Spread Love San Diego

For people facing hunger, Feeding San Diego is a lifeline. Help provide nutritious meals to your neighbors in need.

Spread Love San Diego

For people facing hunger, Feeding San Diego is a lifeline. Your generosity changes lives.

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Spread love and kindness this February by supporting Feeding San Diego’s mission to connect every person experiencing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. More than 350,000 people in San Diego County are food insecure, including over 100,000 children.

Ways to Get Involved During Spread Love San Diego

Send an e-card with Love

We’ve tapped four talented San Diegans to design e-cards for you to send virtually with love. By making a gift, you will spread love to someone special, help rescue food, and help provide meals for people facing hunger. Every $1 helps provide two meals.

Volunteer

Volunteers are a critical part of our mission at Feeding San Diego. We have many volunteer opportunities at our Sorrento Valley headquarters and other locations in the community.

Regents Pizzeria

From February 14 to March 14, Regents Pizzeria will donate $10 from every 18-inch pepperoni pizza to Feeding San Diego in support of our efforts to help the LA Fire victims through the LA Food Bank.

Why Donate to Feeding San Diego

When you give to Feeding San Diego, every dollar helps provide 2 meals to San Diegans facing hunger.

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State of Hunger

Hunger can be hard to recognize, but it is all around us. According to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap 2025 research, nearly 400,000 people in San Diego County are food insecure.

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Purchasing Power

Our distribution model stretches your dollar further. Because we rescue food and partner with food distributors, every dollar you donate helps provide 2 meals to the community.

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Food Rescue

More than 90% of the food we distribute is rescued. High-quality surplus food is collected from all types of food donors and distributed to people in need, keeping food in the community and out of the landfill.

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Four-Star Charity

With a 96% rating on Charity Navigator, you can give with confidence, knowing your donation makes a positive impact on your local community.

Why Donate to Feeding San Diego

When you give to Feeding San Diego, every dollar helps provide 2 meals to San Diegans facing hunger.

Bag of groceries

State of Hunger

Hunger can be hard to recognize, but it is all around us. According to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap 2024 research, nearly 400,000 people in San Diego County are food insecure.

Bag of groceries

Purchasing Power

Our distribution model stretches your dollar further. Because we rescue food and partner with food distributors, every dollar you donate helps provide 2 meals to the community.

Icon of hand picking berries

Food Rescue

More than 90% of the food we distribute is rescued. High-quality surplus food is collected from all types of food donors and distributed to people in need, keeping food in the community and out of the landfill.

Charity Navigator logo

Four-Star Charity

With a 96% rating on Charity Navigator, you can give with confidence, knowing your donation makes a positive impact on your local community.

Right now, I have $4 in my checking account. I don’t have money for food. We get good stuff, we get milk, eggs. Hopefully, it keeps coming.

“I just retired from the DMV. I was working for 15 years, almost, and I used to work for the Superior Court. I’ve had really good jobs, but now I can’t even survive. I’m barely making it. I have a good retirement and my Social Security. I’m 67. But when you pay over $3,800 just for your rent, you don’t have money, and I have a car payment and insurance. It’s over $4,000. It’s really, really hard. Right now, I have $4 in my checking account. And I have to go get medication. I don’t have money for food. I get food bank. Hopefully, it keeps coming. We get good stuff, we get milk, eggs. But it’s getting to be less and less and less and more and more people.”

— Esther, a retiree who attends Feeding San Diego food distributions

A woman with gray hair holding fresh produce
A woman with gray hair holding fresh produce

Right now, I have $4 in my checking account. I don’t have money for food. We get good stuff, we get milk, eggs. Hopefully, it keeps coming.

“I just retired from the DMV. I was working for 15 years, almost, and I used to work for the Superior Court. I’ve had really good jobs, but now I can’t even survive. I’m barely making it. I have a good retirement and my Social Security. I’m 67. But when you pay over $3,800 just for your rent, you don’t have money, and I have a car payment and insurance. It’s over $4,000. It’s really, really hard. Right now, I have $4 in my checking account. And I have to go get medication. I don’t have money for food. I get food bank. Hopefully, it keeps coming. We get good stuff, we get milk, eggs. But it’s getting to be less and less and less and more and more people.”

— Esther, a retiree who attends Feeding San Diego food distributions

Ways to Get Involved During Spread Love San Diego

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.

Group of volunteers pose at our mobile pantry in Julian

Rock Swag with Impact

From bucket hats to sweatshirts and more! Every item purchased helps Feeding San Diego provide nutritious meals to San Diegans facing hunger.

Start a Fundraiser

Make a difference by starting a fundraiser. Reach out and ask friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors to give.

Ways to Get Involved During Spread Love San Diego

Volunteer

Group of volunteers pose at our mobile pantry in Julian

Rock Swag with Impact

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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.

Sign Up

From bucket hats to sweatshirts and more! Every item purchased helps Feeding San Diego provide nutritious meals to San Diegans facing hunger.

Get Some Swag

Make a difference by starting a fundraiser. Reach out and ask friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors to give.

Start a Fundraiser

Help Families Facing Hunger

Help Families Facing Hunger

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We would love to have you as a corporate partner!

Your partnership would mean a lot to us — and hundreds of thousands of San Diegans.