2018
MEDIA COVERAGE
KPBS - San Diego County School Districts Are Leaving $170M In Federal Nutrition Aid On The Table - October 24, 2018
San Diego Union-Tribune - Report: $174 million unclaimed to feed local students - October 24, 2018
San Diego Business Journal - Grants Will Deliver Nutritious, Much-Needed Meals to Kids - September 10, 2018
The San Diego Union Tribune - Charter Schools Should Offer Free and Reduced-Price Meals - August 23, 2018
Media Releases
MEDIA RELEASE: San Diego Hunger Coalition Releases Hunger Free Kids Report: Over $170 million available to end child hunger in San Diego County - October 24, 2018
MEDIA RELEASE: San Diego Hunger Coalition and the Hunger Advocacy Network Oppose the Cuts and Changes to SNAP Included in the House of Representative’s Draft of the Farm Bill - April 13, 2018
2017
MEDIA COVERAGE
University City High School Commander - Millions of Dollars for School Meals Untapped - December 15, 2017
ABC 10 - Holiday hunger hits hard in San Diego - November 20, 2017
The San Diego Union-Tribune - Campuses raise awareness of hunger, homeless this week - November 15, 2017
Family Medicine - Addressing Food Insecurity in Family Medicine and Medical Education - November - December 2017
ABC News 10 - San Diego County missing out on millions of federal dollars to feed kids - November 6, 2017
Food Management - 5 things: San Diego schools leaving $145M on table: report - November 3, 2017
KPBS - In San Diego County, $145 Million For School Meals Goes Untapped - November 1, 2017
Be There San Diego - Hidden Hunger Crisis. Variety of Healthcare Leaders Tackle Devastating Problem. - October 18, 2017
The San Diego Foundation - Tackling San Diego Hunger and Food Waste Challenges - September 18, 2017
ABC 10 News - Proposed bill could give thousands of San Diego students free meals - July 5, 2017
San Diego Union-Tribune - Oceanside picnic kicks off free summer lunches - June 22, 2017
OsideNews.com - Oceanside Kicks-off FREE Summer Meals with Two Community BBQs - June 22, 2017
MEDIA RELEASES
MEDIA RELEASE: Individuals and Families Receiving CalFresh Displaced by San Diego County Fires and Power Outages are Eligible for Replacement Benefits December 8, 2017
MEDIA RELEASE: San Diego Hunger Coalition's Response to House Budget Committee's Proposed Budget Cuts to SNAP July 20, 2017
2016
MEDIA COVERAGE
LGBT Weekly - New research helps healthcare providers connect patients with food assistance
November 20, 2016KPBS Midday Edition - Report Explores How Doctors Can Help Patients Fight Food Insecurity
November 16, 2016San Diego CityBEAT - Living on a $4.27 Daily Meal Budget
September 28, 2016LGBT Weekly - This Week: County Residents Eat for $4.27 a Day to Debunk Food Stamp Myth
September 19, 2016The Star-News – Assemblywoman Brings Attention to Community Hunger
September 17, 2016Times of San Diego – Hunger Coalition Challenges San Diegans to $4.27 Daily Food Budget
September 6, 2016LGBT Weekly -Eat for $4.27 per day? County residents take the CalFresh Challenge to debunk food stamp myths
September 6, 2016KPBS -Paper Plates With Hand-Drawn Messages Spotlight Hunger In San Diego
September 2, 2016San Diego Reader -Try eating healthy on $4.27 a day
September 2, 2016LGBT Weekly - Fight Hunger: Take the CalFresh Challenge
August 31, 2016San Diego Business Journal - San Diego Hunger Coalition Announces Board Changes
August 22, 2016San Diego County News - New Member Joins San Diego Hunger Coalition Board of Directors
August 3, 2016Oside News - Bob Kelly Joins San Diego Hunger Coalition Board of Directors
August 3, 2016San Diego Family Magazine – Free and Reduced Price School Meal
August 1, 2016San Diego Business Journal – Hunger Advocacy Network Joins San Diego Hunger Coalition
August 1, 2016Oside News - Hunger Advocacy Network Moves to San Diego Hunger Coalition
July 25, 2016County News Center - Summer Meals for Kids Launches at Waterfront Park
July 19, 2016Telemundo33 - Free Lunches for kids all summer long
July 19, 2016CBS8 - Summer Meals for kids launches at Waterfront Park
July 19, 2016NBC7 - FREE Summer Meals for Kids
July 19, 2016CW6 - Summer Meals for kids launches at Waterfront Park
July 19, 2016FOX5 - Schools out Hunger is not Free BBQ event by SDUSD
July 19, 2016KUSI – VIDEO: Free Summer Meals for Kids Segment with Cindy
July 19, 2016
MEDIA RELEASES
Release - New Research Helps Healthcare Providers Connect Patients with Food Assistanc
November 15, 2016Release - Bob Kelly Joins San Diego Hunger Coalition Board of Director
August 2, 2016
2015
MEDIA COVERAGE
Voice of San Diego - The Recipe for Ending Child Hunger in SD: More Funding, More Collaboration
November 25, 2015KPBS - School is Out But Hunger Lingers for Some San Diego Kids
Hunger Coalition Executive Director Anahid Brakke on KPBS Midday Edition
