Grantmaking
We select partners based on a proven track record of success in providing effective and efficient service to people who are impacted by poverty in San Diego. Our 2020-2021 partners include:
Mana de San Diego
MANA short for “Hermana”, the Spanish word for sister, is a dynamic sisterhood of Latinas bound together by common history, culture, language and goals.
The mission of MANA de San Diego is to empower Latinas through education, leadership development, community service, and advocacy.
Issue Area: Education and Sustainability
Serving Seniors
Serving Seniors helps poor and homeless seniors thrive using an innovative model of whole-person, wraparound support including meals, housing, health and social services, and lifelong learning.
Issue Area: Basic Needs
St Paul’s PACE
St. Paul’s PACE provides senior care for adults in San Diego over 55 years of age who are living with chronic illness or disabilities and need coordinated medical care to continue living as independently as possible in their home and community.
Our senior healthcare teams provide a hands-on approach, coordinating medical, social, and home care services so our participants no longer need to manage their medical care alone.
Issue Area: Basic Needs, Hunger Relief
Ocean Discovery Institute
Ocean Discovery Institute uses ocean science to empower young people from underserved urban communities of color to transform their lives, their community, and our world as science and conservation leaders.
Our students believe that a scientist is someone they can be. They achieve because of it. They lead by entering high-paying STEM fields and making a difference.
Issue Area: Education and Sustainability
Barrio Logan College Institute
Barrio Logan College Institute (BLCI) is a model organization for the positive development of youth, with a primary focus on Academic Success. We are breaking the cycle of poverty by preparing students who participate in our After School programs, from underserved situations, to be the first to go to College.
Barrio Logan College Institute values our relationships with the students we serve, staff, parents and our communities. It is important to us, that everyone associated with BLCI, has the best opportunities in life. We cannot do what we do, alone!
Issue Area: Education, College Access
+Box
+BOX fights food insecurity by working alongside school districts to augment school nutrition programs with boxes of nutrient rich foods for students and their families. +BOX is designed to increase the capacity of public and community support programs and maximize impact by meeting children and their families where they are; at school. Each +BOX includes enough food for four servings and is provided weekly by leveraging existing school meal distribution systems.
Issue Area: Basic Needs
Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement’s mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed. The inspiration piece comes from community volunteers who not only deliver our lessons, but share their experience. In the process, these volunteers serve as role models helping to positively impact young people’s perceptions about the importance of education, as well as critical life skills.
Issue Area: Sustainability/Education