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South Bay Food Pantry

South Bay Food Pantry, Diapers & Period Products

The South Bay Food Pantry provides free, nutritious food on Saturdays to anyone who asks for it. We do not ask for identification or proof of income. We are run by volunteers from our church and the wider community. In 2022, we provide free food to about 270 heads of household and serve over 1,000 individuals every week. On Sundays, volunteers provide free diapers and period products to dozens of individuals.

How to Donate Funds to the South Bay Food Pantry

Both one-time and monthly sustaining donations help us stay open!
​No amount is too small, or too large.
​To donate by ​credit card:
​To donate by ​check:
  1. Select the frequency for your donation.
  2. Under "Gift Designation" select "SB Food Pantry."
  3. Follow the steps to complete your donation.
Make your check payable to FUUSD, write "SB Food Pantry" in the memo line and mail to: 
FUUSD

Attn: Robie Evans
​4190 Front St., San Diego, CA 92103, 
Donate to the Food Pantry
Food Pantry News
Read our latest news, events and volunteer opportunities.
If You Need Food
Please contact one of our volunteers or call us at 619-271-5017
Food Pantry Hours and Location
We're open every Saturday
​ from 11 am - 12:30 pm

970 Broadway, Suite 105, Chula Vista 91911​​
​Phone: (619) 271-5017
Diaper and Period Product Distribution
We’re open every Sunday from 8:15 - 9:15 am
970 Broadway, Suite 105, Chula Vista 91911

Baby diapers sizes 0 - 6. No adult diapers.
​Period products include tampons and pads.
The South Bay Food Pantry is a partner with Feeding San Diego and
​the San Diego Food Bank.
San Diego Food Bank Partner
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Volunteer opportunities

Volunteer opportunities are available on Saturdays. Shifts begin at 7:30 AM when the delivery truck from Feeding San Diego arrives. Volunteers set up outdoor tables, sort food into grocery bags, and carry boxes of dry goods inside. From 11 AM - 12:30 PM, volunteers distribute food to clients. While our church is still under pandemic precautions, clients receive food by walking through our outdoor food distribution. Masks and social distancing are required. Volunteers clean up the distribution site and lock up. Generally, everyone leaves by about 12:45 PM​.

Mid-week volunteers put dry goods into grocery bags. They can make their own hours. 
 
Tuesday volunteers meet the delivery truck from the Regional Diaper Bank during a two hour delivery window. They carry the boxes of goods inside the pantry.
 
Friday morning volunteers pick up food donations from retailers located in San Diego, National City, and Chula Vista. They transport the food back to the pantry, make sure it is properly accounted for and stored.
 
Friday and Saturday night volunteers pick up bakery items donated by a retailer in Liberty Station. Volunteers then deliver the baked goods to the pantry, and make sure the items are properly wrapped and stored. 
 
Once a week, a volunteer with a pick up truck makes a run to the Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Bank in Mira Mesa. Those volunteers go into the warehouse to pick up frozen food by appointment, transport the food back to our food pantry, and make sure it is properly stored. We prefer to have at least one volunteer in a separate vehicle accompany the volunteer with the pick up truck to the SD Food Bank.
 
Sunday volunteers distribute free diapers for babies and period products between 8:15 - 9:15 AM. Set up and take down take about 15 minutes each shift.
 
Volunteer from home if you would like to do data organization and entry or design graphics.
 
If you would like to volunteer for the South Bay Food Pantry or the Diaper and Period Products Program, please contact one of our volunteers (contact information below).​
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Bella Furth taking all precautions while on duty at the SB Food Pantry. Thank you Bella!
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Who to contact

Maureen McNair
Maureen McNair
Food Pantry Founder


To volunteer for mid-week shifts bagging dry goods, please contact 
Dan Ratelle

danratelle@cox.net

To volunteer for other pantry jobs, please contact 
Deirdre Lonergan
deirdre@deirdre.com

To volunteer for the Diaper and Period Products program, please contact  
Mindy Hochgesang
mindyho@gmail.com

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(619) 298-9978  |  Staff Directory
Hillcrest campus 4190 Front Street, San Diego, CA. 92103  |  South Bay campus 970 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA. 91911
  For GPS to our Hillcrest Campus, please use 298 W Arbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92103
For directions, parking and more see our Contact page.
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