Local Impact

Local Impact

Nearly 35 million Americans are at-risk for hunger.

Since 1989, Taste of the Nation in San Diego has raised $461,950 for hunger relief charities locally and nationally.

100%	of San Diego’s Taste of the Nation ticket sales benefit participating hunger relief organizations.

How we do it:	The organizing committee consists of unpaid volunteers. Corporate sponsors pay for the event overhead

2003 beneficiaries:

•ACCION San Diego

is a micro-enterprise organization that provides economic opportunity to low-income, self-employed men and women by offering business credit and support to build their businesses, increase their family income and create jobs in their communities.
Contact Patti Mason at PMasonSD@aol.com or (619) 685-1380.

•Los Niños

Los Niños improves the quality of life by creating opportunities for children and their families to discover their human potential through participation in the development of the community.
Contact Elisa Sabatini at (619) 426-9110 or (866) 567-6466, or email info@losninosinternational.org

•RESULTS Educational Fund

The RESULTS Educational Fund is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that raises public awareness about solutions to hunger and poverty through the media and public events, and serves as a clearinghouse for information on effective poverty-reduction programs.
Contact Michele Lagoy at (619) 563-0885 or email micheleonel2002@yahoo.com