​Hunger Free San Diego is a multi-year initiative to apply a data-driven approach to ending hunger in our region. Using 2017 data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), research in this issue brief was conducted with input and guidance from the Hunger Free San Diego Advisory Board, a collaborative table comprised of leaders from 26 nonprofits, universities, school districts, and  government agencies representing all aspects of hunger relief in San Diego County. Hunger Free San Diego is led by the San Diego Hunger Coalition and is part of the national Hunger Free Communities network. 

This issue brief provides the most up-to-date and accurate information that currently exists on food insecurity in San Diego County, because it is compiled from interviews with San Diego County residents.