Supporting San Diego’s Military and Veteran Families: Rancho Santa Fe Foundation’s The Patriots Connection

Alpha Project for the Homeless – $20,000

Alpha Lofts – Permanent Supportive Housing for Veterans

Alpha Lofts is a Permanent Supportive Housing program, providing 52 fully-furnished units of housing for veterans experiencing homelessness in San Diego coinciding with case management and support services to ensure housing stability.

Armed Services YMCA San Diego – $25,000
Military Youth Development Programs

The ASY San Diego’s Family and Youth programs provide a solid foundation of support for military youth that helps to strengthen the family unit and keep children and families strong in the face of all challenges.

Fisher House Southern California, Inc. – $30,000

Family Support Services and Equipment for San Diego Fisher Houses

This project provides military families staying at Fisher Houses-San Diego with enhanced safety and security through the installation of a keyless entry system; quality sleep with the purchase of new linens and bedding; and hotel rooms near the hospital when houses are not available, so families and their children can remain near their loved ones being treated at the hospital, at no cost to them.

Foundation for Women Warriors – $35,000

General Operating Support

To continue preventing homelessness and enhancing the financial well-being of an increasing population of women veterans, the Foundation for Women Warriors has prioritized human capital and infrastructure investments to sustain programmatic 

growth and generate necessary funding. General operating funding will support critical program delivery positions and steward additional funding.

Kids’ Turn San Diego – $30,000

Creating Brighter Futures for Children Project

This project seeks to bring happiness back to military-connected children who are experiencing family separations, divorce and military transitions which pose a risk to suffer emotional difficulties that can last a lifetime without interventions.

Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) San Diego, Inc. – $20,300

Military Family Resource Center

Funding will expand efforts to decrease social isolation and increase engagement in social services andsupport systems for military individuals and families in need.

United Through Reading – $20,000

United Through Reading for San Diego’s Military and Veteran Families

United Through Reading supports the literacy development of military-connected children and the well-being of military and Veteran families by providing them the tools they need to stay connected through shared storytime even during deployment.

Wounded Warrior Homes, Inc. – $30,000

Transitional Housing and the Re-Integrative Services That Ensure Veterans Thrive

Through this project, Wounded Warrior Homes will stabilize 102 veterans and 367 veterans/dependents via the provision of transitional housing, re-integrative case management services and a food pantry.

Zero8Hundred – $20,000

Veteran Transition Support Program 

Zero8Hundred provides service members and military spouses transitioning from military to civilian life with personalized one-on-one counseling and wraparound support from clinically trained social workers.

Biocom California Institute – $15,000

Veterans in Life Sciences

Biocom Institute’s Veterans in Life Sciences program provides an opportunity for transitioning active duty and military veterans to explore and transition into careers in the life science industry via symposiums, mock interviews, career fairs, mentorship, industry networking, educational seminars and training.

Support The Enlisted Project (STEP) – $25,000

Emergency Financial Assistance (EFA) and Financial Literacy for Military Families

STEP helps low-income military and Veteran families who are facing a financial crisis by providing financial counseling, education, and emergency funds to help them achieve financial self-sufficiency and make this their last financial crisis. Emergency funds cover rent, utilities, auto payments, critical baby items, essential household appliances or emergency travel.

Healing Wave Aquatics – $30,000

Aquatic Therapy for Low-Income Veterans and Military

Healing Wave Aquatics offers a free, research-based aquatic therapy program provided by highly trained practitioners to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress (PTS).

Camp Pendleton ASYMCA – $25,000

Youth Enrichment Programs

The goal of the youth enrichment programs is to promote resiliency and strengthen families by providing comprehensive social, emotional and academic support through the Fisher Children’s Center for childcare, Operation Little Learners for early learning and military spouse connections, Operation Hero for afterschool support, and Camp Hero for summer camp enrichment. 

Interfaith Community Services – $25,000

Housing, Hope and Healing for North County Veterans

This project supports 700 military veterans through programs including homeless prevention, transitional housing, recuperative care, employment development and behavioral health services.