2.5 Community Resources

San Diego Hunger Coalition

1. Build a more effective and interconnected system of food assistance resources

2. Enable low-income individuals and families to purchase more healthy food by increasing participation in CalFresh, a monthly supplement to a household’s food budget

3. Ensure all children have year-round access to healthy food by expanding school meals as well as other federal child nutrition programs

4. Advocate for legislative and administrative policies that reduce hunger and increase access to healthy food

San Diego Food Bank

The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank and our North County Food Bank chapter feed 350,000 people every month in partnership with 500 nonprofit community partners that operate feeding programs. Our nonprofit partners include: food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, low-income day care centers, senior centers, faith-based organizations, schools, and day centers for the elderly and disabled. In the fiscal year 2017 – 2018, the Food Bank distributed 23.3 million meals.