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The North County Food Bank Opens Client Choice Pantry After Two-Year Wait

The North County Food Bank opened our Client Choice Pantry on Monday, June 20th after a two-year wait.  The project was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced for the duration by a contactless drive-thru distribution model.  The Client Choice Pantry is open Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with 15-minute…

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Bing Surfboards Brings a Wave of Support to the Food Bank

Bing Surfboards helped the North County Food Bank start the year off with a bang with a $25,000 donation! In January, the Encinitas-based surf shop held an opportunity drawing for a chance to win a 9’6” Beacon surfboard with proceeds benefiting the Food Bank. Those interested in purchasing a $10 entry ticket not only received…

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Representative Mike Levin Lends a Hand at the North County Food Bank’s Drive-Thru Super Pantry

Ahead of the Christmas holiday, Representative Mike Levin joined volunteers at the North County Food Bank to help distribute food to families in need at our Drive-Thru Super Pantry. Families who drove through that day received milk, bread, fresh produce and a variety of canned food items. Those with infants and toddlers also received emergency…

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San Diego Food Bank to Launch 30 Countywide “Super Pantries” to Enhance Food Distribution Programs

The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank and our North County Food Bank chapter announced the launch of our new “Super Pantry Program”, which will comprise 30 high-volume food distribution centers strategically located in communities throughout San Diego County from Camp Pendleton in the north to San Ysidro in the south and rural East County communities.

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North County Food Bank Expands Services with Newly Leased Vista Warehouse

The North County Food Bank marked its third month of operations in its newly-leased 30,000-square-foot warehouse distribution center in Vista. The move to the food bank’s new home completes the second phase of the organization’s North County Hunger Initiative – an aggressive plan established by Food Bank officials to double the amount of food and…

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Heavenly Chia brand donates 5,500 plant-based meals to the North County Food Bank

The North County Food Bank was on the receiving end of a generous donation from Dailey Foods, a family-owned and operated plant-based food company, which calls San Luis Obispo, California home. Dailey Foods stopped by the North County Food Bank’s newly leased warehouse in Vista to deliver 5,500 Heavenly Chia meals, which will be distributed…

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North County Food Bank Chapter Hosts Inaugural Season of Giving Gala – Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians Makes 3-year, $300,000 Pledge to North County Food Bank

In 2015, the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank acquired the North County Food Bank. Since then, our North County Food Bank chapter has more than doubled the amount of food that we distribute to North County communities, grown our network of nonprofit partners, tripled the number of schools on our Food 4 Kids…

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October Nonprofit Partner of the Month: MiraCosta College

The Food Bank started our College Hunger-relief Program to help college students who struggle with food insecurity. By helping college students from low-income backgrounds who struggle with hunger, we are helping to ensure that they stay in school, get an education, and ultimately break the cycle of poverty. MiraCosta College joined the Food Bank’s Food…

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North County Food Bank’s Drive Out Hunger Golf Classic Tournament Raises $140,000

The North County Food Bank, a chapter of the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, held our inaugural Drive Out Hunger Golf Classic on July 23 at the Shadowridge Golf Club in Vista.

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