ARTS is dedicated to healing, inspiring and empowering children facing life challenges by providing innovative arts-based programs, education and opportunities.
Camp HOPE began as a dream. Today, this dream has become a reality, as children from violent and abusive homes experience what it means to be truly safe and free. The Camp HOPE experience provides turning-point opportunities where at-risk, abused, and neglected children can find HOPE, healing, and a chance to begin a new life.
As a non-profit, non-partisan organization, the mission of Citizen Diplomacy Council of San Diego is to promote global understanding between San Diego citizens and our neighbors around the world. This mission is accomplished at the practical every-day-level by arranging face-to-face professional and cultural exchanges between our visiting international leaders and our San Diego citizens and experts.
The mission of the Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana (JSSDT) is to promote goodwill and advance business, civic, educational, and cultural interchange and understanding between the people of Japan, San Diego, and Tijuana.
The Public Service Leadership Initiative is a project designed to increase outreach to young professionals and students in public service. The initiative brings subject matter experts and notable public officials to campus to dialogue with students about the opportunities and challenges of public service.
In partnership with volunteers, donors and organizations, Rebuilding Together San Diego revitalizes homes and neighborhoods for low-income homeowners and communities in need, especially the elderly, disabled and families, helping them to live in warmth, safety and independence.
The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities® of San Diego (RMHC®-SD) provides a home away from home for children and their families while the child is treated for serious, often life-threatening illnesses at San Diego Hospitals.
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is: "Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke."
The mission of the San Diego Armed Services YMCA is to enhance the lives of military personnel and their family members in spirit, mind, and body by providing programs and services that strengthen them and are relevant to the unique challenges of military life.
The San Diego Food Bank (SDFB) is a critical component to the welfare of San Diego County. The SDFB feeds over 300,000 people every month through 146 distribution sites throughout the county and through partnerships with a network of over 380 nonprofit organizations including soup kitchens, senior centers, food pantries, homeless shelters and after school programs. Through its Community Cares Program the SDFB's expanded role includes connecting the people it serves with a range of essential services through its partnership with over 30 health and human service organizations. In addition, the SDFB advocates for the hungry and educates the public about hunger in our community. In the financial year 2008-09 the SDFB distributed over 11.3 million pounds of food to people in need.
Serving San Diego County since 1880, the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA provides vital services to animals and people alike through sheltering and adopting animals, providing positive reinforcement behavior training for adoptable animals and for owned animals through public training classes, investigating animal cruelty and neglect, providing adult and youth education programs, sharing animals through Pet-Assisted Therapy and rescuing animals in emergency situations.
The SEED project is dedicated to teaching business students how to use project management tools, inspiring students through community service, and promoting the use of sustainable building materials and design.
The mission of United Through Reading is to unite families facing physical separation by facilitating the bonding experience of reading aloud together.