David & Vala Lueth
$500,000 Legacy Society Matching Challenge from We are excited to announce a new matching challenge above and beyond our co-founders’ annual $2 million matching gift. Our very generous supporters, David & Vala Lueth, believe in making an immediate impact while also ensuring the Lucky Duck Foundation can transform lives for generations to come. That’s why […]
“HarborTay” – New Transitional Housing for Transition-Age Homeless Youth (TAY)
Urban Street Angels, Lucky Duck Foundation, David C. Copley Foundation, County of San Diego, and Regional Task Force on Homelessness today announced the opening of HarborTAY, new transitional housing for youth ages 18-24 who are overcoming homelessness. Through this innovative public-private partnership, 54 beds and wraparound services will be provided to help nearly 100 youth per year move inside to stabilize and start their journey to prosperity.
Lucky Duck Foundation helps Shoreline Community Services celebrate opening of Compass Commons workforce housing community
Shoreline Community Services celebrated the opening of Compass Commons, a first-of-its-kind workforce housing community designed to support participants in its Community Care Crew employment program.
United for Youth
News coverage & testimonials around Lucky Duck Foundation and Prebys Foundation’s United for Youth, a transformative $5 million collaborative supporting foster youth
Lucky Duck Foundation Launches Countywide Shelter Inventory Tool & Offers Funding to Prevent Further Shelter Reductions
Lucky Duck Foundation Launches Countywide Shelter Inventory Tool & Offers Funding to Prevent Further Shelter Reductions City of San Diego is proposing reducing shelter capacity despite overwhelming unmet demand for shelter San Diego, CA – June 5, 2026 — The Lucky Duck Foundation (LDF) today announced the launch of a new countywide shelter inventory tool […]
In Loving Memory of Vesta Kilkenny
The Lucky Duck Foundation mourns the passing of Vesta Kilkenny, beloved mother of our co-founder Pat Kilkenny — and, in many ways, a quiet force behind everything this organization stands for. Vesta gave her son something that no business school can teach: an unshakeable work ethic and the belief that hard work, done with integrity, could open doors and change lives. Pat has never forgotten where that belief came from. It came from her.
SideBar: Optimism In Action podcast
Drew Moser, CEO of The Lucky Duck Foundation, discusses how applying sound business principles with a bias for action, a focus on strategic collaborations, and the support of private philanthropy, can reduce homelessness and successfully address other community needs.
Lucky Duck Foundation’s 2025 Shamrocks & Shipwrecks
The Lucky Duck Foundation has released its latest round of Shamrocks & Shipwrecks, which look back on the best and worst of 2025 to highlight which elected officials led with urgency and which missed the mark in their approach to reducing homelessness.
KUSI: Lucky Duck Foundation 2025 recap
The Lucky Duck Foundation CEO Drew Moser joined Good Morning San Diego to discuss its 2025 accomplishments and what it looks forward to for 2026.
2025 Year in Review
In 2025, we deepened our focus on youth and seniors while also investing in other critically-needed areas. Every dollar was designed to inject hope into the lives of those suffering from or on the brink of homelessness. Over the last 12 months, we:
