San Diego food banks granted $3 million to counter federal funding cuts

Food distribution at the Jacobs Cushman San Diego Food Bank Image from food bank video The Jacobs Cushman San Diego Food Bank and Feeding San Diego each received million in exigency funding from the Prebys Foundation on Thursday to counter federal funding cuts San Diego County is projected to lose an estimated million in funding for CalFresh California s version of SNAP the federal food assistance activity previously known as food stamps When our region safety nets start to fray as they are now we must act expeditiously andstrategically revealed Prebys Foundation CEO Grant Oliphant Preventing hunger among ourfellow San Diegans should be non-negotiable along with sustaining a robust local structure offood suppliers and farmers who can keep our neighbors from falling into hunger andmalnutrition Each million grant will help expand urgency food distribution aid local farms and ensure equitable access to nutritious food as federal materials diminish according to the foundation The San Diego Food Bank serves an average of people each month across thecounty reported Food Bank CEO Casey Castillo We re anticipating a increase in the monthly meal gap over seven million missed meals at a time when federal food supplies are declining The grants are part of United for San Diego a joint philanthropic initiative by the Prebys Foundation Price Philanthropies and the San Diego Foundation created to aid local communities impacted by cuts to federal programs that provide housing food and healthcare San Diegans can donate at SDFoundation org unity