Give a gift of beautiful hand-blown starfish ornaments, paperweights, or sterling silver jewelry from Voices for Children, and help foster children in San Diego County. Purchases support the organization’s court appointed special advocates, known as CASAs, and the foster children they serve. Each gift includes the Voices for Children mission and Loren Eiseley’s “The Starfish…
Before Connie became homeless, she attended paralegal school. A big Law & Order fan, she looked forward to playing even a tiny role in America’s legal system. “Then my alcoholism really took off and I wasn’t able to find work, especially in my field,” she says. The first time Connie ended up at St.…
Sometimes, to make a difference, you have to move mountains. Or better yet, you can climb them. That’s exactly what a local nonprofit called Summit4StemCell is planning to do this October, when a small team will raise funds for Parkinson’s disease while hiking up Mt. Everest. Summit4StemCell supports non-embryonic stem cell research that could…
When Michael and Tammy Nance went looking for a great cause to support, they simply couldn’t find the perfect fit. “We knew we wanted to help kids in general,” says Michael. “We were hoping to donate money we’d put in a trust but nothing really tugged at our heartstrings.” As the couple asked…
From July 1-5, some very deserving children of active duty military personnel stationed at Camp Pendleton got a big dose of YMCA summer camp fun at a special week of Camp Operation Appreciation. Through a partnership established between the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA in Encinitas and the Armed Services YMCA of Camp Pendleton, 121 children…