Our Programs & Initiatives
Here For All San Diegans Facing Hunger
Feeding San Diego supports children, families, seniors, college students, military families, and veterans in need with a multitude of programs.
Our Programs
Emergency Food Box
The Emergency Food Box program offers nonperishable food kits and produce to individuals and families in need. Community members can request food at Feeding San Diego’s front desk during business hours. Two types of nonperishable food boxes are available: ready-to-eat for those with limited food preparation abilities; and pantry staples for those who can prepare meals.
Summer Meals
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) helps meet children’s needs by providing free and nutritious breakfasts, lunches, and snacks during the summer months. Kids can access these summer meals at sites throughout San Diego County. The SFSP program is federally funded and coordinated by Feeding San Diego.
Our Initiatives
Food Rescue
Feeding San Diego rescues surplus, edible food before it goes to waste and gets it into the hands of people facing hunger. This includes food from grocery stores, retailers, wholesalers, distributors, farms, and packing sheds. Agency partners are one of the ways we rescue food. They help support our decentralized model by rescuing and distributing food in the community from which it was donated. Over 75 percent of the food we distribute to the community is rescued.