FEEDING SAN DIEGO'S KIDS

Children who are hungry do not learn well in school. Our “Feeding San Diego’s Kids” is a weekend food assistance program for schoolchildren who have been identified as low income or homeless. With more than 22,000 homeless children in San Diego, our goal is to pick up where the school lunch program leaves off by providing a consistent source of nutritious food for Saturday and Sunday. We currently provide weekend backpacks filled with food for needy and homeless schoolchildren (and their families) at six elementary schools in the San Diego area.

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Population:

1.4 Million

% without health insurance:

15.7%

% of persons living in poverty:

15.4%

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May 4, 2023

A success story for one Army veteran's young family due to our Feeding San Diego Kid’s program.

“This Food Saved Us”

September 5, 2018

You first met Elena two years ago at Fay Elementary School with her three daughters: Maria, Michele, and Marcela. “My M&Ms,” she called them. They were struggling to get by, dependent on Elena’s husband’s income as a house painter to feed the girls. “Every day was a struggle,” said Elena.

When A Mother Abandons Her Two Sons…

July 11, 2018

Just two months ago, their mother left them without any notice. They came home from school one day and she was gone. They don’t know where she is or if she is ever coming back...

Giving a Helping Hand to a Struggling Family.

March 21, 2018

Maria is a mother of three kids, Ellery, 12, Christian, 10, and Sandi, 9. Christian and Sandi go to Carver Elementary, one of four schools participating in our Feeding San Diego’s Kids Program. Her husband Jesus, is a gardener and the sole financial provider for the family of five. Unfortunately, her husband’s income sometimes is not enough to pay for everything they need. After paying rent, electricity, gas, and medicine, “we sometimes have very little money left to buy food.”

“Having milk is a luxury”: A single mom’s struggle to feed her kids

August 20, 2018

Sara is a single mom to 10-year-old fraternal twin girls, Veronica and Amanda. They are a small, loving family that has faced their fair share of struggles. They are victims of domestic violence and...

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