CA National Guard Deployed to San Diego Food Banks Amid Shutdown

Labor Temple Sets Up Solidarity Table to Help Those in Need

DULUTH, Minn. — The Labor Temple set up a Solidarity food table for those struggling with the SNAP cut off. A table with food and toiletries has been set up on London Road outside the building. People can grab what they need for free, no questions asked. Anyone with things to spare can also drop stuff off. “We have a committee called workers aid in our union that tries to help folks in the community, and we have a little food shelf over in Super…

CA National Guard deployed to San Diego food banks amid shutdown

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The California National Guard (CalGuard) and California Volunteers have been deployed on a humanitarian mission to assist the San Diego Food Bank amid the ongoing government shutdown, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office announced Sunday. *Watch the video above as FOX 5/KUSI's Juliette Vara reports on an emergency food distribution event at Snapdragon Stadium. The deployment was issued in response to the delay of SNAP …

Volunteers in San Diego help distribute food to those in need

SAN DIEGO (NBC, KYMA) - As the government shutdown stretches on, and with SNAP funding uncertain, volunteers donated their time Sunday in San Diego to help distribute food to those in need. The volunteers with the Jacob and Cushman San Diego Food Bank gave their time by giving fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs and ground turkey to people who really need it the most right now. "I'm just sad...crushed and disappointed with the system," said LaToni…

Interfaith, Feeding San Diego, Food Bank hold distribution events

Interfaith Community Services is expanding food assistance in Escondido as the ongoing federal government shutdown continues to delay CalFresh benefits for thousands of local families. On Thursday, Oct. 30, Interfaith partnered with Feeding San Diego to distribute food to 265 households, serving nearly 1,000 people, according to an Interfaith Community Services social media update. The organization said demand was so high that supplies ran out q…

Gov. Shutdown Prompts Military Community to Change 250th Anniversary Plans

SAN DIEGO – “It’s not Veterans Day anymore for San Diego — it’s Veterans Week,” Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial CEO Phil Kendro said, seated on a park bench amidst the memorial’s sunshine and coastal winds. “I tell a lot of my friends and my groups, ‘Don’t plan anything for the first two weeks of […]