Daley’s school has one of the food pantries that’s supplied twice a month by Feeding San Diego. The no-profit’s School Pantry Program feeds roughly 11,500 households every month.

The price of food is not getting any cheaper. The higher prices of eggs, dairy, meat, and other products are now creating a higher demand at local food banks.

He said the River Bend Food Bank has seen a steady increase in people over the last two years. “There’s no doubt that the need is increasing out there,” Ford said. Food prices are just one of the ...

The Gateway Food Pantry, formerly the Arnold Food Pantry, expects those seeking assistants with food to increase in 2025, ...