CARE Free Food & Resource Market (Formerly Known As Farmer's Market)
In addition to the Campus Food Pantry, MiraCosta College offers a free bi-monthly food distribution. This is a campus-wide collaboration with the San Diego Food Bank and Feeding San Diego to provide access to FREE produce and dry goods. To access this service, students need their Spartan Pass (student ID card) or SURF ID number.
The food distributions for the Spring 2025 semester will generally be as follows: 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Oceanside Campus from 1:00pm-2:00pm and the 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Community Learning Center from 1:00pm-2:00pm. Changes to dates may apply due to holidays or finals week. Rescheduling and cancellation of events will be announced on Instagram.
Please check our website one week before the start of each semester to get the updated food distribution schedule.
Resources Available During the CARE Free Food & Resource Market
Additionally, there will be campus resources and local community organizations to provide information about basic needs support during the food distributions. The community partners onsite will provide information about health services, childcare resources, public assistance benefits, career services, financial aid and more! If you're interested in tabling at our events, email us at care@miracosta.edu.
Diapers Available For Student Parents
Oceanside Campus
Diapers are now available in the Oceanside Campus Food Pantry during regular hours and no longer distributed at the CARE Free Food & Resource Market events on the Oceanside Campus. Currently enrolled students may visit the food pantry on a bi-weekly basis to receive up to 2 free packs of 25 diapers per child (based on availability) while supplies last.
Community Learning Center
MiraCosta students may still visit the Community Learning Center CARE Free Food & Resource Market events to receive up 2 free packs of 25 diapers per child during each event (based on availability) while supplies last. Sizes 0-6 are typically available however inventory changes depending on availability from our partner, the San Diego Food Bank. Please reference our flyer for more information about the new diaper distributions.
Local Food Distributions And Food Resources
The San Diego Food Bank and Feeding San Diego provide a wide variety of food resources and local food distributions in a community near you. Food resources include programs like a client choice pantry, emergency food assistance, congregate meals, and more. To find out more information on how to access these resources, visit The North County Food Bank - Programs or Feeding San Diego - Food Distributions. Need assistance with how to use the food locators? Watch this.
Individuals may also dial 2-1-1 to speak with a well-trained and live operator to be assisted with finding nearby food resources.
