OUR STORY

Since Aztecs Rock Hunger’s inception, the SDSU community has raised money for the SDSU Economic Crisis Response Team (ECRT), A.S. Food Pantry and the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank and over $95,000 was raised in last year’s campaign. This year, Aztecs Rock Hunger is hoping to reach $1 million in lifetime donations since the campaign began in 2010!

As part of ARH, 20% of the monetary donations are donated directly to ECRT, a university program aiming to bridge the gap in resources for students experiencing immediate food, housing, or unforeseen financial crises and during the 2023-24 academic year, ECRT assisted roughly 1,700 students. In addition, ECRT distributed $55,000 in emergency food support to students at SDSU.

The other 80% of funds generated by ARH are used to stock the A.S. Food Pantry, with the remaining going directly to the Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Bank to combat the 1 in 4 adults in San Diego County facing nutrition insecurity every day. Our on-campus food pantry distributes an average of over 100,000 pounds of food annually, including lots of fresh produce to SDSU students while providing additional resources and education on other programs that fight against food insecurity.

Thank you to all who have donated in the past to make ARH so successful in benefitting SDSU and the larger San Diego community. With your help, we can make a difference.