According to San Diego Food Bank CEO Casey Castillo, the organization will receive less food through federally-funded programs in the 2026 Fiscal Year, which began July 1.

“Nonprofits are struggling to know what resources are going to be available, and certainly that hurts the planning process,” Castillo said during an interview at the food bank’s warehouse in Miramar, which doubles as their headquarters. “But also, our food recipients are struggling with the unknowns.”

The San Diego Hunger Coalition estimated in March that around 850,000 people — about one in four county residents — are unable to provide three nutritious meals a day for themselves or their families.

The food bank estimates that because of anticipated shortfalls in food sourcing — including reduced government support —

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