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.

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:

United 4 Youth

News coverage around Lucky Duck Foundation and Prebys Foundation’s United 4 Youth, A Transformative $5 Million Collaborative Supporting Foster Youth

“VisTAY House” – New Transitional Housing for Transition-Age Homeless Youth (TAY)

City of Vista, Urban Street Angels & Lucky Duck Foundation Unite to Launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZeG9rJ-VgY The “VisTAY House,” opened in August of 2025, will provide 16 beds and wraparound services to help transition-age youth – homeless and vulnerable youth ages 18-24, including those exiting the foster care system – stabilize, heal, and achieve self-sufficiency. Joseph, VisTAY […]

“VisTAY House” – New Transitional Housing for Transition-Age Homeless Youth (TAY)

City of Vista, Urban Street Angels & Lucky Duck Foundation Unite to Launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZeG9rJ-VgY The “VisTAY House,” opened in August of 2025, will provide 16 beds and wraparound services to help transition-age youth – homeless and vulnerable youth ages 18-24, including those exiting the foster care system – stabilize, heal, and achieve self-sufficiency. Joseph, VisTAY […]

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Makayla Scott

Peer Mentor, Promises2Kids
 
As an African American first-generation college graduate, I recently earned my Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning Management and Design. Despite facing the challenges of homelessness and balancing motherhood, I have persevered and am committed to using my experiences to advocate for better urban planning and support for vulnerable communities.”