Assemblymember Chris Ward Helps Deliver Food Boxes to Local Seniors
January 18, 2022Assemblymember Chris Ward, representative of the 78th district, visited one of our senior food distributions at Westminster Manor in downtown San Diego over the holiday season, where he delivered 40-pound food boxes to seniors on the Food Bank’s Senior Food Program, which serves seniors living at or near the poverty level. During the distribution, a…
San Diego Food Bank makes senior nutrition a top priority with SONDAS
October 13, 2014Through 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 lasting changes to their lifestyles. Guided by the experienced hand of the Food Bank’s Registered Dietitian, Jenna Olson (pictured in…
First-ever countywide survey of Food Bank’s client population reveals vital data
May 31, 2013In partnership with Point Loma Nazarene Univeristy’s Fermanian Business & Economic Institute, the Food Bank launched its first-ever survey of its client population. This groundbreaking survey “puts a face” on the population the Food Bank serves daily. Point Loma Nazarene chief economist, Dr. Lynn Reaser said, “People standing in the Food Bank’s lines are working…