Emergency response is at the core of Feeding San Diego's DNA. Our first food distribution was held on October 9, 2007, in the parking lot at San Diego Rescue Mission. Just a few weeks later, disastrous firestorms hit San Diego County and displaced hundreds of thousands of individuals. In the first week of the fire, [...]
As the holiday giving season unfolds, Feeding San Diego has been busy spreading joy and relief to those in need throughout the region. From mid-November to mid-December, we hosted a series of eight special holiday food distributions across San Diego County. These distributions helped ensure that families have the essentials for a festive meal. This [...]
As National Hispanic Heritage Month unfolds, it's time to spotlight the impactful partnership between Feeding San Diego and the Sherman Heights Community Center (SHCC). Under the dynamic leadership of Executive Director Daniela Kelly, SHCC has become a vital community hub that supports thousands of residents in the heart of San Diego, from a vibrant Rob [...]
Thanks to your crucial support, Feeding San Diego remains committed to connecting every child and family facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. As summer winds down, we are focused on ensuring that children facing hunger have their needs met as they head back to school. But did you know August also [...]
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 school pantries, mobile [...]
CalFresh Awareness Month is every May and is the official month dedicated to increasing public awareness of CalFresh. Known nationally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP), we call it CalFresh here in California. You might have also heard of the program by its former name, Food Stamps. CalFresh aims to help low-income individuals and families [...]
Summer EBT, known in California as "SUN Bucks," is a new food program to help families with school-age children buy groceries during the summer. SUN Bucks will give families $40 per month for each eligible child for June, July, and August 2024 ($120 total). According to the USDA, more than 30 million children across America [...]
Life in San Diego has many amazing benefits, but the rising cost of living can make buying healthy food difficult. Food stamps, known locally as CalFresh, can help boost the grocery budget of eligible families and individuals. What Are Food Stamps? The federal government launched the original food stamps program in 1939 as part of [...]
On Monday, January 22, as much rain fell in San Diego in just six hours as it normally would in three months. This torrential rainfall caused devastation in our county that hadn't been seen in decades. Homes and roads flooded. Cars were carried by water miles away from where they were parked. People and pets [...]
This month, Feeding San Diego’s Partnership team is highlighting Oceanside Sanctuary, a local Christian fellowship dedicated to providing various resources and support to community members, including their growing food pantry led by Victoria McGoldrick. A Nutritious Mission While Oceanside Sanctuary has been an agency partner for almost ten years, this small but mighty pantry grew exponentially [...]
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