Feeding San Diego

We believe in building stronger, healthier communities through giving back. Feeding San Diego creates a comprehensive approach to hunger-relief through four initiatives – Feeding Kids, Feeding Families, Feeding Seniors, and Feeding Heroes. Individual programs within these initiatives support the immediate and long-term needs of the community.

A portion of net proceeds from year-round sales of our Everlasting Joy MacroBar® is donated to Feeding San Diego.

Feeding San Diego is a branch of the national organization, Feeding America, working to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks. Their projects include:

• Feeding Kids
  Provides meals to improve childhood wellness through partnerships with local K-12 schools (School Pantry) and community sites.

• Feeding Families
  Provides meals to families across the county through community partnerships and direct-to-client distributions, including families in rural areas and college partner sites.

• Feeding Heroes
  Provides meals to military families through School Pantries, military-focused partner agencies, and special direct distributions.

• Feeding Seniors
  Provides seniors with healthy food through partnerships with senior housing facilities, community centers, and produce via Meals on Wheels East County.

With each purchase of an Everlasting Joy MacroBar, you help feed people in need in the San Diego area.

Since its founding in 2007, Feeding San Diego’s commitment to ending hunger through food rescue has helped so many individuals and families in the community. Here is a short list of their inspiring accomplishments:

• Provides over 35 million meals annually throughout San Diego County

• Diverts nearly 28 million pounds of food from landfills each year

• Helps reduce 25,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent from entering the atmosphere every year by keeping surplus food out of landfills

• Nearly 70% of the food provided to the community is rescued

• Operates the School Pantry and Backpack Programs, helping alleviate child hunger in San Diego

• Works with local non-profits that support the military community to operate Feeding Heroes

• Partners with over 370 local food distribution sites (including charities, schools, pantries, and meal programs)

• Welcomes over 10,000 volunteers every year at its Sorrento Valley headquarters and through various engaging volunteer roles

Feeding San Diego is on a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. Established in 2007, Feeding San Diego is the leading local hunger relief and food rescue organization. They're truly committed to a culture of responsibility, dignity, and leading the community in the fight against hunger. It's with such purpose that Feeding San Diego builds lasting local and national partnerships.

By partnering with over 320 local partners, it's Feeding San Diego's vision to establish a hunger-free and healthy community. Feeding San Diego distributes over 31 million meals each year to children, families, seniors, veterans, and other underserved populations. Through their decentralized food recovery and distribution model, every dollar donated helps provide nutritious meals to people in need. In addition to rescuing and distributing high-quality food, Feeding San Diego ensures people can enroll in various food assistance programs, such as CalFresh which is designed to help low-income individuals purchase healthy foods.