Turning the Key Initiative
Deacon Jim and the Father Joe’s Villages Board unveils the Turning the Key initiative, with major plans to bring 2,000 units of affordable housing to San Diego.
Father Joe’s Villages Receives the Live Well San Diego Award
Father Joe’s Villages received the Live Well San Diego Award for demonstrating extraordinary achievement in promoting the health of community members living in San Diego County.
Deacon Jim Vargas Named President and CEO of Father Joe’s Villages
Deacon Jim Vargas became the new president and CEO of Father Joe’s Villages.
St. Vincent de Paul Village Becomes Father Joe’s Villages
To honor the legacy of President Emeritus, Father Joe Carroll, St. Vincent de Paul Village rebrands as Father Joe’s Villages which includes a new brand logo.
Father Joe Receives the “Citizen Service Before Self” Award
Father Joe received the “Citizen Service Before Self” award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and Foundation.
Project 25 Launches
Father Joes Villages joined the United Way, County of San Diego and San Diego Housing Commission to launch Project 25, a 3-year initiative providing targeted housing and supportive services to 35 of San Diegos most chronically homeless individuals. This innovative project resulted in a $3.7 million savings of taxpayer and other social service dollars over the course of a 24-month period.
- 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
