President George Bush Recognizes Father Joe
Father Joe is recognized by President George Bush as number 42 of his “Thousand Points of Light,” for inspiring community volunteers to help change people’s lives.
Temporary Bridge Shelter Opens
In January, a Temporary Bridge Shelter for families and single women opened adjacent to the Paul Mirabile Center.
Father Joe’s Villages Recognized by Pacific Research Institute
In January 2018, Father Joe’s Villages was named one of four organizations in California “making a difference in turning people’s lives around” by Pacific Research Institute.
Village Family Health Center Named a Health Center Quality Leader
In August 2018, Village Family Health Center was named a Health Center Quality Leader – a designation given to community health centers who placed in the top 30% in the nation for clinical quality measures – by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration.
Father Joe’s Villages Voted San Diego’s Best Charity
Father Joe’s Villages was voted San Diego’s Best Charity in the 2018 San Diego Union-Tribune Readers Poll.
The Ladies Guild Celebrates 35 Years
Father Joe’s Villages Ladies Guild celebrates 35 years.
- Audit: People living on streets decreased under San Diego’s camping ban – San Diego Union-Tribune
- In the past year, San Diego’s unsheltered homeless people drop by double digits – NBC 7 San Diego
- County homelessness drops by 1%, unsheltered numbers drop by double-digits
- San Diego budget cut threatens Neil Good Day Center
- San Diego budget proposal would eliminate funding for homeless day center | KPBS Public Media
