A huge thank you to our friends and partners over at Price Philanthropies for this generous write-up! It’s been our honor to work alongside you guys in this community. Here’s a cross-post of what they wrote…
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We’re excited to announce the annual City Heights Legacy Fund Scholarship is a GO! See eligibility requirements and the application via the button below, and stay tuned for more info and stories of past winners!
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Friends, we are witnessing a global uprising, a groundswell of racial justice, but simply witnessing it isn’t enough. We must deepen our commitment to practicing anti-racism, and one great step is to make a commitment to educating ourselves.
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This pandemic has devastated small businesses, and we’re jumping in to help. Click to read more and apply for funding to help keep your business operating.
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“COVID 19 disproportionately impacts people of color, black people. More that 40% of people in my neighborhood are unemployed and are having to choose between food and rent…”
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If we reach this goal, a funding partner will provide an additional $100k, totalling $200k for small businesses struggling under COVID-19 in City Heights!
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The City of San Diego will begin budget discussions very soon, and with that comes debate over rent relief for the thousands of struggling households in our communities. Here are 5 things to consider.
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We are outraged, disgusted, but not without hope as we join the millions of Americans standing in solidarity and saying Black Lives Matter. By speaking up, the community refuses to allow the murders committed against black women and men to ever be considered normal or acceptable.
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40 years ago, our community faced many challenges, but the defining struggle was against the devastation caused by the instillation of the 15 freeway.
Today, after nearly four decades spent working alongside our neighbors, we face a new defining struggle: the housing crisis.
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In 2019, our Resident Services team received, processed, packaged, and distributed 390 ‘packages’ of emergency food.
In just March and April of this year, the team distributed 321 packages of emergency food. That means we’re on pace to provide more emergency food in 10 weeks than we did in ALL of 2019!
Friends, COVID-19 is one of the most challenging moments of our lives. While we physically distance, it's important to stay socially connected—and stay up to speed on what’s happening in the community!
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The month so many are dreading is finally here.
Thousands in our community are out of work, have no income, and can’t pay their rent, and the eviction moratorium ends at the end of May. Will the city extend it? Will there be some kind of debt forgiveness or a payment plan?
As we face COVID together, we have to all acknowledge with some humility that it’s all new, and that means we’re all learning.
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As the entire planet preps for COVID-19 and practices social distancing, we're reminded that many on our team and in our community aren’t able to inside.
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Good news if you live in San Diego! Our City Council and Mayor are providing thoughtful and just leadership in this current crisis….
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In response to the COVID-19 virus, we are compiling a living list of resources available to our neighbors in City Heights. This will be a shared, regularly-updated list of resources for families weathering this difficult time. We hope it helps!
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What a year 2019 was! Thanks to you and this amazing community we finished the decade strong with some serious impact to celebrate. Here are a few wins…
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When you have everything you need at home, there are no barriers to success.
This is why we spend time every week alongside our residents listening to them, learning from them, and working to create safe spaces where their children can grow.
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Diversity is lifeblood to a strong democracy, there is no true justice without equity, there is no way forward for all people, the whole community, without inclusion.
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Her personal motto was “Give and don’t count the cost,” and she clearly lived it.
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