Monthly Giving: How to Make the Biggest Impact on San Diegans Facing Hunger

Published On: July 15th, 2025By Categories: Community Support2.8 min read

Nearly 400,000 people in San Diego County, including more than 100,000 children, are food insecure. Recent cuts to SNAP and Medicaid will dramatically impact those numbers. At Feeding San Diego, we’re preparing for increased need in our community as the effects of these cuts ripple out. Monthly giving is a great way to help support our critical programs and ensure your neighbors have the resources they need as they weather the effects of these cuts to vital social programs.

A woman with a tote bag and a young child holding oranges

A mother and daughter at a Feeding San Diego Produce Pantry

Why Give Monthly?

When you become a monthly donor, your contribution becomes one we can count on for continued support. Monthly giving helps us:

  • Plan and budget more effectively: Monthly donations make it easier for us to plan confidently, knowing that we’ll have the funding to support our existing programs and services.
  • Respond to hunger concerns as they arise throughout the year: When emergencies displace members of our community, we try to respond as quickly as possible. Funding provided by monthly donors helps us respond quickly when the need for food resources spikes in San Diego.
  • Expand our programs and distribution network: Stable support from monthly donors means we can onboard new food distribution partners and create new programs that help provide more food to San Diegans facing hunger.

A woman places orange peppers into another woman's bag at a Feeding San Diego mobile pantry

A volunteer hands out produce at a Feeding San Diego Mobile Pantry held in partnership with Vista Community Clinic.

How to Become a Monthly Donor

We make it easy to set up your monthly giving. Visit one of our giving pages, like this one, and select the amount you would like to give monthly. Then, enter your payment method information into our secure and encrypted donation form. We accept various payment methods, including debit or credit, bank transfer, Google or Apple Pay, PayPal, and Venmo. Simply choose the one that’s easiest for you.

And that’s it! We handle the rest. Every month, your donation will go directly to helping provide nutritious meals to San Diegans facing hunger.

A screenshot of a Feeding San Diego giving page

Make sure to select “Monthly” when setting up your recurring gift!

Benefits of Joining Feed 365

At Feeding San Diego, monthly donors automatically become part of Feed 365, our community of generous recurring supporters. We honor the amazing generosity of monthly giving with:

  • special updates we don’t share with anyone else,
  • an anniversary gift,
  • invites to recurring Feed 365 volunteer shifts,
  • early access to events and opportunities,
  • and unique content about the individuals you’ve impacted.

Plus, you get access to a community of other generous individuals who care deeply about ending hunger through food rescue!

Bonus Benefit: Join by July 31 to Have Your Impact Tripled!

Until July 31, 2025, our friends at Chosen Foods are matching the first three donations, up to $14,200, for any new monthly donors. That means, if you join Feed 365 this month, your impact effectively triples!

Make a Monthly Giving Commitment

Monthly giving is one of the best ways to help your neighbors affected by cuts to the social safety net. For as little as $15 a month, less than the cost of a standard Netflix subscription, you can help feed a San Diegan every day for a year. Learn more about Feed 365 and join today!