Read Ranch & Coast Virtually Anywhere
Issue link: http://ranchandcoast.uberflip.com/i/1485849
ranchandcoast.com @ranchandcoast RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2022 69 Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank and North County Food Bank chapter The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank and its North County Food Bank chapter continue to serve record numbers due to record-high inflation and soaring rents, gas, and food prices. The Food Bank distributes food to families, children and seniors in need at 200 distribution sites throughout the county and through its Super Pantry Program. Visit SanDiegoFoodBank.org/GetHelp for details. Last year, the Food Bank distributed 44 million pounds of food and is currently feeding nearly 400,000 people per month due to sustained high demand. This holiday season, the Food Bank asks the community to donate to the Nourishing Neighbors Program at Albertsons and Vons supermarkets. The community can also make monetary donations online and register to volunteer at its Miramar and Vista warehouse locations. Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank 9850 Distribution Avenue San Diego, CA 92121 SanDiegoFoodBank.org info@SanDiegoFoodBank.org North County Food Bank 3030 Enterprise Court, Suite A Vista, CA 92081 NorthCountyFoodBank.org info@NorthCountyFoodBank.org • Due to record-high inflation and the lasting financial impacts of the pandemic, tens of thousands of families in communities throughout San Diego County continue to struggle with food insecurity and will rely on help from the Food Bank this holiday season • Currently, food-insecure families and seniors served by the Food Bank are facing a number of challenges including: high household debt acquired during pandemic to make ends meet, the region's high cost of living coupled with low-wage jobs, and soaring food costs due to inflation being at a 40-year high • This holiday season, the Food Bank is asking for the community's support with online donations and volunteers to work at its Miramar and Vista warehouse locations G I V I N G G U I D E