Overview
- The Prebys Foundation awarded $3 million split evenly between the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank and Feeding San Diego.
- The grants are part of United for San Diego, a partnership with Price Philanthropies and the San Diego Foundation targeting gaps from federal funding reductions.
- Funds will expand emergency food distribution and purchase fresh produce from local farmers to strengthen the regional food ecosystem.
- Data from 211 San Diego show a 128% week-over-week rise in food-related requests compared with September’s baseline, reflecting fast-rising need.
- Providers project a 60% increase in the monthly meal gap—over seven million missed meals—and warn of potential countywide losses exceeding $300 million annually, including about $200 million to CalFresh, with impacts reaching rural communities and military families.