Rodriguez Ramirez is a middle school student. She lives at Father Joe’s Villages. This essay was translated from Spanish by a Father Joe’s Villages staff member. One of the most important stages of our lives is going through school. It’s full of smiles, joy, friends,...
Saigh is manager of employment and education services at Father Joe’s Villages. He lives in Spring Valley. The Homeless Court Program at Father Joe’s Villages began in 1999. The program aims to counteract the negative effects of criminal cases on defendants who are...
Last month we celebrated Anthony Ramirez, Charles Torrence, and Oskar Villarberg on their graduation from our Culinary Arts Program (CAPs)! With the leadership and support of our phenomenal Culinary Arts Instructor Helen Coyne, these three individuals received...
DeLessio is a social worker at Father Joe’s Villages and lives in Scripps Ranch. I have been a social worker at Father Joe’s Villages for 22 exciting years. Social workers serve because they believe in the mission of their agency to help others and are motivated by...
Fernandez Reyes is a retired health care worker, a Catholic sister and a member of Eudist Servants of the Eleventh Hour. She lives in Mission Valley. My heart is filled with joy every time I serve at Father Joe’s in remembrance of Father Joe and his special friend,...
Chagnon is a volunteer at Father Joe’s Villages and lives in El Cajon. I hardly knew her, yet I loved her and she turned my world upside-down. She came in and out of our lives like storms in the night, never knowing the devastation that would be left behind. She was...
