20T10:09:23-07:00

Feeding San Diego was recently recognized as part of World Humanitarian Day by the United Nations Association of San Diego (UNA San Diego). The San Diego Chapter has partnered with the UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency, to create a short video acknowledging individuals for their humanitarian work. This year’s commemoration is themed “Every Action [...]

Feeding San Diego recognized by United Nations Association of San Diego as ‘Real Life Heroes’Feeding San Diego2021-05-20T10:09:23-07:00

6 05, 2020

Feeding San Diego purchases 133 truckloads of food to address widespread hunger due to COVID-19

Feeding San Diego2021-05-20T11:06:16-07:00

Feeding San Diego has purchased 133 truckloads of food since March 14 to meet a countywide surge in demand due to the COVID-19 crisis. We normally purchase approximately 24 truckloads in an entire year. The increased reliance on purchased food is helping us meet the needs of the nearly one out of every eight [...]

Feeding San Diego purchases 133 truckloads of food to address widespread hunger due to COVID-19Feeding San Diego2021-05-20T11:06:16-07:00