Sponsor an Interfaith Client
Want to learn more about the person you’re supporting? Interfaith offers several programs that allow donors to sponsor specific clients (real names not used), learn a little about their situation, and designate funds that their case manager can purchase and distribute to them.
Donations of any amount are always appreciated and will be used to support clients in the program you designate.
Questions? Please email Janet Reeves at jreeves@interfaithservices.org
More Information
Sponsor a Scholar
Interfaith program: Transitional Youth Academy (TYA)
Amount needed: $300 for underclass scholars (grades 9-11); $750 for seniors
Through TYA’s Adopt-a-Scholar program, donors provide funds students need throughout the year. For Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors, your donation will provide items such as yearbooks, ASB cards, PE clothes, exam fees, and tickets to dance and sporting events.
Senior expenses, as you may know from painful experience, are much higher. Donations help fund a cap and gown, Grad Night ($250 alone!), Senior Breakfast, senior photos, college applications, and a yearbook.
To read their bio and sponsor a particular student, or to support the program with a donation of any amount, please visit www.signupgenius.com/org/scholar For more information, contact Janet Reeves jreeves@interfaithservices.org
About Transitional Youth Academy
Interfaith’s Transitional Youth Academy (TYA) supports low-income and vulnerable area students at risk of not graduating due to homelessness or other related challenges. An onsite case manager supports them emotionally and academically, as well as through financial support so that they can stay in school, graduate, and attend college, join the military, or obtain full-time employment.
Last year, 100% of our TYA students successfully improved their attendance rates, graduated high school, and 90% enrolled in higher education.
Funds also support hosting weekly Leadership Academy lunch sessions and invite inspiring guest speakers to share their personal journeys to becoming leaders in the community
Sponsor a Veteran
Interfaith program: Grants Per Diem (GPD) Bridge Housing
Amount needed per Veteran: $500
Donations to our Sponsor a Veteran program will be used to directly purchase items for a Veteran who moves off the street and into Interfaith’s Grants Per Diem (GPD) bridge housing in Oceanside, as they work toward the goal of transitioning into permanent housing.
Case managers will purchase items most needed by the specific client, but they will generally include clothing, bedding, towels, hygiene supplies, and grocery gift cards.
To learn more or sponsor a Veteran, click here. https://www.signupgenius.com/org/vets#/
About Interfaith’s Grants-Per-Diem (Veteran Transitional Housing) program
Interfaith offers transitional housing to both male and female qualifying veterans to reintegrate them into independent living. Support includes education, health, and employment assistance.
All program participants must:
Be registered with the San Diego Veterans Administration (VA)
Have discharge status of at least OTH
Currently be homeless or facing impending homelessness
Not have a prior sex offense and/or warrants
GPD Transitional Housing is located in Oceanside.
Sponsor a Senior
Interfaith program: Project CARE and Home Safe senior programs
Amount needed per Senior: $500
Donations to our Sponsor a Senior program will allow case managers to directly purchase items for specific seniors on limited SSI or SSDI fixed incomes.
Your contribution will provide additional support for one-time expenses not covered by their fixed income, or just give a senior a little “breathing room” to treat themselves or their pets to an item normally out of reach. Items include car repairs/registration, groceries and household items, and medical care for them or their pets.
To learn more or sponsor a Senior, click here. https://www.signupgenius.com/org/seniors#/
About Interfaith’s Senior Programs:
Project C.A.R.E. is a safety net program for older persons and persons with disabilities which operates by maintaining effective contact and empowering individuals to remain as independent as possible in a safe environment.
The Home Safe program provides intensive case management and housing navigation to persons who are referred by Adult Protective Services (APS) and are at risk of homelessness. Case managers ensure housing stability through behavioral/physical health resources, and financial and budgetary assistance.