New businesses including hotels, large venues and events, and health facilities must comply as of January 1, 2024        Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger relief and food rescue organization, will be working with a new type of food donor this new year: large-scale businesses that serve up massive quantities of purchased and prepared foods. As outlined by [...]

Funds will support the longstanding program that directly alleviates childhood hunger by providing nutritious food to families at local schools across San Diego County Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger-relief and food rescue organization, is honored to be one of 147 grant recipients awarded by Prebys Foundation. The non-profit has received a $150,000 grant [...]

The non-profit’s Feeding Heroes initiative supports active-duty service members, their families, and veterans in receiving food assistance   Feeding San Diego, a partner food bank of Feeding America, has received a Pillars of Freedom grant from the USS Midway Foundation to continue its work of providing meals at no-cost to the military community. The $25,000 grant [...]

The public can drop off non-perishable food items at participating VFW posts from through November 10 to support Feeding Heroes initiative     Ahead of Veterans Day and to help support military families and veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Humana, and Feeding San Diego have partnered to launch the Uniting to Combat Hunger Food Drive [...]

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Household Food Security Report confirms it’s the largest one-year increase in food insecurity since 2008 The number of people living in food insecure households in the United States in 2022 increased to 44 million, including 13 million children, according to a report released yesterday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). [...]

The innovative program is currently feeding 250 households every week   The Fish to Families program connects local fishermen, chefs, and people experiencing food insecurity to create an operational model where everyone benefits. Originally piloted in 2020, the Fish to Families program, spearheaded by San Diego Fishermen's Working Group, is back in operation. Now funded by [...]

The women’s soccer club is asking fans to bring non-perishable food items to Snapdragon Stadium on August 19 and September 3     San Diego Wave FC is showing its support for hunger-relief in San Diego county by partnering with Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger relief organization. The fútbol club is asking its fans [...]

The nation’s largest hunger-relief organization awarded funds to both organizations to continue to address the root causes of hunger and food insecurity in San Diego County   Feeding San Diego, a partner food bank of Feeding America, has received a Food Security Equity Impact grant from Feeding America alongside local community-based organization San Diego Food System [...]

The culinary event on Thursday, September 28 will raise funds for the non-profit's school pantry program  Feeding San Diego is announcing its next Pairings with a Purpose Dinner Party fundraiser will be held this fall and will be helmed by acclaimed Chef Brad Wise, chef and owner of TRUST Restaurant Group. Together with Chef Wise, [...]

The hunger heroes developed by local San Diego youth use pop culture to help raise awareness about the power of ending hunger through food rescue     Hunger Halter and Demeter, the hunger action heroes that were introduced by Feeding San Diego and Comic-Con Museum last year as part of the Hunger Action Hero Art Contest, [...]