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OUR MISSION: Mama’s Kitchen believes that everyone is entitled to the basic necessity of life We have over 1,000 awesome volunteers who make this happen.

Mama's Kitchen cooks, packages, and delivers food at no cost to folks in San Diego County who are too ill to shop and cook. We also run a food pantry on-site at our facility on Home Avenue in San Diego. Please visit our website at www.mamaskitchen.org

Mama's Kitchen holds several fundraisers throughout the year:
-Mama's Day, held the Friday before Mother's Day each year, is a restaurant tasting with over 55 participating restaurants who prepare signature dishes for our guests.
- Mama's Pies, our Thanksgiving fundraiser. Starting in October, our supporters sell Thanksgiving pies to their family, friends and co-workers, who then pick up their pies throughout San Diego County on the day before Thanksgiving.
-Tree of Life, commemorating World AIDS Day, is held every year on December 1st at Village Hillcrest, with a candlelight vigil and tree lighting ceremony.

02/23/2026

Last week, we were visited by the Jack in the Box team! 🫶

They helped us prepare over 750 freshly made chicken taco meals for our critically ill clients. Even more impressive, this is part of their continued effort to volunteer at Mama's Kitchen every six weeks!

Thank you, Jack in the Box, for your efforts in helping us nourish San Diegans who need it most! We look forward to seeing you again soon. 🙌

02/09/2026

Kendra Scott is helping you get ready for Valentine’s Day with a Give Back event benefiting Mama’s Kitchen.

Come to Kendra Scott’s Fashion Valley location on February 13th from 6 PM - 8 PM, mention Mama’s Kitchen at checkout, or shop online between 2/13 – 2/15, and 20% of your purchase will benefit Mama's Kitchen.

If you shop online between 2/13 and 2/15, enter the code GIVEBACK-LCCPJ in the promo code box!

02/05/2026

Yesterday, we welcomed the USA Women's 7s Rugby team to volunteer! 🎉

These players brought a great attitude and worked efficiently to plate over 700 plates of vegetarian tofu broccoli stir-fry and prep over 200 lbs. of our Butternut Squash Tirshi. Their hard work will allow us to deliver these meals to our critically ill clients on Friday.

Thank you to the USA Women's 7s Rugby team for spending your day helping us nourish the San Diego community. We are so grateful that you chose to spend your free time volunteering with us! 🫶

01/23/2026

Mama’s Kitchen is hiring! Please share this with your network and apply if you're passionate about our mission to provide nutritious food to our ill neighbors. Visit our website for more details: https://mamaskitchen.org/jobs/

OPEN POSITIONS:
🧡 Associate Director of Community Engagement
💡 Associate Director of Philanthropy
🫶 Community Health Worker
🍴 Cook/Dishwasher
🚗 Delivery Driver
📈 Temporary Donor Database Assistant

01/09/2026

Today, our volunteers plated over 800 of our new honey mustard tempeh meals, which will be delivered to our critically ill neighbors across San Diego County. 🍴

We are so grateful to Patty, Beth, Christina, and Bob for your help on the line! Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers, we can guarantee that 746 clients receive nutritious and delicious food today. 💖

12/31/2025

It’s time to close out 2025, and what a year it's been at Mama's Kitchen! 🎉

As we reflect on some truly remarkable achievements over the past year, we have to acknowledge that none of it would have been possible without you.

Thank you for helping us finish out the year stronger than ever. From the entire Mama's Kitchen staff and Board of Directors, we wish you a happy and healthy New Year. See you in 2026!

12/24/2025

Happy Holidays from our family to yours! 💖

Every year, the San Diego community continues to astound us with its ability to come together to support those who need it most.

This is the season where many celebrate and support their family and friends. We are so grateful that our supporters have opened their hearts for our San Diego Neighbors with critical illnesses.

On behalf of all of us at Mama's Kitchen, thank you for helping us deliver healing nutrition to our critically ill neighbors this holiday season. ❄️

12/22/2025

🌟 To end off 2025, your impact will be DOUBLED! 🌟

Now through January 15th, every dollar you donate will be matched up to $50,000. This fundraiser is thanks to a group of generous supporters who see the value of medically tailored nutrition in San Diego and have pledged to support our future resilience amid federal uncertainty.

That means your donation will fund TWICE as many meals this holiday season. If you or someone you know would like to take advantage of this matching opportunity, we invite you to make a year-end gift today.

12/15/2025

Recently, we were the recipients of a $5,000 donation from Smart & Final!

Mama's Kitchen was 1 of 4 local organizations to be funded through Smart & Final's Charitable Foundation. This donation was made in celebration of the opening of their new store in Sports Arena.

During the presentation, we were also able to meet with store executives and see their brand-new store layout. Thank you, Smart & Final, for your commitment to giving back to the community you do business in!

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3960 Home Avenue
San Diego, CA
92105

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.mamaskitchen.org/, http://mamaskitchen.start.page/

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Mama’s Kitchen, a community-driven organization, believes that everyone is entitled to the basic necessity of life — nutritious food. Our nutrition services improve the lives of women, men, and children vulnerable to hunger due to HIV, cancer, or other critical illnesses.

- Our Home Delivered Meal Program provides three medically-tailored meals a day, 7 days a week, to our critically ill neighbors and their children.

- Our food pantry offers a monthly grocery shopping opportunity to low-income, HIV-positive residents, with fresh produce, lean proteins and nutrient-dense food choices.

- Our medical nutrition program provides intensive nutrition education and counseling from our registered dietitian, so that clients learn to self-manage their dietary needs.