San Diego Hunger Coalition & Partners Make Headlines Together
/San Diego’s hunger relief sector has a unique, collaborative spirit that makes it possible for San Diego Hunger Coalition and its many partners to create a new way to think about hunger relief and create innovative, long-term solutions.
Our work, victories, and expertise have been the subject of plentiful media attention in 2019:
2019
MEDIA COVERAGE
Oside News - San Diego Hunger Coalition Receives National Child Nutrition Foundation for Excellence in Collaboration Award - April 30, 2019
KUSI News - San Diego Hunger Advocacy Network hosts Annual Legislative Breakfast - March 22, 2019
KUSI Good Morning San Diego - San Diego Hunger Advocacy Network hosts Annual Legislative Breakfast - March 22, 2019
ABC/10 News- More shutdown fallout: Some retailers now unable to accept food stamps - January 22, 2019
KUSI News - Shutdown impacts Americans who receive help from federal food stamps - January 18, 2019
ABC\10 News - Government report says millions of college students going hungry - January 9, 2019
NBC\7 News - Food Stamps Threatened Amid Partial Government Shutdown - January 7, 2019
ABC\10 News - San Diegans relying on food stamps await word of programs future under shutdown - January 7, 2019
NBC/7 News - Rx for Food Security - October 1, 2019
Fox/5 News - Report finds on-third of 5th-, 7th-, 9th-grade students overweight or obese - September 9, 2019
Times of San Diego - Initiative Aims to Improve Diet, Increase Activity As County Children Face Obesity Crisis - September 9, 2019
ABC/10 News - High obesity rates reported among San Diego kids - September 9, 2019
KUSI - Families encouraged to use free and reduced lunch programs despite charge - September 3, 2019
Pacific Standard - Only one in seven eligible kids get free lunch in the summer. What’s going wrong? - July 3, 2019
NBC/7 San Diego - Free Summer Meals Offered to Kids in Need - June 14, 2019
KUSI News - On-air interview with Paloma Perez Betrand, Hunger Free Kids Director - June 13, 2019
ABC/10 News - CalFresh Program Expands to SSI Recipients - May 13, 2019
ABC/10 News - CalFresh Challenge Encourages San Diegans to Eat on a Tight Budget - May 13, 2019
We are proud of our accomplishments in 2019. With your support we’ll continue to gain momentum in 2020.