San Diego Food Bank

The member agency program (also known as the food to nonprofits program) relies on partnerships with hundreds of nonprofit agencies in the community that help the San Diego Food Bank provide food assistance and support to hundreds of thousands of individuals and families who face food insecurity in the San Diego region. In the fiscal year ended 6/30/24, the San Diego Food Bank worked with more than 450 nonprofit partners that included food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, low-income daycare centers, after school programs, senior centers, and disability programs to distribute food and nonfood items to people in need.

The commodity supplemental food program (CSFP) is a federally supported program that provides food and nutrition education to seniors over the age of 60. The program provides participants with a 40-pound box of food every month that is filled with a variety of nutritious food items. In the fiscal year ended 6/30/24, the San Diego Food Bank served approximately 15,000 seniors every month and distributed just over 6 million pounds of food.

The emergency food assistance program (EFAP, also known as TEFAP) is a federal program that provides monthly emergency and supplemental food to individuals and families who meet income guidelines set by the federal government. In the fiscal year ended 6/30/24, the San Diego Food Bank served an average of 85,000 individuals per month through the EFAP program and distributed over 12 million pounds of food inventory.

The San Diego Food Bank operates several additional programs that distribute nutritious food to people in need, including the food 4 kids back pack program, farm to family (which distributes fresh produce,) and CalFresh outreach.