San Diego may seem like a wealthy area, but the mountain communities in the eastern part of the county still struggle with hunger and poverty. Now, a new $100,000 grant from Save the Children s Innovation Lab will fund the development of a program to mailboxes of shelf-stable food to low-income rural families, starting next year. Anahid Brakke, president and CEO of the San Diego Hunger Coalition, said the program has been a big hit in other communities. .
The San Diego Hunger Coalition has been awarded a $100,000 grant to bolster its Hunger Free Kids Mountain Empire program in rural San Diego County, it was announced Monday.
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