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4 01, 2024

Make a New Year’s Resolution to Give Back in 2024

2024-01-05T09:02:55-08:00

Have you made your New Year's Resolution yet this year? The start of a new year is the perfect time to consider giving back to your community. Our team at Feeding San Diego has put together a list of recommendations for a New Year's Resolution that can make an impact! 1. Resolve to donate monthly [...]

Make a New Year’s Resolution to Give Back in 20242024-01-05T09:02:55-08:00
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
21 08, 2023

Senior Citizens Day: A Senior Volunteer Committed to Supporting Her Community

2023-08-21T08:16:14-07:00

In honor of National Senior Citizens Day, we spoke to a recently retired volunteer who uses her free time to give back. After retiring, Stephanie found purpose through volunteering with local organizations like Feeding San Diego. She started volunteering at Feeding San Diego in January 2023. Now, she volunteers every week in Feeding San Diego’s [...]

Senior Citizens Day: A Senior Volunteer Committed to Supporting Her Community2023-08-21T08:16:14-07:00
13 07, 2023

Honoring Disability Pride Month: Two Local Groups Use Volunteering to Empower Their Participants

2023-07-13T14:06:05-07:00

Every July, we celebrate Disability Pride Month to commemorate the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Signed into law on July 26, 1990, this act aimed to break down the barriers to inclusion faced by people with disabilities. Disability Pride Month is an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of people with disabilities while [...]

Honoring Disability Pride Month: Two Local Groups Use Volunteering to Empower Their Participants2023-07-13T14:06:05-07:00
11 04, 2023

3 Benefits to Volunteering as a Family

2023-04-11T12:14:29-07:00

It’s a Friday evening at Feeding San Diego’s Sorrento Valley headquarters. Volunteers busily sort and pack food to go out to the community. In their midst is the Korn Family. Parents Usa and Tommy work the conveyer belt alongside 15-year-old Iris and 13-year-old Lucas. They’re working together on a kitting project, putting shelf-stable goods into [...]

3 Benefits to Volunteering as a Family2023-04-11T12:14:29-07:00
25 07, 2022

Disability Pride Month: Meet a Deaf Volunteer Who Is Thriving at Feeding San Diego

2022-07-26T09:13:54-07:00

July is Disability Pride Month, which commemorates the passing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July 1990. We spoke to one of our long-time volunteers, Marjorie, about her experience volunteering as a deaf person. Marjorie started volunteering with Feeding San Diego in 2012 and is marking ten years of volunteer service this [...]

Disability Pride Month: Meet a Deaf Volunteer Who Is Thriving at Feeding San Diego2022-07-26T09:13:54-07:00
21 07, 2022

Hunger Action Heroes Revealed!

2022-07-22T10:04:57-07:00

Every comic book fan dreams of having their heroes step off the page and into reality. For two talented young artists, this dream has become a reality. The winners of Feeding San Diego and the Comic-Con Museums's recent art contest, 14-year-old Aiden Prior and 17-year-old Sirenna Acencio, recently met their Hunger Action Heroes in person!A [...]

Hunger Action Heroes Revealed!2022-07-22T10:04:57-07:00
23 03, 2022

Women’s History Month: Four Powerful Women Fighting Hunger

2022-03-31T15:58:15-07:00

This Women’s History Month, we are shining a spotlight on the women in our network who are making things happen in the sphere of hunger relief. The stories of the incredible women working with Feeding San Diego to provide food assistance in thoughtful and creative ways are too many to count. However, we are honored [...]

Women’s History Month: Four Powerful Women Fighting Hunger2022-03-31T15:58:15-07:00
22 02, 2022

Local College Professor Rescues Food to Fight Student Hunger on Campus

2022-03-09T14:53:55-08:00

In the U.S., 39 percent of undergrads are low-income and in danger of experiencing food insecurity. One professor at San Diego State University (SDSU) has taken action to combat student hunger on campus. By partnering with Feeding San Diego, Dr. ‘Niyi Coker has created a system of free pantries on campus which he keeps stocked [...]

Local College Professor Rescues Food to Fight Student Hunger on Campus2022-03-09T14:53:55-08:00
17 02, 2022

A Food Pantry Spreads Love Through Daily Acts of Kindness

2022-02-18T11:38:00-08:00

A small rural community about an hour from the City of San Diego known widely for its avocado and citrus groves, Fallbrook is known as “The Friendly Village.” Fallbrook Food Pantry, the town’s only hunger-relief organization, exemplifies friendliness at every level. A recent visit to the pantry was filled with smiles, laughs, and, yes, lots [...]

A Food Pantry Spreads Love Through Daily Acts of Kindness2022-02-18T11:38:00-08:00
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