Fulfilled: Fighting Hunger during the Pandemic and Beyond (San Diego Food Bank)

Conference Purpose: To increase awareness of our collective response to food insecurity and to share ideas, skills, approaches, and best practices for staff and volunteers in order to enhance and enrich the hunger-relief community to better serve the San Diego region. Fighting hunger is at the public forefront more than ever before. During the pandemic, our network of partners has truly stepped up to the challenge. We want to showcase and expand on successes to give all nonprofit partners the tools to continue this critical work.

When: Wednesday, September 29, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Attendees are welcome to attend all sessions or just the sessions that interest them. There will be one virtual link to enter the sessions the entire day.

Where: The 2021 Hunger Conference will be held virtually

Cost: This event is FREE for all Food Bank Nonprofit Partners

Online Registration: To RSVP for our conference, please CLICK HERE.

Conference Curriculum: The conference includes a breakfast plenary, 5 general session workshops, and a lunch keynote speaker. This year’s workshops will focus is on five areas of service delivery.

Schedule

Welcome and Plenary 8:30 am – 9:15 am

• Welcome by James Floros, Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank President & CEO
• Plenary Speaker TBD

Workshop 1 – 9:15 am – 10:00 am: Trauma-Informed Food Security Panel

• Speakers TBD

Workshop 2 – 10:10 am – 10:55: Community Connections

• Speakers TBD

Workshop 3 – 10:55 am – 11:40 am: Food & Climate Change

• Speakers TBD

Lunch Keynote 12:10 pm – 1:00 pm

• Keynote Speaker TBD

Nonprofit Partner Awards 1:00 pm – 1:15 pm

• Presentation by Alison Erze, Nonprofit Services Manager and Wendy Starling, North County Food Bank Director

Workshop 4 – 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm: Increasing Food Access

• Speakers TBD

Workshop 5 – 2:10 pm – 2:55 pm: Resilience Tools & Skills

• Speakers TBD

Closing Remarks 2:55 pm – 3:00 pm

• Remarks by Vanessa Ruiz, VP of Operations

To register, please click HERE.

Thank you for taking the opportunity to learn more about the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank’s 2021 Hunger Conference.

If you have additional questions, contact Shelly Parks at sparks@sandiegofoodbank.org.