- By Richel Shea, Lafayette College, '22 In honor of Hunger Action Month, Feeding San Diego met with Ford Roosevelt to discuss the increasing need for food assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic and the concept of hunger as a basic human right. Roosevelt is the grandson of 32nd President Franklin D. Roosevelt and humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt. He works at Project [...]
- By Lucy Loughridge, Student at St. Francis Parker In 1790, the first United States Census was taken nationwide. Since then, 22 federal censuses have been conducted, but this year marks a new change: the US Census Bureau has decided that the deadline for the 2020 Census responses be moved from October 31 to [...]
FEEDING SAN DIEGO KICKS OFF HUNGERMITAO CAMPAIGN TO HELP WIPEOUT HUNGER Annual grassroots movement brings together the Indian American community to support hunger-relief during the month of India’s Independence Day on August 15 SAN DIEGO (August 14, 2020) — Feeding San Diego has launched HungerMitao, a volunteer-driven grassroots campaign designed to raise awareness about hunger [...]
Feeding San Diego has launched HungerMitao, a volunteer-driven grassroots movement intended to harness the compassion, philanthropy, and giving spirit of the Indian American community in order to raise funds for people facing hunger. HungerMitao (which means “wipe out hunger” in Hindi) will run throughout the month of August. Launched in 2017, the movement is [...]
Last week, federal legislators introduced the HEALS Act, which leaves out crucial aid for federal nutrition programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Pandemic EBT. Feeding San Diego joins hunger-relief organizations across the country in calling for much-needed support for public assistance programs that help end hunger, as well as funding to [...]
FEEDING SAN DIEGO JOINS HUNGER-RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE U.S. IN CALLING FOR MUCH-NEEDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN HEALS ACT Latest proposed stimulus bill includes no aid for nutrition programs SAN DIEGO (August 4, 2020) — Last week, federal legislators introduced the HEALS Act, which leaves out crucial aid for federal nutrition programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition [...]
Feeding San Diego awarded Life Christian Center, a community partner, a new food rescue van to enable the organization to rescue more high-quality food. Feeding San Diego is on a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. Through a network of charitable and faith-based food rescue partners, [...]
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, people who've never had to visit a food bank are finding themselves in need of help. Before COVID, 1 in 8 people faced hunger across San Diego County, including 1 in 6 children. Now, that number has surged by 50 percent. The number of individuals and families experiencing [...]
Easy-to-use map directs San Diegans to hundreds of food distribution sites throughout the county With San Diego County on the California COVID-19 public watch list and the resulting closure of indoor operations for many businesses, San Diegans may find themselves out of work again and in need of critical food resources. Using Feeding San Diego’s find food map, San Diegans can easily enter their zip code and locate food distribution sites within two miles of [...]
AS COVID-19 CASES SPIKE, FEEDING SAN DIEGO REPORTS RECORD HIGH NUMBER OF MEALS SERVED SINCE MARCH 14 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact San Diego County residents SAN DIEGO (July 2, 2020) — Amid the ongoing pandemic, Feeding San Diego served more than 7.9 million meals between March 14 and June 28, to meet the [...]
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