Tag: Hunger

  • President’s Budget Could Close Summer Meal Gap

    By Megan Burks President Barack Obama’s budget proposal this week is expected to include the launch of a $12 billion effort to keep low-income children fed when school is out. San Diego hunger relief advocates are lauding the plan. It would give the parents of children who qualify for free school meals about $45 in…

  • School Is Out But Hunger Lingers for Some San Diego Kids

    By Matthew Bowler, Maureen Cavanaugh, Patty Lane and Peggy Pico Listen to the full KPBS Midday Edition conversation with Gary Petill of San Diego Unified’s Food and Nutrition Services and Anahid Brakke of the San Diego Hunger Coalition. For students who rely on school lunch meals, having enough to eat during summer break can be challenging.…

  • Hunger Study Shows Continued Need for Assistance

    A worker loads food at the Feeding America San Diego distribution center, Sept. 4, 2014. | Photo Credit: Claire Trageser By Claire Trageser Almost a half-million people received donations last year from San Diego-area food pantries, according to a report released Thursday by Feeding America San Diego. The survey found a total of 473,500 people…

  • Helping Hungry Kids Eat at Home When School is Out

    About 70 percent of San Diego County students who qualify for free meals at school aren’t showing up to claim meals offered to them at summer programs run by school districts and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. | Photo Credit: Shutterstock By Megan Burks On average, 70 percent of San Diego children who qualify for…

  • A Food Bank’s New Year’s Resolution

    An increasing need for long-term help has Feeding America thinking less about filling bellies and more about nutrition. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego. By Megan Burks Forklifts scurry through Feeding America San Diego’s Sorrento Valley warehouse, shifting crates of donated food around like Tetris blocks. Volunteers break down towering boxes…