Please Donate - Neighbors Food Collection, August 16
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Food Collection at BTSD
Did you know?
Of San Diego County’s 3.2 million residents,* 795,000 are estimated to be nutrition insecure.** That’s 1 in 4 (24%) San Diegans. Of this number, 204,000 are children, 163,000 are older adults (age 60+), and 135,000 of those facing nutrition insecurity are living with disabilities.** San Diegans experiencing nutrition insecurity are unable to consistently provide three nutritious meals a day for themselves or their families. (*U.S. Census Bureau. 2023. **San Diego Hunger Coalition. December 2023.)
Our Temple will be participating in the semi-annual interfaith Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Food Collection benefiting the Jacobs and Cusman San Diego Food Bank.
Each month, the Food Bank provides over 400,000 meals to persons in need, and last year collected over 50 million pounds of food.
The Temple is the promoted central San Diego Drive-through Drop-off location for Saturday, August 16, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. but we will be collecting goods during business hours Tuesday through Fridays until the drive ends on August 16. Please call during the week to make sure someone will be available to accept the donation; business hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
You can bring your donations when you come for Sunday servicea and Bon Odori dance rehearsals Sundays at 11 a.m. and Wednesday nights from 7 p.m. If you'd rather make a monetary donation, checks can be written to the San Diego Food Bank - a receipt can be provided.
Marked collection barrels or boxes are provided in the hallways or dining room areas.
About the San Diego Food Bank
The Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Bank and their North County Food Bank chapter feed 500,000 people every month in partnership with 500 nonprofit community partners that operate feeding programs. In the fiscal yer 2020-2021, the Food Bank distributed about 71 million pounds of food.