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$500,000 Legacy Society Matching Challenge from David & Vala Lueth

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...

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...

1 Million Pounds of Food Rescued

Lucky Duck Foundation 1,000,000 pounds of rescued food through homeless employment program Milestone reflects a first-of-its-kind collaboration that delivers job training, employment, and food rescue — transforming lives while fighting...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

“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...

Lucky Duck Foundation, the San Diego Rescue Mission and City of Vista Announce New Partnership to Increase Shelter Capacity in San Diego’s North and East Counties

Lucky Duck Foundation to provide $10,000 for every incremental and permanent shelter bed the San Diego Rescue Mission activates between now and June 30, 2026, up to $1.5 million...

Lucky Duck Foundation and Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Team Up to Expand “Seniors Safe at Home” Program

New homeless prevention funding allows more seniors to remain stably housed and calls for public investment in proven homelessness prevention efforts...

Recent Lucky Duck Foundation programs and investments to prevent and alleviate the suffering of homelessness

May 2025 updates...

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The Lucky Duck Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tax ID: 20-3324885