Hi, Everyone! Thank you for helping make Empty Bowls for TACO 2026 such an incredible success! On Saturday, May 9th, our community came together in such a beautiful way. TACO served approximately 200 guests and donated more than 65 gallons of soup from 11 local restaurants and kitchens. Guests selected from over 300 handcrafted ceramic and wooden bowls generously donated by local potters, ceramic artists, woodworkers, and the San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association. Empty Bowls was one of...

Hi Everyone, It’s been a busy start to the year, and as we move into spring, things are only picking up. With recent federal funding cuts and the closure of a local resource center, we’re seeing more people than ever coming through our doors. At the end of December 2025, Uptown Community Service Center closed and referred their mail clients to us. Since January, we’ve already enrolled over 200 new people in our mail program. We’ve also learned there is a proposal to close the Neil Good Day...

Great! But, what exactly IS Empty Bowls, you ask?! Good question! Empty Bowls is an international, grassroots fundraising project designed to fight hunger, where artists donate their ceramic bowls and guests enjoy a simple meal, keeping the bowl as a reminder of hunger in the world. We bring together potters, cooks and musicians to raise money to support our downtown homeless community! Restaurants and chefs from San Diego contribute delicious soups and bread while TACO volunteers serve our...