San Diego Food Bank Programs Reduce Food Waste
The San Diego Food Bank is raising awareness about food waste in the US by highlighting our food recovery efforts. While 40% of edible food goes to waste in the U.S., 1 in 8 adults…
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San Diego nonprofits seek guidance on preparing for the future
The face of hunger in San Diego County is ever changing. The recession brought with it a new group of people facing food insecurity. People who once held jobs but were laid off due to…
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San Diego Food Bank Honors Food Drive Hosts in Annual Recognition Ceremony
February is a month dedicated to showing love and appreciation for the important people in our lives, and San Diego Food Bank staff don’t hold back. We show our food drive hosts some love every…
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San Diego Food Bank Prevents Local Food Waste with Fresh Rescue Program
Millions of pounds of food are diverted away from the landfill every year in San Diego County – thanks to the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank’s Fresh Rescue Program. Food Bank staff members,…
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San Diego Food Bank makes senior nutrition a top priority with SONDAS
Through the Food Bank’s SONDAS (Solving Obesity and Nutritional Disease Affecting Seniors) Program, impoverished San Diego seniors receive the nutritious food they need, the nutritional education they lack and the personal support necessary to make…
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San Diego Food Bank Distributes Food and Diapers to Local Coast Guard Families Affected by Government Shutdown
San Diego Food Bank staff and volunteers distributed seven tons of groceries and more than 6,000 diapers to hundreds of active-duty Coast Guard personnel and their families at a military site near National City on…
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San Diego Food Bank Fights Hunger with Nutrition by Hosting Our 2023 Guac-Off Challenge!
The San Diego Food Bank would like to extend our gratitude to Avocados from Peru for celebrating National Avocado Day with us by donating 114,000 avocados to help nourish local families! Grocery Outlet Bargain Market…
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San Diego County Fair supports the Food Bank
The summer months are a critical time for hungry San Diegans. Donations to the Food Bank drop dramatically, but demand increases due to thousands of children living in poverty who stop receiving free school meals…
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San Diego Food Bank CEO, James Floros, Re-elected Board Chair of California Association of Food Banks
The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank’s CEO, James Floros, was re-elected Board Chair of the California Association of Food Banks at a meeting of its Board of Directors.The California Association of Food Banks…
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