Feeding San Diego

With the holiday season approaching, it's the perfect time to gather a group and do good for the community. Come volunteer with us and help support your neighbors in bringing nutritious meals home. Group volunteer shifts in November and December fill up fast, so sign up today: https://bit.ly/3MBGPul #nonprofit #hungerrelief #foodrescue #giveback #volunteer

Meet Clay, our corporate partnerships assistant manager who wanted to share his story of why he cares about ending hunger in San Diego County. "As a San Diego native, my community has always supported me. Working at Feeding San Diego, I get to help strengthen my community and see it grow and thrive. Seeing businesses and community members come together to combat hunger and ensure that all San Diegans have equitable access to nutrition inspires me to continue the fight against hunger and give back to a community that has given me so much." #nonprofit #hungerrelief #foodrescue #giveback

Our Impact Report for FY24 is out now. Feeding San Diego evaluates our impact not just by output, but by the real life stories of the people who access our resources and the evolution of the programs and initiatives that are targeted to reach our neighbors experiencing food insecurity. This past year, thanks to our donors and our stakeholders, we were able to provide emergency response to neighbors affected by the flooding, add additional Feeding Heroes food distributions on military bases, and expand the Feeding San Diego Marketplace at our headquarters in Sorrento Valley – and so much more. Take a look to learn more about the impact created thanks to our community's support. Read more: https://bit.ly/4dtUuzj #nonprofit #hungerrelief #foodrescue #giveback #impact #impactreport #fundraising

Today is World Senior Citizen's Day! Seniors must embrace unique health, economic, mobility, and nutritional challenges that can come with aging. It’s not always easy, especially for seniors facing food insecurity. Today we are highlighting Rosa, an incredible woman and senior who established a food distribution at her mobile home community nearly 15 years ago to support her neighbors. Read Rosa's story: https://bit.ly/4dOka9x #nonprofit #hungerrelief #foodrescue #giveback #seniors #worldseniorcitizensday #feedingamerica

Vote for Kate Garrett for San Diego Magazine’s Annual Celebrating Women Awards! Kate is our director of supply chain and has had a long career at Feeding San Diego focused on supporting food rescue. She is nominated as a rising star in the non-profit category, and you can vote for her through August 25. Vote today: https://bit.ly/46Sx8Rs #nonprofit #hungerrelief #foodrescue #giveback

Thank you to Nordson Corporation for their $15K donation towards our School Pantry Program. Nearly 50% of K-12 students in San Diego County rely on free or reduced-price meals. Feeding San Diego’s School Pantry Program partners with over 40 local schools to provide essential food assistance to low-income families. These free food distributions offer nutritious food conveniently on school campuses, ensuring children and their families do not go hungry. Support of this program helps ensure our local students have access to the nutritious food they need. #GoodNeighbors #SchoolPantry #CommunitySupport #nonprofit #hungerrelief #foodrescue #giveback

Thank you to the HDR Foundation for choosing Feeding San Diego to receive a $5,000 grant for general operating support! In addition to their financial support, HDR employees donated their time by volunteering with us. Support from organizations like HDR helps us continue to support families in bringing nutritious meals home throughout San Diego County. #nonprofit #hungerrelief #foodrescue #giveback #grant #support

In the spirit of National Make-A-Will Month, Feeding San Diego recognizes the profound choices you have in creating your legacy. Our partner FreeWill helps our community protect people and causes they love with a free, online will-writing tool. Make-A-Will Month is an annual reminder that planning for tomorrow starts with our actions today. Learn more & get started now: https://bit.ly/4dnhVdl #nonprofit #hungerrelief #foodrescue #giveback #legacysociety #plannedgiving

We are honored to be the chosen charity of Iris Korn, a local student who regularly volunteers at Feeding San Diego and has shown such commitment and dedication to our mission. We are so proud that she is one of nine Tony Gwynn Community All-Stars! Thank you to the San Diego Padres for keeping the community-centric legacy of Tony Gwynn alive in our city, and for the $5,000 contribution to support our mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. #community #padres #volunteer #youthgivingback

We are so excited to partner with HEALTHY DAY PARTNERS to launch their Straight 2 the Plate® Mobile Classroom! Healthy Day Partners received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to start this new program, which is an extension of Grab & Grow Gardens®. The first workshop took place at the Valley Center Produce Pantry where Feeding San Diego distributes produce to community members twice a month. The Straight 2 the Plate® program addresses key barriers to home gardening in urban areas, such as low land ownership and limited transportation access. Through gardening workshops that “pop up” at food distributions, affordable housing complexes, local tribes, and military communities. Mobile classroom participants construct and take home portable, seasonal gardens in 5-gallon buckets and windowsill containers. In addition to hands-on experience creating these instant gardens, participants receive gardening tools and multi-language handbooks, fostering confidence in year-round crop cultivation. Mim Michelove, CEO and president, and her team have been distributing seedlings at the FSD Produce Pantry since 2023, working to empower children, seniors, active military, veterans, and marginalized populations experiencing food insecurity to grow their own food. It's always our goal to expand partnerships that help increase food sovereignty and food access. #nonprofit #hungerrelief #giveback #foodsovereignty #foodaccess #feedingamerica