Nutrition
Feeding San Diego is a non-profit organization on a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue . Established in 2007 , Feeding San Diego is the leading hunger-relief and food rescue organization in San Diego County and the only Feeding America affiliate in the region . Feeding San Diego provides more than 32 million meals every year to children , families , seniors , college students , military families and veterans in partnership with a network of 320 local charities , schools , faith communities , meal sites and food pantries . More than 92 % of the food provided to the community is rescued . By diverting more than 27 million pounds of food from the landfill every year , Feeding San Diego is reducing greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 25,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent , which is comparable to taking 5,300 cars off the road for a year .
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