As the holiday giving season unfolds, Feeding San Diego has been busy spreading joy and relief to those in need throughout the region. From mid-November to mid-December, we hosted a series of eight special holiday food distributions across San Diego County. These distributions helped ensure that families have the essentials for a festive meal. This [...]
It's a cloudy, overcast day in Imperial Beach. But standing out against the gray sky are two brightly colored pop-up tents. These two tents mark the new school food pantry at Berry Elementary School. As parents drop off their kids, volunteers set up a variety of nutritious food, including fresh fruits and vegetables. Generously funded [...]
It's back-to-school season. For many families, this time of year is full of chaos. From back-to-school shopping to changes in child care and routine, getting the kids back to school is no easy feat. And the pressure on families experiencing food insecurity is even more severe. On top of everyday concerns, they have to worry [...]
Thanks to your crucial support, Feeding San Diego remains committed to connecting every child and family facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. As summer winds down, we are focused on ensuring that children facing hunger have their needs met as they head back to school. But did you know August also [...]
Libraries are community hubs. Many free resources and services are available at local libraries, so why not food? During the summer months when kids lose access to school meals, Feeding San Diego partners with the San Diego County Library to provide summer meals or food pantries at branches throughout the county. When schools are [...]
At Feeding San Diego, we know how stressful summer can be for families that rely on school meals. During the summer, we work with sites around the county to provide free summer meals. Prepared summer meals are available at Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sites, and no-cost groceries are distributed at school pantries, mobile [...]
CalFresh Awareness Month is every May and is the official month dedicated to increasing public awareness of CalFresh. Known nationally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP), we call it CalFresh here in California. You might have also heard of the program by its former name, Food Stamps. CalFresh aims to help low-income individuals and families [...]
Summer EBT, known in California as "SUN Bucks," is a new food program to help families with school-age children buy groceries during the summer. SUN Bucks will give families $40 per month for each eligible child for June, July, and August 2024 ($120 total). According to the USDA, more than 30 million children across America [...]
San Diego is a beautiful place to live, but in 2024, it's challenging to keep up with costs here. In fact, San Diego has been ranked one of the most expensive cities to live in. Increasingly, families have to make impossible choices between paying for housing, childcare, utilities, gas, and groceries. While costs like housing [...]
Life in San Diego has many amazing benefits, but the rising cost of living can make buying healthy food difficult. Food stamps, known locally as CalFresh, can help boost the grocery budget of eligible families and individuals. What Are Food Stamps? The federal government launched the original food stamps program in 1939 as part of [...]
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