Feeding San Diego calls for support from the local community this holiday season

SAN DIEGO – Feeding San Diego’s Give Hope, Share Joy fundraising campaign started Nov. 16. Funds raised will help sustain large scale drive-through food distributions, cover rising food and transportation costs, increase food supply to mobile pantries in rural areas of Eastern San Diego County and provide meals for children and families in partnership with school districts and other youth-based programs. Last year’s campaign raised more than 10.1 million meals and the goal is to surpass that this year.

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the fallout has affected thousands of San Diegans who...