SAN DIEGO SENIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Programs
Empower San Diego Senior Center Campaign
THE SAN DIEGO SENIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (SDSCF) IS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE LIVES OF OLDER ADULTS. THIS YEAR, WE EXPANDED OUR IMPACTFUL INITIATIVES AND FORGED NEW PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY SENIOR IN SAN DIEGO FEELS SUPPORTED, VALUED, AND CONNECTED.EMPOWERING SENIOR CENTERS:THE EMPOWER SAN DIEGO SENIOR CENTER CAMPAIGN REMAINS CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION. IN 2024, WE SUPPORTED MORE UNDERFUNDED SENIOR CENTERS THROUGH STRATEGIC GRANTS THAT EXPAND PROGRAMMING AND STRENGTHEN OPERATIONS. THESE CENTERS SERVE AS VITAL COMMUNITY HUBS WHERE OLDER ADULTS CONNECT AND THRIVE. WE'RE NOW INTEGRATING OUR SENIOR CENTER MASTER PLAN WITH SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK, WORKING TOWARD OUR VISION OF TRANSFORMING EVERY SENIOR CENTER INTO AN EXEMPLARY FACILITY THAT DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TAILORED TO OUR AGING POPULATION'S DIVERSE NEEDS.NO SENIOR ALONE CAMPAIGN:OUR NO SENIOR ALONE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN A HEARTWARMING SUCCESS. WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE OVER 180,000 ELDER ORPHANS IN SAN DIEGO, SDSCF IS DEDICATED TO COMBATTING SENIOR ISOLATION THROUGH OUR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES. IN EARLY 2025, WE SENT CLOSE TO 1,000 SENIORS TO THE SAN DIEGO SAFARI PARK FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS INITIATIVE PROVIDED A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE FOR MANY OLDER ADULTS, COMBATING ISOLATION AND BRINGING JOY TO THEIR LIVES. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING SUCH EFFORTS, ENSURING THAT EVERY SENIOR HAS OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT AND ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY. LOOKING FORWARD, OUR NO SENIOR ALONE FOR THE HOLIDAYS CAMPAIGN WILL ENSURE THAT OVER 8,000 SENIORS AT 28 DIFFERENT SENIOR CENTERS ACROSS SAN DIEGO WILL NOT BE ALONE DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.ELDER FRAUD PREVENTION AND FINANCIAL STABILITY:WITHIN SAN DIEGO, SENIORS LOST AT LEAST $108 MILLION TO ELDER FRAUD SCAMS IN 2024 AND THAT IS JUST FOR THOSE WHO REPORTED THESE EVENTS. TO COMBAT THIS, SDSCF HAS IMPLEMENTED AN EXTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING OF ELDER FRAUD PREVENTION AND FINANCIAL SECURITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FBI CITIZENS ACADEMY, WELLS FARGO, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE COLLECTIVELY TRAINED 349 OLDER ADULTS FROM AUGUST 2024 TO JUNE 2025, WITHIN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO IDENTIFY SCAMS AND IMPROVE FINANCIAL STABILITY.SENIOR CENTER MASTER PLAN, STATE OF SENIORS REPORT, AND THE SAN DIEGO SENIOR CENTER COALITION:SDSCF HAS CONDUCTED IN-DEPTH RESEARCH ON SAN DIEGO'S AGING SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE, RESULTING IN TWO LANDMARK REPORTS: THE SENIOR CENTER MASTER PLAN AND THE STATE OF SENIORS REPORT. THESE REPORTS HIGHLIGHT THE URGENT NEED TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN THE AGING NETWORK, WHICH CURRENTLY LACKS THE CAPACITY TO MEET BOTH PRESENT DEMANDS AND THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE OLDER ADULT POPULATION IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.SDSCF ESTABLISHED THE SAN DIEGO SENIOR CENTER COALITION, A COLLABORATIVE OF SENIOR CENTERS AND AGING SERVICE PROVIDERS, FOCUSED ON BUILDING CAPACITY, ADVANCING EQUITY, PROMOTING COLLABORATION, SHARING INFORMATION, AND DRIVING ADVOCACY TO ENSURE ALL OLDER ADULTS ARE SUPPORTED.NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND COLLABORATION:OUR INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO SENIOR CARE IS BEING RECOGNIZED ON A NATIONAL SCALE. WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM WELLS FARGO, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE FBI CITIZENS ACADEMY TO HOLD ELDER FRAUD PREVENTION SEMINARS TAUGHT BY FBI AGENTS. THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN EDUCATING OVER 1,000 SENIORS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FRAUD. OUR PARTNER AGENCY, FBISDCAA, RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR OUR COLLABORATIVE WORK, HIGHLIGHTING THE POSITIVE IMPACT WE'VE MADE IN PROTECTING AND EMPOWERING SENIORS. OUR SENIOR CENTER COALITION HAS ALSO RECEIVED NATIONAL ATTENTION BY THE NACIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SENIOR CENTERS, AND OTHER STATES SUCH AS OREGON ARE NOW REPLICATING OUR MODEL IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. INTERGENERATIONAL GRANTMAKING AND PROGRAMS:IN 2025, WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SEVERAL INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS IN COMPANIONSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS LET'S PLAY A GAME AND GLAMOUR GALS. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE ITZKOWICH FOUNDATION TO BRING MORE INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO SAN DIEGO AND CURRENTLY ARE CREATING A RESOURCE HUB FOR INTERGENERATIONAL BEST PRACTICES PROGRAMMING FOCUSED WITHIN SAN DIEGO, AND KINSHIP PROGRAMS. THESE INITIATIVES ARE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN BONDS ACROSS GENERATIONS AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF BOTH YOUNG AND OLD, AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.SDSCF IS THE ONLY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN THE COUNTRY FOCUSED SOLELY ON SENIORS. WITH LESS THAN 2% OF CHARITABLE DOLLARS DIRECTED TOWARDS SENIORS, WE ARE DEDICATED TO BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THIS GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC. OUR WORK IS NOT ONLY ABOUT PROVIDING IMMEDIATE AID BUT ALSO ABOUT CREATING A LASTING LEGACY OF CARE AND SUPPORT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AT SDSCF, WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY SENIOR DESERVES A LIFE FILLED WITH DIGNITY, PURPOSE, AND JOY. AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN 2024, WE ARE INSPIRED BY THE RESILIENCE AND SPIRIT OF THE OLDER ADULTS WE SERVE. TOGETHER, WE CAN BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR SENIORS IN SAN DIEGO, ONE WHERE THEY ARE TRULY EMPOWERED AND CONNECTED, AND THEY HAVE A COMMUNITY NETWORK THEY CAN TURN TO AND TRUST.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$626.6K
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