Thank you for joining my efforts to raise funds for two of my favorite nonprofits! TACO & UPLIFT exist to make transformative impact in San Diego. I serve as Board President for TACO & UPLIFT is our Ca ID Partner for our Clients experiencing homelessness. Here are links to their websites so you can learn more:
TACO - Third Avenue Charitable Organization - A Community In Service With The Most Vulnerable Among Us.www.tacosd.org What We Do:
Meals - Two weekly meals are made possible by partnerships with businesses, churches, friends and neighbors – much goes into providing meals for San Diego’s most vulnerable residents.
Clinics - To meet some of the needs of our guests, a community of practitioners partner with TACO to provide much needed medical, pharmacy, dental, acupuncture and law clinics.
Social Services -To help in the area of the psycho-social needs of our guests, TACO staff partners with social work interns to provide counseling and other social services.
Going Home - Provide end of life services for the dying individual, their family, and their community in a manner which creates a place for healing of mind, body, and spirit.
UPLIFT - Urban People Living in Faith & Trust - https://www.upliftsandiego.org/ TACO Partner for California IDs & Home Team Volunteer Advocates OUR MISSION - UPLIFT serves to improve community equity with free services to San Diego's most vulnerable, helping house our homeless neighbors and academically advance low income students, lifting all to their potential. There is no faith affiliation required to receive services from or serve with UPLIFT. All are welcome ♥
UPLIFT URGENT COVID Reopening related needs include funding for:
Student Services - added staff time & equipment to host our FREE Kids At Heart Tutoring as a hybrid model this school year, with both site-based sessions AND virtual platform for low income students, who are especially at risk of falling behind in school right now.
Homeless Services - homeless housing support for Home Team Volunteer Advocate program, turning Shelter to Home for those in transitional shelters and motels
If you want to make a huge difference, please consider joining my team, starting your own team to support another favorite non-profit too, or if you have the means to give, please consider supporting our team with a generous donation. Any amount is greatly appreciated and will help us Step Up the transformative work of both these great organizations during this time of great need.