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Housing Helps Neighbors Find Light: Rebecca’s Story

Housing Helps Neighbors Find Light: Rebecca’s Story

After she lost her husband and her housing and later became paralyzed, Father Joe's Villages was there to help Rebecca stay housed and off the streets through our permanent housing program. The Beginning: A Sudden Loss Rebecca was planning to spend the rest of her...

Featured Donors: John & Joyce Veskerna

Featured Donors: John & Joyce Veskerna

John and Joyce Veskerna have been supporters of Father Joe's Villages 1985. Learn why they trust Father Joe's Villages with their donations and how they encourage others to get involved through monthly giving, volunteering or a legacy gift. Meet John & Joyce John...

“A New Sense of Life”: Chuck’s Story

“A New Sense of Life”: Chuck’s Story

When you support Father Joe's Villages, you support kindness without judgment, forgiveness for those lost in the darkness, and love for the sick, the poor and the hungry. Your compassion allows us to save lives and offer new light to neighbors like Chuck, who...

Landlord Spotlight: Betty & Gary Becker

Landlord Spotlight: Betty & Gary Becker

One of the biggest barriers to helping those experiencing homelessness off the streets is the lack of affordable housing in San Diego. That is why, for years, Father Joe’s Villages has fostered strong partnerships with compassionate landlords around our great city....

From Deacon Jim’s Desk: Oliver’s Christmas Gift

From Deacon Jim’s Desk: Oliver’s Christmas Gift

With the help of our donors, the children in our care will wake up on Christmas morning to find that Santa was able to find them—even without a home of their own. This moment of finding beautifully wrapped packages and a stocking full of treats, made possible only...

Featured Supporter: Ed Witt

Featured Supporter: Ed Witt

Through his own business, Witt Lincoln, a family-owned dealership selling luxury Lincoln vehicles, Ed Witt has consistently supported Father Joe's Villages for decades. Learn more about why he chose Father Joe's Villages. Over the decades, Ed Witt has established...

Making magic for children in need.

Making magic for children in need.

For the last four years, Jim and his family have taken the lead in planning and raising funds for an annual Children’s Christmas party. Learn more about why he invests money and time in Father Joe's Villages. Making a Bigger Impact Jim DeLapa, CEO of Kiran Analytics,...

Franklin Antonio Public Lunch Program

Franklin Antonio Public Lunch Program

At Father Joe’s Villages, we work to serve more than 1 million meals to homeless men, women and children living in San Diego. Each day, thousands of our homeless neighbors in need can receive a hot, nutritious meal served to them from the Franklin Antonio Public Lunch...

Vocational Training Gives People a Second Chance at Success

Vocational Training Gives People a Second Chance at Success

Father Joe’s Villages has been investing in vocational training programs and services benefiting people who are homeless for over 15 years. The goal of vocational training is to help people gain skills, qualify for good jobs and get a head start toward independence....

Donation Drives for Father Joe’s Villages

Donation Drives for Father Joe’s Villages

Father Joe’s Villages supports your efforts to organize a donation drive to collect cash, clothes, furniture or other items. Every donation benefits the programs and services Father Joe’s Villages provides to people experiencing homelessness in San Diego. Father Joe’s...

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