Members of the media are invited to cover the occasion on Friday March 7, from 8:15am to 9:45am at Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD), 4141 Pacific Hwy
SAN DIEGO, CA – March 7, 2025: The Lucky Duck Foundation (LDF) announced today its food & water program is eclipsing the milestone of 2 million meals distributed to San Diego County’s unsheltered homeless population.
LDF is hosting a 2 Million Meals Celebration this morning where meal number 2 million since launching in May 2020 will be packed and then handed over to a local outreach team for distribution elsewhere. The event is from 8:15am to 9:45am at VVSD (4141 Pacific Hwy, San Diego, CA 92110). A hot catered breakfast buffet will be provided to all volunteers, outreach workers and members of the media compliments of Veterans Village.
Through the Lucky Duck Foundation’s food & water program, non-perishable meals and water are assembled by volunteers, such as the Lucky Ducklings youth volunteerism group, and LDF staff coordinate with local outreach organizations to distribute the packed meals throughout San Diego County. Overall, the program delivers meals to as many as 500 unsheltered individuals daily.
The meals serve multiple key purposes: providing life-saving sustenance to unsheltered San Diegans, while also better equipping outreach workers to build trust and rapport to help them into supportive services. According to a survey of outreach workers, 93% believe the meals are life-saving and 100% believe the meals make them more effective outreach workers.
LDF co-founders match all donations up to $1.5 million per year. For outreach organizations interested in participating in this initiative, or if you would like to volunteer or donate, please visit https://www.luckyduckfoundation.org/provide-food-and-water.
For any members of the media who can’t make the event, here’s a video press release: http://vimeo.com/1062320068/06032eb114?share=copy.
