SAN DIEGO HUNGER COALITION
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
CALFRESH: SDHC'S LATEST RESEARCH, INDICATES MORE THAN 1,000,000 PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE FOOD INSECURE. CALFRESH (AKA SNAP OR FOOD STAMPS) IS OUR NATION'S MOST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO HUNGER. IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, MOST CALFRESH RECIPIENTS ARE CHILDREN (44%), SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. HOWEVER, ONLY 60% OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS ARE ENROLLED, BECAUSE THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS COMPLEX AND DIFFICULT. SDHC MAKES IT EASIER TO GET CALFRESH BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND CREATE NEW WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO APPLY. 2020 ACTIVITIES: 1. PROVIDED FUNDING FOR 12 NONPROFITS TO ASSIST 8,000 SAN DIEGO FAMILIES APPLY FOR AND SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVE OR MAINTAIN CALFRESH FOOD ASSISTANCE; 2. SUPPORTED THE LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL AND CA POLICY EXPANDING CALFRESH ACCESS DURING COVID, IMPACTING MORE THAN 300,000 SAN DIEGANS, HELPING MORE THAN 20,000 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE GET CALFRESH; 3. 78 PEOPLE TRAINED IN CALFRESH APPLICATION ASSISTANCE ACROSS 29 ORGANIZATIONS; 4. DEVELOPED INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP SOCIALLY ISOLATED OLDER ADULTS ACCESS CALFRESH; 5. HOSTED MONTHLY VIRTUAL CALFRESH TASK FORCE MEETINGS IN FOUR DIFFERENT REGIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$707.6KProgram 2 [2020]
HUNGER FREE KIDS: SDHC'S RESEARCH ALSO INDICATES MORE THAN 2 IN 5 SAN DIEGO COUNTY CHILDREN ARE FOOD INSECURE AND OFTEN ARRIVE TO SCHOOL HUNGRY. MANY OF THESE SAME CHILDREN STRUGGLED TO ACCESS FOOD DURING THE PANDEMIC WHILE SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED. SDHC WORKS WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE ALL LOW-INCOME CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY MEALS YEAR-ROUND. SDHC HELPS LAUNCH NEW MEAL PROGRAMS WITH A FOCUS ON EXPANDING SCHOOL BREAKFAST, AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTY. SDHC PROVIDES FREE HANDS-ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO ACCESS AND IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAMS, IDENTIFY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND BOOST PARTICIPATION. MORE THAN 50 DIFFERENT PARTNERS ATTEND SDHC'S HUNGER FREE KIDS TASK FORCE, THE LEADING RESOURCE FOR PARTNERS TO IMPROVE PROGRAMS, BUILD COLLABORATION, AND LEVERAGE RESOURCES. IN 2020, 1. SDHC SUPPORTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS BY PARTNERING WITH THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION (TSDF) TO PROVIDE $270,000 IN GRANTS TO HELP SCHOOLS TRANSITION FROM SERVING MEALS IN CAFETERIAS TO PROVIDING GRAB-AND-GO MEALS IN A CONTACTLESS, DRIVE-THRU SETTINGS; 2. FACILITATED A HUNGER FREE KIDS COVID TASK FORCE TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH FUNDING, RESOURCES, ADVOCACY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; 3. OVERALL, SUPPORTED MORE THAN 31 MILLION MEALS SERVED TO YOUTH ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY; 4. HELPED TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE A NEW STATE BENEFIT PROGRAM, PANDEMIC EBT, RESULTING IN MORE THAN $90 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING COMING TO SAN DIEGO FAMILIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$489.9KProgram 3 [2020]
HUNGER FREE SAN DIEGO: SDHC, IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS HUNGER FREE ADVISORY BOARD, DEVELOPED NEW METHODOLOGY TO PROVIDE REAL TIME ESTIMATES OF NUTRITION INSECURITY DURING COVID. THIS INFORMATION, PAIRED WITH DATA ANALYZED TO SHOW AVAILABLE FOOD ASSISTANCE AND GAPS WHERE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED, WAS SHARED WITH THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, THE COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT A COORDINATED APPROACH TO HUNGER DURING THE HEIGHT OF COVID.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$346.3K
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