To read more of Steve Price's article, please click here, Feeding San Diego expands school pantry program to serve more families . Feeding San Diego is expanding its popular school pantry program to serve nearly twice as many households, addressing the growing need for food assistance among local families. The program, which previously served around 6,000 households, will now reach 11,000 households. It provides free food, typically distributed twice a month, at schools with a high number of...

Networking is from 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm. The SDTIGT membership meeting is from 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm. I. Grounding: Mindfulness Activity (5-minutes) Co-Chairs Dana Brown and Shor Denny Introductions In-Person Type Name/Organization/Role in ChatBox Celebrate New Members (2nd Membership Meeting) Google Form Sign-In II. SDTIGT Land Acknowledgement (2-minutes) We would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather and work is the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the...

To read more of Anita Lightfoot's article, please click here, Immigrant and Refugee Welcome Center Opens in North County | News | San Diego County News Center . The Inland Immigrant and Refugee Welcome Center opened in Escondido Thursday, making it the second location in the region where people can go, regardless of immigration status, and receive help accessing services they are eligible to receive. Here in San Diego County, immigrants, including refugees, make up more than 20 percent of...

To read more of Todd Strain's article, please click here. Image; Source: (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images) Dozens of San Diego-area firefighters have been deployed to fight the wildfires in Los Angeles, leaving behind worried family members who count down the minutes until their loved ones walk back through the door. When firefighters are called to duty their families can be left with feelings of fear, anxiety, and dread. “Every day I’m on pins and needles. Do you think you’re going to...