Father Joe Carroll’s empowering approach to social work has inspired me for 25 years
Bruland is the chief program officer at Father Joe’s Villages and lives in La Mesa. If you came on the Village campus in the fall of 1998, you maybe would have seen me during my once-a-month visit to San Diego. If you’ve come onto the Village campus in 2023, odds are...
Opinion: Looking for a job as a homeless person comes with obstacles. Here’s how I overcame them.
Grant is a Father Joe’s Villages’ program participant and lives in San Diego. I work at Bloomingdale’s. That’s my reality now. Here’s what it used to be: The bills are piling up and my mind is telling me everything will be OK if I could just find a job. I have job...
I ended up at the Father Joe’s shelter by accident. It led me to embrace culinary arts.
Villarberg is a Father Joe’s Villages’ program participant and lives in East Village. I came to Father Joe’s Villages by accident. My original plan was to go to Los Angeles, but God had other plans for me. Before I could carry out my big ambitions of making big in...
Podcast S2 Ep. 2-24: FJV Alumni – Lived Experience Panel
Welcome to the Neighbors Helping Neighbors podcast by Father Joe’s Villages! In this episode, we sit down with two incredible individuals who are former Father Joe’s Villages residents who have bravely faced homelessness. They share their personal journeys, the...
True Heroes at Father Joe’s Villages
Our security officers are the first face guests, residents, volunteers, and staff see as they enter the Village. When most of us go home for the evening and relax in the comfort of our own homes, the Security team is working 24/7 to keep those in the Village and the...- Podcast S2 Ep. 4-24: The Power of Philanthropy & The Children’s Charity Gala
- Working in Therapeutic Childcare weighed heavy on me. I pushed through it for the kids.
- As a teen, Father Joe’s supported my family through a hard time. Now I work there.
- Bad teeth made it harder to address my homelessness, until Father Joe’s restored my smile
- Our cycling program gives homeless San Diegans an outlet for fun and a pathway to freedom
