What is Got Your Back San Diego?
Got Your Back San Diego is a weekend food assistance program for children attending San Diego County schools, whose main source of nutrition is cafeteria food Monday through Friday but, apart from school, lack a reliable food source on Saturday and Sunday. As a result, many of these children must endure entire weekends with little to nothing to eat.
How does it work?
Every week, volunteers come to our Oceanside warehouse to fill backpacks with enough food to sustain each child throughout the weekend. Each backpack contains 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, and several healthy snacks. Also included in each backpack are interactive homework assignments that teach kids about food and making healthy food choices. The full backpacks are then delivered to the schools, where a designated school liaison distributes them to the children on Fridays before they leave for the weekend. The liaisons also collect the empty backpacks from the prior week.
Our Mission
Our mission is to remain steadfast in the fight against childhood hunger in our local communities by bringing a reliable source of nutritious food into the homes of kids who struggle with food insecurity. By partnering with local schools, our goal is to increase public awareness of food insecurity and help those children who suffer from the many challenges and disadvantages of not having a consistent, reliable source of healthy food.
How can you get involved?
Our hope is to bring the Got Your Back San Diego Project into every school in San Diego County. But we can’t do it alone. No one can do everything, but everyone can do something!
For opportunities and information on how you can partner with Got Your Back San Diego in the fight against childhood hunger right here in our local communities, CLICK HERE
Help Spread The Word!
Please share this website with your friends, family, coworkers and social media. So many people have no idea of the challenges that thousands of children face every weekend. And our biggest challenge is getting the word out. Got Your Back is supported exclusively by the financial support of businesses, churches, social organizations and private individuals.
Remember!
Got Your Back San Diego is a dba of American Relief Organization, an IRS registered 501c3 nonprofit organization, exclusively supported 100% by local businesses, churches, social organizations and private individuals.
EIN # 20-8220093