The Community Food Connection

This is a double “THANK YOU!” post if you can believe it. We don’t have to tell you it gets hot in Poway during the summer, but the important work of feeding our neighbors in need doesn’t stop.

We were blessed with a $10,000 grant from the Poway Community Foundation, which covered the cost of much-needed air conditioning equipment for our fridge/freezer room. Right behind them, along came the team over at Camino Air Conditioning and donated the labor to install and dial it all in.

Amazing!

There is an enormous benefit to keeping our volunteers in a safe and comfortable temperature range while working, and the equipment all functions more efficiently if the room itself isn’t roasting hot. This is HUGE!

I know we might sound like a broken record, but we could not do what we do without the big hearts and pockets of our surrounding community. Thank you so much!

For the 2nd year in a row, the Rancho Bernardo team from JPMorgan stopped by to help us manage the enormous amount of food that comes on the BIG TRUCK.

What a bunch of awesome folks!

Our EFAP distribution is a major undertaking – this year they packed up 816 bags to hand out to neighbors in need.

We are blessed with such a community! Thanks so much to the RB JPMorgan team!

Our people are our strength at the CFC, and the Operations Team and Board strive to recognize an outstanding contributor each month – these folks keep us running smoothly and keep our neighbors fed!

We’d love to thank our February 2026 Volunteer of the Month ⭐️Tim Rogers⭐️ for his dedication and hard work – for nearly 10 years, twice a week, he’s been picking up food for our organization. We appreciate you so much!

Our people are our strength at the CFC, and the Operations Team and Board strive to recognize an outstanding contributor each month – these folks keep us running smoothly and keep our neighbors fed!

We’d love to thank our January 2026 Volunteer of the Month ⭐️Lorene Charlson⭐️ for her dedication and hard work. We appreciate you so much!

Bob Holland is a legend here at the CFC. He’s recently retired after 15 years of consistent service and support to our team. At the young age of 95, he’s decided to put down the box cutter that’s crafted 1,000s of food boxes for our hungry neighbors. We are incredibly grateful for all his hard work and his steady presence over the years, and wish him the very best! Thank you, Bob!

A big THANK YOU 🙏🏻 to the folks from – they stopped by the other day and blessed us with a generous donation!

We couldn’t do it without the generosity of our local neighbors and businesses like this. We appreciate every bit of support!

We are surrounded by a community of givers – someone is always stopping by with the fruits of their labor, and we are incredibly grateful each and every time!

Members of the Poway-Penasquitos branch of the AAUW (American Association of University Women) recently came by with a ton of food AND a financial donation.

On behalf of our hungry neighbors – thank you so much!

We’d like to give thanks to the wonderful folks over at the Poway 4H Club!

After completion of a successful food drive, some members stopped by with a TON of nutritious food for our neighbors in need.

They even helped us sort and put it all in the proper spots for distribution – what a fantastic group of young people!

This is what it’s all about. Philanthropy instilled at a young age leads to a greater society for everyone!