2010 Year in Review
Thank you and all of our faithful partners for your support throughout 2010. Your generosity enabled the Mission to offer healing and hope to homeless, abused, addicted and poor men, women, and children every single day. Together, we showed San Diegans in need what real love looks like.
Below is just a partial report on how you and the Mission helped people in 2010.
918 women (including 85 senior citizens) and 487 children were safe in our emergency shelter instead of being out on the cold, dangerous streets.
515,533 nutritious meals were served to homeless and hungry local San Diegans.
13 women graduated from the Women and Children’s Center - equipped with confidence and the tools for long-term success and independence. – View testimonies here.
56 additional women working towards graduating and 47 children received the help and healing they needed in the Women & Children’s Center.
3 babies were born by mothers in our Women and Children’s Center – starting their lives off in a safe, comfortable, and hopeful environment.
75 men graduated from the Men’s Center – ready to start a new life re-united with their families, working, and ready to return to being productive, contributing citizens. – View testimonies here.
175 additional men continued to work on their graduation requirements and got help and the tools for recovery in our Men’s Center.
1,340 morning and evening chapel services for our long-term men and women were led by dozens of local churches and staff to share God’s love, healing, and hope.
130 men and women were cared for in the new Recuperative Care Unit (RCU) for the homeless being released from the hospital / facing medical challenges, including 11 men who transferred from the RCU over to the Men’s Center to continue their comprehensive recovery to return to independence. Read a recent article featured in the Union Tribune.
324 men, women, and children from throughout San Diego got free therapy they needed in our Outpatient Clinic.
More than 2,287,000 lbs of extra food were recovered from local grocery stores, hotels, restaurants, etc. by our Partners for Hunger Relief Program and re-distributed to feed the hungry.
