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Food Donation Drop Off

How to Support The San Diego Food Bank

Have nonperishable food items to donate
to help local families in need?

Stop by our San Diego Food Bank’s warehouse in Miramar or our North County Food Bank chapter’s warehouse in Vista to donate. Drop-off hours and times are listed below. Please follow signs for Shipping & Receiving.

Location Address Days of the Week Drop-Off Hours
San Diego Food Bank‍ (Miramar) 9850 Distribution Avenue,‍ Dock 0, San Diego, CA 92121 Monday through Friday* 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.‍ and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
San Diego Food Bank - North County (Vista) 2260 Oak Ridge Way, Vista, CA 92081 Monday through Friday* 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

*Both Food Banks will be closed on the following dates in 2025:
Jan. 1, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, March 31, May 26, June 20, July 4, Sept. 1, Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Nov. 27 & 28, Dec. 24, 25 & 31

PUBLIC DONATION
DROP-OFF SITES

If you are looking to drop off your donations at a site closer to your home or place of work, below is a list of public food drives currently taking place. Members of the public are welcome to stop by and drop off their food donations during the designated times listed below.

Please limit your donations at these sites to one or two bags of food. Many of our public donation drop off sites are small, local businesses with limited storage capacity and are not equipped to accept large amounts of donations.

If you would like to drop off larger quantities of food, please do so at our Miramar or Vista distribution centers.

Thank you for supporting the San Diego Food Bank’s mission to fight hunger
and feed hope throughout San Diego County!

Donating Homegrown Citrus Fruits: Can the Food Bank accept them?

Due to the current ACP Citrus Quarantine in effect in Southern California, the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank can only accept citrus donations from noncommercial sources under the following conditions:

  • In order to donate directly to the Food Bank we must have a copy on file of your official “Cooperative Asian Citrus Phyllid and Huanglongbing Quarantine Program Compliance Agreement” with Exhibit ACP Citrus-FS

Should you not have the above document and are unable to file for one then in order to donate any citrus, we encourage you to contact one of the two organizations:

These organizations will send out volunteers to pick and inspect homegrown produce and deliver it to food banks in the area including the San Diego Food Bank and our North County Food Bank chapter.

To find more information about the citrus quarantine, please visit www.citrusinsider.org and to file for compliance agreements please contact the San Diego County Department of Weights & Measures. https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/awm/CQP.html