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Padres Owner Peter Seidler and Businessman Dan Shea, both LDF Executive Committee Members, explain the state of homelessness in San Diego in a recent UT opinion piece

Tuesday Group co-founders Peter Seidler and Dan Shea shared their thoughts on homelessness in a recent Union Tribune opinion piece: ...
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Lucky Duck Foundation and Computers 2 Kids Partner to Provide Laptops for Every Graduate of LDF’s $1 million Employment & Job Training Program

The Lucky Duck Foundation and Computers 2 Kids today announced a new partnership that will provide laptops and employment opportunities to individuals experiencing homelessness.  ...
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The San Diego Taxpayers Educational Foundation and Lucky Duck Foundation Launch the PROS Board

With funding from the Lucky Duck Foundation, Gwendolyn Sontheim, and the San Diego Foundation, the San Diego Taxpayers Educational Foundation announced the launch of the San Diego Public Regional Outcomes...
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Lucky Duck Foundation Launches Newest $1 Million Region-Wide Homeless Employment and Job Training Initiative

The Lucky Duck Foundation today announced the launch of a new, region-wide employment and job training initiative to provide work opportunities and on-the-job training for individuals experiencing homelessness....
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Why I Volunteer to End Homelessness

Guest blog by Fred Patterson III, Business Performance Advisor for Insperity and founder of BLSSD. In this post, he shares why he is a volunteer to end homelessness....
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Fight Hunger and Homelessness

Your volunteer hours, contributions, and dedication to spreading the word helped us deliver 500,000 meals to fight hunger and homelessness. Learn more about this milestone....
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Combating Homelessness and Hunger in San Diego

Fighting homelessness is everyone’s business. Learn about our innovative collaboration with Feeding San Diego and The Salvation Army combating homelessness and hunger in the San Diego region....
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Business Sector Takes Action to Support San Diego’s Unsheltered

San Diego's unsheltered are eating a little better thanks to an innovative collaboration between Jewish Family Services and Del Mar's Flower Hill Promenade....
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Homeless Service Program Outreach Teams Tell Us What They Think

At the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, we launched our Food and Water Delivery initiative. Outreach workers provided valuable feedback on the program thus far....
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Here’s to the Good News in 2020

Although 2020 brought many challenges, the year also had several bright spots. These are just few programs that made a positive difference and changed lives this past year....
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LDF to Provide Sleeping Bag Coats to Unsheltered San Diegans

The Lucky Duck Foundation recently announced the purchase and distribution of 2,000 EMPWR transformative sleeping bag coats to provide protection unsheltered homeless San Diegans....
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Feel Good Stories for the Season of Giving

This season of giving, it is even more important to recognize people making a positive impact. Here area a few of our favorite stories....
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Lucky Duck Foundation Distributes its 100,000th Meal

We are excited to announce that over 100,000 meals have been delivered since the May launch of our County-wide effort to distribute food and water to San Diego's unsheltered homeless population....
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Homeless Employment and Jobs Training Programs in Action

Our region-wide homeless employment launched earlier this year. Take a look at a few of people that are being offered a hand up through these programs....
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Hungry homeless finding it harder to get food during pandemic

Life on the street has become even more challenging for homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Father Joe’s Villages is among the local nonprofits that have stepped up food...

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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.”