Fuel for Summer
There are nearly 500,000 K through 12 students in San Diego County, and over 240,000 of those students rely on free or reduced-price meals while in school. That means almost 50% of San Diego County students lose access to nutritious meals in the summer months.
Help ensure children have the fuel they need.
Fuel for Summer
There are nearly 500,000 K through 12 students in San Diego County, and over 240,000 of those students rely on free or reduced-price meals while in school. That means almost 50% of San Diego County students lose access to nutritious meals in the summer months.
Help ensure children have the fuel they need.
Fuel for Summer aims to fill the gaps so children can enjoy their summers rather than worry about their next meal. During the summer, Feeding San Diego partners with libraries, recreation centers, and schools across the county to host sites where families can receive free groceries and meals all summer. We need your help to support critical summer food distributions throughout the county. All children deserve to have the nutrition they need to grow and thrive over the summer months and beyond.
There’s not enough money for me to survive. I have rent, utilities, food, gas. Right now, I’m tapped out. I don’t have any food.
“I get some disability, but I’m waiting for the rest of it to come in. There’s not enough money for me to survive. I have rent, utilities, food, gas. Right now, I’m tapped out. I don’t have any food. When I was in the Army, I got hurt. Fifty years later, my disability pay is finally catching up. I had to hire an agency to help. I’m going through sleep apnea, lung problems, trauma, arthritis, back pain, all that stuff. My refrigerator is empty. The EBT is $50 a month for a grown man. They say that’s the best they can give me because I’m getting Social Security and a veteran’s pension. That’s still no money. I’ve been canvassing food banks. I lived on the street for years, so I know how to survive, but with my condition and my age, it’s not the same. I’m really glad this is happening here.”
— Andrew, a disabled veteran who receives food at The Foundry, one of Feeding San Diego’s community partners
There’s not enough money for me to survive. I have rent, utilities, food, gas. Right now, I’m tapped out. I don’t have any food.
“I get some disability, but I’m waiting for the rest of it to come in. There’s not enough money for me to survive. I have rent, utilities, food, gas. Right now, I’m tapped out. I don’t have any food. When I was in the Army, I got hurt. Fifty years later, my disability pay is finally catching up. I had to hire an agency to help. I’m going through sleep apnea, lung problems, trauma, arthritis, back pain, all that stuff. My refrigerator is empty. The EBT is $50 a month for a grown man. They say that’s the best they can give me because I’m getting Social Security and a veteran’s pension. That’s still no money. I’ve been canvassing food banks. I lived on the street for years, so I know how to survive, but with my condition and my age, it’s not the same. I’m really glad this is happening here.”
— Andrew, a disabled veteran who receives food at The Foundry, one of Feeding San Diego’s community partners
Ways to Get Involved During Fuel For Summer
Volunteers are a crucial part of our mission at Feeding San Diego. With an ambitious goal of ending hunger in San Diego County through food rescue, we rely on those willing to donate their time to our cause.
We have several volunteer opportunities at our Sorrento Valley headquarters and other locations in the community, as well as options to volunteer remotely.
Ways to Get Involved During Fuel For Summer
Volunteer
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Start a Fundraiser
Volunteers are a crucial part of our mission at Feeding San Diego. With an ambitious goal of ending hunger in San Diego County through food rescue, we rely on those willing to donate their time to our cause.
We have several volunteer opportunities at our Sorrento Valley headquarters and other locations in the community, as well as options to volunteer remotely.
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