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What Six Local Charities Can Do With Your Donations

Even $10 can go a long way!

By Thomas S. Cooney and Marie Tutko

San Diego Regional Fire Foundation

Provides fire departments— especially those that serve rural and low-income communities—with funds for equipment and training.

If You Give $10

Disinfecting supplies to keep firefighters, patients, and equipment safe from viruses

If You Give $100

75 feet of fire hose for battling wildfires

If You Give $1,000

One set of wildfire personal protective equipment (coat, pants, helmet, and boots)

If You Give $10,000

Two self-contained breathing apparatuses, or trains a firefighter to become a paramedic

 

Local Charities / Meals on Wheels San Diego County

Meals on Wheels San Diego County

Meals on Wheels San Diego County

Delivers meals and fresh produce to seniors at their homes, seven days a week. Volunteers also conduct safety and wellness checks.

If You Give $10

Lunch, dinner, and a smile for a senior from a caring volunteer for one day

If You Give $100

Background checks for four volunteers to begin delivering meals or making Companion Calls to seniors

If You Give $1,000

A new set of tires for one of 12 company vans, which drive a total of 200,000 miles a year to meal-drop sites around the county

If You Give $10,000

300 replacement delivery coolers, used daily to keep meals fresh in transit

 

Local Charities / ArtReach

ArtReach

ArtReach

Provides free workshops and art classes at K-12 schools that do not have funding for visual arts programs. They now offer virtual art classes and a socially distanced mural program.

If You Give $10

An artist kit for one student

If You Give $100

Sustains their no-cost visual arts program for Title 1 elementary schools that lack financial resources for art programs

If You Give $1,000

A recorded art lesson for students to access anytime

If You Give $10,000

A complete mural program

 

Local Charities / The Jacobs and Cushman SD Food Bank

The Jacobs and Cushman SD Food Bank

The Jacobs and Cushman SD Food Bank

The largest hunger-relief organization in the county serves 350,000 people a month. Since March, they have launched several food drives, contactless services, and emergency food assistance programs.

If You Give $10

50 meals

If You Give $100

500 meals

If You Give $1,000

5,000 meals

If You Give $10,000

50,000 meals

 

Local Charities / Casa de Amparo

Casa de Amparo

Casa de Amparo

Provides safe housing for abused and neglected children on an 11-acre campus in North County. They are also the only licensed group home in the county that helps foster youth who are pregnant or are themselves parents.

If You Give $10

A fun meal out for a child in their care

If You Give $100

Diapers for infants

If You Give $1,000

One month of transportation costs for court-appointed, monitored visits for five families working toward reunification

If You Give $10,000

One year of rent for a New Directions participant to live in a shared apartment

 

Local Charities / Support the Enlisted Project

Support the Enlisted Project

Support the Enlisted Project

Assists recently discharged enlisted veterans in need and their families with financial counseling, grants, and supplies.

If You Give $10

One bag of essential supplies for one service member or veteran

If You Give $100

Two weeks worth of essential supplies for an entire family

If You Give $1,000

Financial counseling and emergency grants for one family

If You Give $10,000

Financial counseling and emergency grants services for 10 families

San Diego Regional Fire Foundation

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