OUR STORY

For the past 15 years, ARH has helped provide real meals, real relief and real support, raising over $1 million for the SDSU Economic Crisis Response Team (ECRT), A.S. Food Pantry and the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank.

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. During the 2024-25 academic year, ECRT assisted roughly 3,000 students. In addition, ECRT distributed $28,000 in emergency food support to students at SDSU.

The other 80% of funds generated by ARH are used to provide the food, including fresh produce, from the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, to stock the on-campus A.S. Food Pantry. 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. The Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Bank serves 400,000 San Diegans monthly to combat the more than 1 in 4 adults in San Diego County facing nutrition insecurity every day.

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.