Funds will go toward the non-profit’s School Pantry Program to alleviate childhood hunger

San Diego CA— Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger relief and food rescue organization, is honored to announce it is a recipient of a $100,000 grant from The Conrad Prebys Foundation for its 2021 summer grant cycle. The funds will go toward the non-profit’s Feeding Kids initiative, specifically its School Pantry Program. This longstanding program, which is Feeding San Diego’s largest hunger-relief program for children, alleviates child hunger by providing free, nutritious food to children, youth, and their families at their schools. This ensures consistent, reliable access to healthy food on a dependable schedule at familiar locations. The School Pantry Program operates throughout San Diego County.
The awarded summer applicants reflect a balance between focus areas of personal interest to Conrad Prebys – including visual and performing arts, higher education, medical research, health care, youth development and animal conservation – and urgent needs resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Feeding San Diego’s grant falls under the youth development category, to help kids and their families who face hunger across San Diego County.
“The resiliency of San Diego’s youth has been stretched and challenged in unimaginable ways during the pandemic, and the Foundation is grateful to be able to give to a range of nonprofits as they work to support, inspire and care for the future leaders of our region,” said Erin Decker, Director of Grantmaking at The Conrad Prebys Foundation.
“Feeding San Diego is pleased to be awarded and recognized by The Conrad Prebys Foundation in this grant cycle,” said Ali Colbran, Director of Development, Institutional Giving & Donor Relations. “The School Pantry Program is a proven program that leads to improved health, well-being, food security, and school-readiness for children while alleviating stress and improving health for the parents — even more important during the pandemic.”
Feeding San Diego’s School Pantry Program is run in partnership with local school districts. Typically, School Pantries operate at Title 1 elementary, middle, and high schools across districts located in US Census Bureau low-moderate income tracks where a high percentage of students come from low-income families and have a high incidence of health risk and low access to food assistance.
For more information on The Conrad Prebys Foundation or the grantees, visit www.ConradPrebysFoundation.org. For more information on the School Pantry Program, visit www.feedingsandiego.org/feeding-kids.