June 25, 2015
2014
MEDIA COVERAGE
KPBS - A Half-Million San Diegans Struggle To Put Food On Thanksgiving Table
November 26, 2014Voice of San Diego - What California’s New Food Laws Mean for SD’s Farmers Market
October 1, 2014Voice of San Diego - When Summer Break Means a Break from Steady Meals
July 29, 2014
2013
MEDIA COVERAGE
San Diego Union Tribune - School food is good food: Responses to op-ed on school breakfasts and child obesity, for Dec. 1
December 14, 2013Imperial Valley Press - Imperial County residents are impacted with high food insecurity rate, potential food stamps cut
November 24, 2013
ABC 10 - Making it in San Diego: Military Hunger, a hidden epidemic - August 20, 2018
KPBS - Proposed Changes To Food Stamp Program Could Impact San Diegans - April 13, 2018
Alliance Healthcare Foundation - Alliance Healthcare Foundation Awards $1M in Mission Support Grants to San Diego, Imperial County Non-profits Serving Most Vulnerable Populations - March 22, 2018
MEDIA RELEASE: San Diego Hunger Coalition Welcomes New Members to its Board of Directors - February 22, 2018
San Diego Union Tribune - Where kids can find free summer meals - June 21, 2017
KPBS - Free Summer Meal Programs Kick Off Around San Diego County - June 20, 2017
OB Rag - The Last Days of 'Eating on less than $5 a day' - May 15, 2017
OB Rag - Eating Less Than $5 a Day - Continued - May 12, 2017
OB Rag - How well can one eat for less than $5 a day? My family is about to find out. - May 10, 2017
KUSI - Surviving on a food budget of $4.18 per day; benefit for CalFresh recipients - May 9, 2017
ABC 10 News - San Diegans take CalFresh Challenge, living off $4 a day
KPBS - For Many San Diegans, Food Stamps Challenge Lasts More Than A Week - May 8, 2017
San Diego Reader - San Diegans will squeeze food money May 8 - 12 - May 6, 2017
LGBT Weekly - San Diego Hunger Coalition Launches 2017 CalFresh Challenge - April 21, 2017
KPBS - What's On The Menu For School Lunch Reform Under Trump - March 22, 2017
The Coast News Group - $20k grant expands school district Summer Meal Program - February 10, 2017
MEDIA INVITATION: Oceanside Kicks-Off Free Summer Meals For All Children June 8, 2017
MEDIA RELEASE: San Diego Hunger Coalition Challenges People to Live on $4.18/day to Raise Awareness About Hunger April 20, 2017
El Latino San Diego - Ofrecen en 200 sitios alimentos para niños todo el verano
July 7, 2016San Diego Family Magazine - Free Lunches for Kids
July 1, 2016The Coast News Group - OUSD Offers Summer Meals to Low-Income Kids
June 24, 2016Hoy San Diego - Nadie debe pasar hambre en el verano
June 22, 2016KUSI News - Over 200 Sites to Provide Meals to Low Income San Diego Students on Summer Break
June 7, 2016NBC 7 - Over 200 Sites to Provide Summer Break Meals for Kids
June 8, 2016Seaside Courier - More Than 200 Locations in San Diego County to Offer Kids Free Meals This Summe
June 7, 2016Times of San Diego - Free Meals for Kids to be Offered at 200 Spots, Hunger Coalition Says
June 7, 2016KPBS - Free Summer Meals Offered For Kids At 200 San Diego County Locations
June 7, 2016Times of San Diego - Voting ‘Yes’ on Prop. I Will Immediately Improve Lives in San Diego
June 5, 2016Voice of San Diego - Sacramento Report: A Suspenseful Day in the Assembly
May 27, 2016San Diego LGBT Weekly - Statewide awareness campaign highlights need for CalFresh in San Diego County
May 19, 2016California Food Policy Advocates - Breakfast After the Bell: Budget Testimony
May 3, 2016KPBS - Program Streamlined To Get Food Stamps To Needy Faster
April 19, 2016KOGO Radio - Why Were School Breakfasts Controversial
April 19, 2016KSON Radio - "Living Better San Diego" with the Hunger Coalition
April 10, 2016KPBS - Healthy Eating: From School Breakfasts To Family Meal
March 29, 2016Uptown News - Taking on Hunger in San Diego
March 11, 2016KPBS - President’s Budget Could Close Summer Meal Gap For 68K Children In San Diego Count
February 8, 2016San Diego Union Tribune - Helping San Diegans get healthy foo
January 15, 2016San Diego Union Tribune - Foster case raises questions about free lunches
January 11, 2016
Release - Hunger Advocacy Network Moves to San Diego Hunger Coalition
July 21, 2016Release - Event Honors Federal Legislators’ Efforts To End Hunger In Military Families
February 4, 2016
KPBS - California Governor Calls $113B Budget Precariously Balanced
January 9, 2015Voice of San Diego - What to Watch for in 2015
January 1, 2015
KPBS - San Diego Anti-Hunger Group Wants Food Stamps Used To Combat Summer Meal Gap
May 12, 2014Voice of San Diego - Fighting Kids’ Summer Meal Gap
May 12, 2014San Diego Union Tribune - Hunger, obesity connection stems from limited food options
March 13, 2014
MEDIA RELEASES
Release - Bob Kelly Joins San Diego Hunger Coalition Board of Director
August 2, 2016
