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 Food Bank’s 35 Countywide Drive-thru ‘Super Pantries’ Distribute 14 Million Pounds of Food Since July 2020
The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank and our North County Food Bank chapter launched our new “Super Pantry Program” in July 2020 in response to soaring demand for food assistance due to the…
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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 to Launch 30 Countywide “Super Pantries” to Enhance Food Distribution Programs
“Super Pantries” will operate as enhanced high-volume food distribution centers serving thousands of households with both “drive-thru” and “walk-up” services. 30 existing food distribution partners will become “Super Pantries” and will be strategically located throughout…
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San Diego Food Bank Hosts Drive-Thru Food Drive Awards Ceremony!
The San Diego Food Bank and our North County Food Bank chapter held our annual Food Drive Recognition Ceremony last month. Now in its fourth year, this year’s ceremony was a drive-thru event to adhere…
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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 Launches 35 Countywide “Super Pantries” to Help Families Impacted by COVID-19
The San Diego Food Bank launched our new “Super Pantry Program” at a news conference with San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Chula Vista Mayor Mary Salas, Escondido Mayor Paul McNamara and Assemblymember Todd Gloria.The “Super…
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