Feeding Wellness

“I’m the director of the health ministry at City of Hope church. They used to get food delivered from a different partner, but that fell apart. When I took over, I signed up to be a partner with Feeding San Diego. I started doing health screenings, but I also picked back up with the food delivery process. We’re in a food desert down there in Southeast San Diego. There’s one Food 4 Less in about a 5 to 7 mile radius. Everything is picked over, I wouldn’t shop there, but they don’t have a choice. Having Feeding San Diego fills that gap.”

“I have been with Poder Popular for five years, and I also work with Feeding San Diego. It has been lovely to help Feeding San Diego distribute food to our community these past five years. It’s beautiful because it’s like while we’re helping Feeding San Diego, we are also helping ourselves with our time donated to them. It’s a wonderful thing because Feeding San Diego helps our community and our families a lot.

The supermarkets are going to throw this food in the trash. For us, the people who need the food, it’s helpful because it’s not trash yet. It’s food that you can use for something. I know that sometimes they’re going to throw the vegetables in the trash or use them as a fertilizer for the other plants. But for us, it’s life, because we have to feed ourselves with those vegetables and fruits. I am grateful to Feeding San Diego for allowing us to have this pantry for ourselves and the community.”