Feeding San Diego and the Veterans Village of San Diego teamed up for a Memorial Day weekend benefit. Excerpt via NBCSandiego.com: It’s a scene that’s played out too many times, especially in the past year-and-a-half. Hundreds of cars line up to collect donated food for their family. “Kind of saddened...
Veterans Helping Veterans: A Feeding Heroes Distribution
Veterans and military families are invited to join us on Thursday, May 27 for a special free food distribution that celebrates our military community and honors and remembers those who have given their lives for our freedom. As part of the Feeding Heroes initiative, Feeding San Diego has partnered with...
Stand Down 2020 Press Release
Contact: Caroline Nazareno, Development and Communications Manager Veterans Village of San Diego nazarenoc@vvsd.net (619) 507-1549 Stand Down 2020 finds solutions amid the challenges of the pandemic by continuing to serve veterans experiencing homelessness and those at risk as San Diego moves to Purple Tier. Event organizers are encouraging all veterans...
Video: NBC San Diego features VVSD’s 50 Mile Kayak Journey to Catalina
Veterans Village of San Diego has six kayaks making several stops on their way to Catalina Island to help raise funds to support Veterans who have been affected by COVID-19. The six kayaks represent each service branches. Excerpt via Ashley Matthews of NBC San Diego: With fundraising efforts posing a...
Veterans and Volunteers Set to Kayak 50 miles from San Pedro to Catalina in Support of Homeless Veterans Impacted by COVID-19
For Immediate Release 10-06-20Contact: Caroline Nazareno, Community Projects Coordinator Veterans Village of San Diego nazarenoc@vvsd.net or 619-507-1549.Concerned Citizens, Veterans and Volunteers Set to Kayak 50 miles from San Pedro to Catalina in Support of Homeless Veterans Impacted by COVID-19.Community responds to local non-profit struggling to meet the growing needs of veterans...
Retired From Navy, Now Serving Veterans
Our staff member Will retired from the Navy at the rank of Chief Petty Officer after 22 years of service. During his Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD) application process, he asked to be placed in any position that would allow him to help veterans. He ended up in the...
Lead Case Manager Talks About Homelessness Stigma
We asked Melissa, Lead Case Manager at our Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD) Temporary Bridge Shelter, what she wants people to know about our veterans. She had this to say: "At the end of the day, they are people. I think a lot of times, the homeless, there's a...
USMC Veteran Goes From Shelter to College
USMC veteran James D. spent six months at our Temporary Bridge Shelter before coming into our Bridge Transitional Housing program. Right now, he is living in a VVSD apartment while he gets his affairs in order. He just enrolled in college and accessed his VASH benefits and is currently working...
Army Veteran Clay Working on Finding Housing
"Since being with the Bridge program, I've been able to take my time in finding housing and get myself on track for school" - Army veteran Clay. Clay previously went through our Veterans Rehabilitation Center (VRC) program, which he says helped him learn to love himself. Now, Clay has moved...
From Rehab Patient to Case Manager
VVSD alum Michael M. graduated our program in 2000 and went on to get his Bachelor's and Master's degrees. He then came back to become a case manager at VVSD and now works in the federal government helping veterans. Michael says, "My story isn't really a miracle. I just did...