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Staff Feature: Ortega de Leon Saves a Life

Staff Feature: Ortega de Leon Saves a Life

Father Joe’s Villages’ security team members receive extensive training to ensure that they’re prepared for whatever comes their way. This training was put to the test for a new recruit, Officer Ortega de Leon, and he stood up bravely to the...
Drive Change in Your Community: Donate a Car

Drive Change in Your Community: Donate a Car

Donating a car with Father Joe’s Villages is easy! Donate a car today and transform a life in San Diego. Donate a Car to Transform a Life In 2018, Father Joe’s Villages helped more than 14,500 people living with homelessness. We couldn’t do it without the charity of...
Love in the Time of Homelessness

Love in the Time of Homelessness

Stephen and Nina have persevered through addiction and homelessness. Now, they look to create a better future for their family. Together, Nina, Stephen and their children have overcome many obstacles. Around Valentine’s Day, the world becomes saturated with flowers,...
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...
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 &...
“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...