Meeting the Need: Partners in a Pandemic
July 20, 2021by Senator Toni G. Atkins, President pro Tempore of the California Senate (District 39) When I was a little girl growing up in rural Virginia, I remember my mom quietly directing my siblings and I to make sure my dad had the last or extra egg because he worked in construction and needed the energy…
San Diego Food Bank Programs Reduce Food Waste
April 28, 2021By Amanda Carson, Fresh Rescue Coordinator, San Diego Food Bank 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 and 1 in 5 children in the San Diego…
Dedicated Volunteer Vanessa Pool Reflects on a Decade of Volunteering at the San Diego Food Bank
April 22, 2021Meet Vanessa Pool, who fell in love with giving back to her community after her first volunteer shift at the Food Bank 12 years ago. Vanessa’s decade-long volunteer journey consists of weekly volunteer shifts with the help of her family and UCSD colleagues.
Volunteering During a Pandemic: An Insightful Perspective from a Food Bank Volunteer
April 6, 2021The San Diego Food Bank and the North County Food Bank launched their COVID-19 Response one year ago to meet the increased demand for food assistance caused by the pandemic. When the pandemic reached our region in mid-March, the Food Bank went from feeding 350,000 people to over 600,000 a month almost overnight. That number…
San Diego Food Bank’s COVID-19 One Year Anniversary Food Distribution Statistics Illustrate Exponential Demand for Food Assistance
March 15, 2021The San Diego Food Bank released statistics on March 15, 2021 charting the impact of the pandemic and the alarming increase in its food distribution programs to key cities throughout San Diego County over the past year.