Feeding San Diego marked it’s 100th Together Tour Distribution tour on Jan. 27 after serving food assistance to all areas of the county, particularly in the South Bay and East County.
The non-profit’s large-scale food distribution in Ramona marks the 100th Together Tour distribution operated by Feeding San Diego. With inflation the highest it has been in 40 years and the effects of the continued public health crisis crippling families countywide.
These large-scale, drive-through food distributions just under a year ago in response to the pandemic. According to Feeding San Diego in a statement, these food distributions have grown to include ten sites across San Diego County that serve upwards of 1,000 households in just a couple of hours.
Each family receives a minimum of 50 pounds of food including fresh produce, frozen meat protein, and dry goods.
Feeding San Diego anticipates continuing the Together Tour series of food distributions into 2022 to “provide easy-to-access food assistance throughout the county”. To date, over three million pounds of food have been distributed.
“To think that in just under a year 100 food distributions of this magnitude have been held indicates that the state of our economy is more of a challenge to those in our community than some may think,” said Dan Shea, Chief Executive Officer of Feeding San Diego. “It also shows the resilience of our community to both come together to help those in need and to ask for help if needed .”
These Together Tour Distribution sites are located across the county in large parking lots in cities including Carlsbad, Chula Vista, El Cajon, Escondido, Fallbrook, Ramona, San Diego and Spring Valley. Every site has a recurring date and time so people can register in advance or drive through day-of.
A full list of all sites, dates, and times for the Together Tour can be found  here.
