San Diego Supports Mama

We love it when our community comes together to support the mission of Mama’s Kitchen. We encourage you to host community fundraising events and food drives. Your efforts give life and hope to our critically ill neighbors who are struggling with AIDS or cancer. For information, contact maurya@mamaskitchen.org Strazzeri Mancini LLP gathered a large number… Read the full article »

A Look Back at 2015

2015 was a busy year for Mama’s Kitchen. Here’s a look back to some of the fun we had. We started serving healthier whole wheat bread in 2015. Our 25th Anniversary Celebration raised critical funds to feed our clients struggling with AIDS or cancer. Our meal staging area got a makeover during our Board of… Read the full article »

Overview

What We Do Mama’s Kitchen strives to provide nutritional support to San Diego residents at risk of malnutrition due to critical illnesses such as HIV, cancer, congestive heart failure, type 2 diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. Together with hundreds of volunteers, businesses, and community supporters, Mama’s Kitchen strives to help our clients stay healthy, preserve… Read the full article »

2015 Foundation Highlights

    Gilead Sciences, Inc. is one of the top philanthropic funders of HIV/AIDS in the United States. Mama’s Kitchen is proud to announce that Gilead Sciences, Inc. has provided a $5,000 grant to support our AIDS Nutrition Program. This is the first time our organizations have partnered and we hope to grow this relationship… Read the full article »

Privacy Policy

The personal identifying information that you share with Mama’s Kitchen will be treated with the utmost respect for its private nature. Information Collected. The following are the types of donor information that we collect and maintain: contact information: name, organization, address, phone number, email address; shipping information: name, organization, complete address; information concerning how you… Read the full article »

Home

Mama’s Kitchen believes that everyone is entitled to the basic necessity of life – nutritious food. Our services improve the health and well-being of individuals and families vulnerable to malnutrition due to critical illness.

Annual Reports

Annual Reports Click Here to download the 2022 Annual Report Click Here to download the 2021 Annual Report Click Here to download the 2020 Annual Report Click Here to download the 2019 Annual Report Click Here to download the 2018 Annual Report Click Here to download the 2017 Annual Report Click Here to download the 2015-2016… Read the full article »

Staff

The board is responsible for financial oversight, goal-setting, policy development and fundraising. Board members meet monthly to review programs and make policy decisions; and dedicate additional time to chair or attend committee meetings.

History

Mama’s Kitchen was established in 1990 by a San Diego caregiver who was deeply concerned about her neighbors affected by the AIDS epidemic. Over time, she formed a group of volunteers to cook and deliver free meals to individuals who were unable to shop for groceries or cook for themselves due to the debilitating effects… Read the full article »

Contact Us

Mama’s Kitchen 3960 Home Avenue San Diego, CA 92105 P: (619) 233-6262 F: (619) 233-6283 Directions to Mama’s Kitchen BY CAR: From the North: Take 805 South to exit 13B for Home Avenue; turn right onto Home Avenue, drive .5 miles; 3960 Home Avenue is on your right at the corner of Beech Street and… Read the full article »

Fall 2015 Corporate Highlights

    Mama’s Kitchen would like to thank Cubic for their generous donation.  Since it’s founding in 1951, Cubic has supported healthy communities by aiding organizations that promote education, health care, and human services. In July, the Cubic Corporate Contributions Committee approved a $3,000 grant to purchase food and meal containers for our Children’s Nutritional Health Program…. Read the full article »

Fall 2015 Legacy Club

Thank you to our Legacy Club members for their support: Blair Alexander Lisa I. Amparan John Anguiano Dan Belair Thomas Bell Tim Brouillette Jack Bungay Gene Burkard Roy L. Carlson Heather Chisholm-Chait Tim Chisser Alberto Cortés Cliff Cox Thomas J. D’Amico John Davis Jim Dexter Gary Fox Marcy J. Goldstone Renee Gonsalves Howard Guidry Edward… Read the full article »

Letter from a Client

In Their Words… “Thank God I am blessed with all of you. About a year ago I was 98 lbs. and need to be 150. Today I’m 125 lbs. It’s hard for me to eat, especially solid food. But when I started to receive good food from Mama’s I gained 27 lbs. Thank you and… Read the full article »

Mama’s Meal Services

Mama’s Kitchen continues to fill a need in our community by providing hot, nutritious meals to men, women and children who are affected by AIDS or cancer, free of charge. We offer 11 different meal plans to meet our clients’ nutritional requirements, and our meals are lovingly prepared and hand-delivered by hundreds of dedicated volunteers…. Read the full article »

AIDS Walk

Thank you to everyone who joined Mama’s Team forAIDS Walk this year. We raised $3,325–enough to be eligible for a matching grant. AIDS Walk San Diego is the largest HIV/AIDS fundraiser and the biggest non-governmental financial provider for HIV/AIDS in San Diego County.