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13 10, 2023

A Place at the Table: The Battle Against Inflation

2023-10-13T10:03:54-07:00

“Don’t get me started...” warns Erika when asked how inflation has recently impacted her and her family. She lists items that have been too expensive for her to purchase: milk, eggs. She says something that many people running households have been thinking over the past few years: “Every penny counts.”   Over the past two [...]

A Place at the Table: The Battle Against Inflation2023-10-13T10:03:54-07:00
4 10, 2023

World Teacher’s Day Spotlight: A Teacher’s Mission to Provide Food to Students

2023-10-04T10:37:50-07:00

Teachers make a significant impact on the lives of students in a myriad of ways. World Teacher’s Day is a day to celebrate how teachers transform education. This World Teacher’s Day, we’re spotlighting one teacher who saw a need and took action. Elizabeth Lonnecker, a ninth- and eleventh-grade English teacher at Hoover High School, noticed [...]

World Teacher’s Day Spotlight: A Teacher’s Mission to Provide Food to Students2023-10-04T10:37:50-07:00
1 09, 2023

Back to School Feature: How a Local High School is Normalizing Food Assistance on Campus

2023-09-01T13:55:45-07:00

As San Diego County kids head back to school this month, it’s important to remember that school is about more than just learning inside the classroom. Students need resources outside of the classroom to be able to focus and learn when they’re on campus. Feeding San Diego’s School Pantry Program is the answer to this [...]

Back to School Feature: How a Local High School is Normalizing Food Assistance on Campus2023-09-01T13:55:45-07:00
5 06, 2023

Where to Find Free Summer Meals

2023-07-10T13:27:09-07:00

At Feeding San Diego, we know how stressful summer can be for families that rely on school meals. During the summer, we work with sites around the county to provide free summer meals. Prepared summer meals are available at Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sites, and no-cost groceries are distributed at library sites and [...]

Where to Find Free Summer Meals2023-07-10T13:27:09-07:00
11 07, 2022

Breaking Down the Importance of School and Summer Meal Programs

2022-07-21T15:58:03-07:00

In the summer months, Feeding San Diego focuses on the problem of childhood hunger. We know that summer break can present added challenges for families facing hunger. While California made headlines last year for becoming the first state to offer free breakfast and lunch to all school children, ensuring students have the nutritious meals they [...]

Breaking Down the Importance of School and Summer Meal Programs2022-07-21T15:58:03-07:00
23 06, 2022

Give kids the fuel to play, jump, and grow this summer with the summer meal program!

2022-06-28T16:18:38-07:00

School is out for summer, and many children need your help. With the excitement that summer brings, it’s easy to forget that hundreds of thousands of people face hunger in San Diego County, and school break presents added challenges for many families. According to data from the California Department of Education, there are nearly [...]

Give kids the fuel to play, jump, and grow this summer with the summer meal program!2022-06-28T16:18:38-07:00
14 04, 2022

A Grandma’s Love Shows the Power of Family and the Need for Community Support

2022-04-14T09:00:31-07:00

When we met Dawnett and her grandson, Taylor, in Fallbrook, they were picking up their weekly groceries from our partner Fallbrook Food Pantry. Feeding San Diego has long partnered with the Fallbrook Food Pantry to provide food assistance to low-income families in the rural, agricultural community. We deliver produce and pantry staples. In addition, we [...]

A Grandma’s Love Shows the Power of Family and the Need for Community Support2022-04-14T09:00:31-07:00
12 08, 2021

Feeding San Diego Endorses Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021 to Support Low-Income Families When School is Not in Session

2023-05-31T14:17:45-07:00

Feeding San Diego has joined both local and national organizations – including Feeding America, the Alliance to End Hunger, and the National Education Association – in endorsing the Stop Child Hunger Act. If signed, it would provide families who have children eligible for free and reduced-price school meals with an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card [...]

Feeding San Diego Endorses Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021 to Support Low-Income Families When School is Not in Session2023-05-31T14:17:45-07:00
21 07, 2021

Feeding San Diego’s Youth Meals Program Provides Scratch-Made Meals to Kids All Over the County

2021-07-21T15:06:40-07:00

They say raising kids takes a village. To feed the kids of San Diego County facing hunger involves a partnership between Feeding San Diego and Top Notch Catering. Feeding San Diego has many programs that provide hunger relief to kids, and during the summer months, the focus is on our youth meals program. Our organization [...]

Feeding San Diego’s Youth Meals Program Provides Scratch-Made Meals to Kids All Over the County2021-07-21T15:06:40-07:00
8 07, 2021

Meet the Match: San Diego-Based TRACON Pharmaceuticals is Committed to Ending Hunger

2023-05-22T11:18:58-07:00

Have you ever wondered how fundraising matches happen? It’s quite simple, actually: a donor’s commitment to the Feeding San Diego mission inspires them to match other incoming gifts dollar-for-dollar, up to a certain amount. This month, we’re so grateful to have a San Diego-based company, TRACON Pharmaceuticals, stepping up for a $25,000 challenge match in support of the Fuel for Summer campaign that helps to fund summer meal [...]

Meet the Match: San Diego-Based TRACON Pharmaceuticals is Committed to Ending Hunger2023-05-22T11:18:58-07:00
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