MONTH IN REVIEW: February 2020
Posted on: March 6, 2020 | Posted in: Community Blog
Need an overview of the recent SDMFC Convening? Check it out…
Monthly Convening: “Food Insecurity”
On Friday, February 28th, SDMFC hosted its second Monthly Convening for 2020 at the Mission Valley Library and focused on the topic of “Food Insecurity.” We opened our February convening with a “Collaborative Spotlight”, Cynthia Marinaccio from Easter Seals Southern California, ‘Bob Hope Veterans Support Program’, shared a sweet success story. With the support of SDMFC’s collaboration, Cynthia was able to link one of her clients in need with multiple other agencies within SDMFC’s members, contributing tremendously to her client’s success. February’s convening held a guest panel of experts fighting against food insecurity:
- Kathi Bradshaw, Support the Enlisted Project (STEP)
- Vince Hall, Feeding America San Diego
- Tanya McMillen, Dewey Elementary School
- Vanessa Ruiz-Moore, San Diego Food Bank
- Barbara Chavez, San Diego Military Outreach Ministries (unfortunately she was unable to attend)
If you would like to view the panel from our Facebook LIVE, click here!
Some of our panelists recently starred on NBC News, sharing an eye-opening look at what food insecurity can look like for some of our military service members, check out the clip here. Another highlight from this month’s convening was our breakout activity. Attendees got to work in small groups and answer three questions about food insecurity. They then got to share their answers with the whole audience. 
Want to see the helpful resources we discussed at the convening? See below!
- Dewey Elementary Food Distribution-
- Feeding San Diego works in collaboration with Dewey Elementary to provide further food options for the school.
- March 9th & March 23rd, 2020
- April 13th & April 27th, 2020
- May 11th, 2020
- June 1st, 2020
- For more info about Dewey’s Food Distribution, https://www.sandiegounified.org/schools/dewey/overview-1
- Feeding San Diego works in collaboration with Dewey Elementary to provide further food options for the school.
- Courage to Call’s Free Food Distribution-
- 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month
- Open to all Active Duty, Veterans, Guard, reservists and their families
- Please email couragetocall@mhsinc.org for location information for each distribution. https://www.courage2call.org/free-food-distribution/
- Feeding San Diegos’s MealConnect- is a free platform that makes it easy to connect excess food from donors such as restaurants, caterers, hotels, meeting and event planners, and convenience stores to local agencies that serve people facing hunger.
- 211– United Way’s Food Bank and distribution database
- San Diego Food Bank’s 2020 Distribution guide (easy chart to see dates/times)-
- San Diego County Diaper Distribution
See attachment for our food insecurity fact sheet. Fact Sheet- Food Insecurity_FINAL
Come join us next time for our next convening on March 27th, we will be talking about “Civic Engagement”.
MTSE Transition Workshops
MTSE Transition Workshops are available in both day and evening formats throughout 2020! For more dates and information, CLICK HERE! 
Dads Corps
Dads Corps Workshops and Cohort dates are set for the rest of the 2020 school year! All military and civilian families are welcome to participate in this FREE workshop series! For more dates and information, CLICK HERE!
SDMFC Membership
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San Diego Military Family Collaborative (SDMFC) is continuing membership and developing new ways of connecting and collaborating with our members.
- Don’t forget! On March 24, 2020 there will be an exclusive members only event. For more information reach out to Daniel Romero, dromero@saysandiego.org.
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