Join Us for Our 46th Annual Holiday Food Drive

The holidays are a time for sharing meals with the people we love. Through the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank’s 46th annual Holiday Food Drive, you can help make sure more of our neighbors can do the same.

Your support is especially important this year. In September, consumer prices in the San Diego-Carlsbad area rose 4.7% over the previous year, the second-highest in the nation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For families already stretching every dollar, rising costs can make the holidays one of the hardest times of year to keep food on the table. Your generosity helps us remain a steady source of nutritious food and stability for the approximately 400,000 San Diegans we serve each month.

This season, you can drop off food at a participating fire station during Community Drop-Off Day, donate at your local Albertsons, Vons, or Pavilions, give online, or host a food drive of your own.

Community Drop-Off Day at San Diego Fire Stations

Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7 | In Partnership With the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department

Kick off the Holiday Food Drive with your neighborhood firefighters. On Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, 15 fire stations across San Diego will serve as community donation hubs, collecting nonperishable food to help stock the Food Bank’s shelves for the season ahead.

Stop by with a few items from our list of most-needed foods, drop them in the Food Bank’s red barrels, and meet the firefighters who serve your community. Every donation helps us get food to neighbors throughout the holidays.

Participating Fire Stations

Battalion	Station	Address
B1	1	1222 First Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
B1	11	945 25th Street, San Diego, CA 92102
B2	18	4676 Felton Street, San Diego, CA 92116
B2	36	5855 Chateau Drive, San Diego, CA 92117
B3	22	1055 Catalina Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92107
B3	27	5064 Clairemont Drive, San Diego, CA 92117
B4	10	4605 62nd Street, San Diego, CA 92115
B4	31	6002 Camino Rico, San Diego, CA 92120
B4	34	6565 Cowles Mountain Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92119
B4	39	4949 La Cuenta Drive, San Diego, CA 92124
B4	42	12119 World Trade Drive, San Diego, CA 92128
B4	47	6041 Edgewood Bend Ct, San Diego, CA 92130
B5	13	809 Nautilus Street, San Diego, CA 92037
B5	35	4285 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92037
B6	12	4964 Imperial Ave, San Diego, CA 92102
B6	19	3434 Oceanview Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92113
B6	29	198 W San Ysidro Blvd, San Diego, CA 92173
B7	37	11640 Spring Cayon Road, San Diego, CA 92131
B7	46	14556 Lazanja Drive, San Diego, CA 92130

What to Bring

Nonperishable foods such as canned proteins, peanut butter, canned fruits and vegetables, whole-grain pasta and rice, and cereal are always in high demand. View Most-Needed Food Items ➝

Please note: We are unable to accept glass jars, homemade food, or opened products.

Can’t make it to a fire station? The Holiday Food Drive continues through the end of the year at Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions stores and online.

Exclusive Holiday Food Drive supermarket sponsors:

Visit any of their 70+ locations throughout San Diego County. Find a location ➜