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Success S<strong>to</strong>ries<br />

Village residents and graduates<br />

regain their lives. Pages 8 & 9<br />

Physician Humanitarian Award<br />

State salutes Margaret E. McCahill, M.D.<br />

Page 7<br />

By Patricia M. Walsh<br />

A er just nine months at Martha’s Village &<br />

Kitchen, Jackie B., 34, has graduated from “ e<br />

University of the Human Spirit” <strong>to</strong> a new life for<br />

herself and her four children. Jackie entered Martha’s<br />

in Indio, Calif., through Emergency Services.<br />

A er being assessed by Martha’s sta , Jackie and<br />

her children were moved from the emergency<br />

structure in<strong>to</strong> transitional residential housing in<br />

the Dan Dunlap Center. ere Jackie completed<br />

the programs in “Bridges <strong>to</strong> Independence” while<br />

her children attended school and were nurtured<br />

in Children’s Services. is Mother’s Day Jackie<br />

Happy 25th<br />

Employees, Ladies Guild and<br />

SD International Triathlon share<br />

a silver anniversary.<br />

Pages 4, 5, 10<br />

<strong>Survival</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>success</strong><br />

Mother of four<br />

graduates <strong>to</strong> new life<br />

“<br />

Being here has allowed<br />

me <strong>to</strong> see myself as a<br />

person, knowing that<br />

I wanted <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> the<br />

next level.<br />

will be working, living on her own<br />

and enjoying a new life with her<br />

children. With tears in her eyes,<br />

Jackie shared these re ections as<br />

she prepared for graduation:<br />

Q. What is the most important<br />

lesson you will take with you as<br />

NON-PROFIT<br />

U.S. POSTAGE<br />

PAID MAIL<br />

MANAGEMENT<br />

GROUP<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Jackie regained her independence through Martha’s Village & Kitchen’s<br />

continuum of care.<br />

you start your new life?<br />

A. I’ve gotten the <strong>to</strong>ols here <strong>to</strong><br />

succeed in life. I can make it and<br />

my children can <strong>to</strong>o. I was like dead<br />

before. I am living now. I have a life<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village<br />

3350 E Street<br />

San Diego, CA 92102-3332<br />

now. I have goals and I am reaching<br />

my goals. I was not made <strong>to</strong> just<br />

barely get by; I was made <strong>to</strong> succeed!<br />

Being here has really taught me that<br />

I am going <strong>to</strong> be <strong>success</strong>ful!<br />

Q. What was your life like before<br />

you came <strong>to</strong> Martha’s?<br />

A. I had an addiction since I was 13<br />

years old. I was staying with family<br />

members in their living room. I<br />

knew I needed <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> that next<br />

level, as far as being responsible for<br />

my life and s<strong>to</strong>p depending on other<br />

people. I needed <strong>to</strong> get on my own<br />

feet.<br />

I can’t even imagine my daughter<br />

doing the things that I did at her<br />

age. At her age I was already using<br />

drugs. I had dropped out of school;<br />

that was just a way of life. You know,<br />

Continued on page 17<br />

Heart &<br />

Spirit Award<br />

Martha’s Village & Kitchen<br />

supporters honored<br />

Page 12<br />

By Patricia M. Walsh<br />

A er seven years of delays,<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> has<br />

received a stamp of approval from<br />

the San Diego County Board of<br />

Supervisors <strong>to</strong> proceed with its<br />

plans for “A Children’s Village” in<br />

east San Diego County.<br />

“We can now focus on children,<br />

because that’s what this land cries<br />

out for,” says <strong>Father</strong> Joe Carroll,<br />

president of <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>.<br />

The facility in Campo will<br />

nurture 200 homeless and foster<br />

children, providing them a<br />

permanent home, a quality<br />

education and a solid foundation<br />

of responsibility and values.<br />

e supervisors voted 3-2 <strong>to</strong><br />

approve the project at their Feb.<br />

27 meeting. Supervisors Bill<br />

Horn, Ron Roberts and Greg Cox<br />

supported the project. In sharing<br />

his voice of approval, Horn said,<br />

“My mother was an orphan, and<br />

she’s never forgotten it ... I just<br />

have <strong>to</strong> do the right thing here.”<br />

A ordable<br />

housing<br />

under<br />

construction<br />

in North Park<br />

Spring 2008 • Volume 18, Issue 1<br />

County OKs<br />

‘A Children’s Village’<br />

e Village will accommodate<br />

children up <strong>to</strong> age 18 who are<br />

unable <strong>to</strong> live at home – 80 percent<br />

foster children and 20 percent<br />

homeless children. Sibling groups<br />

will receive priority at the Village<br />

<strong>to</strong> allow brothers and sisters <strong>to</strong><br />

stay <strong>to</strong>gether. When possible and<br />

appropriate, the program will<br />

facilitate reuni cation of children<br />

and their parents. e program<br />

is based on the family-teaching<br />

model developed by Girls and<br />

Boys Town throughout its 90-year<br />

his<strong>to</strong>ry.<br />

e Village in Campo will have<br />

25 residences, a 12-classroom<br />

school, an on-site health center,<br />

eight acres of athletic elds, a<br />

chapel, and a recreation center with<br />

indoor pool. Up <strong>to</strong> eight children<br />

will live in each home with trained<br />

house parents who will teach them<br />

responsibility and values, keep<br />

them out of harm’s way, and help<br />

them become productive members<br />

of society.<br />

Continued on page 3<br />

By Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Continuing its work <strong>to</strong>ward<br />

alleviating the a ordable<br />

<strong>to</strong> 40 percent of the San Diego<br />

area median income (AMI), or<br />

housing crisis in San Diego, between $14,500 and $36,450 a<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> is building year, according <strong>to</strong> the San Diego<br />

Boulevard Apartments, a four- Housing Commission’s Income<br />

s<strong>to</strong>ry, 24-apartment a ordable and Rent Calculation.<br />

housing structure for families in “Boulevard Apartments is a<br />

North Park.<br />

prime example of critical housing<br />

e building will provide being built <strong>to</strong> help our most<br />

housing for very-low-income vulnerable population – homeless<br />

families – those who earn 30 Continued on page 16


2<br />

VILLAGE NEWS, Spring 2008<br />

is published by<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>®<br />

3350 E Street<br />

San Diego, CA 92102-3332<br />

P: 619.446.2100<br />

F: 619.446.2129<br />

www.neighbor.org<br />

Publisher/President<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe Carroll<br />

Edi<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Edi<strong>to</strong>rial Staff<br />

Angela Bull<br />

Miriam H. DiBiase<br />

Martha Lepore<br />

Mielle Schwartz<br />

Kate Wilson<br />

Edi<strong>to</strong>rial<br />

Martha’s Village & Kitchen<br />

Gloria Gomez<br />

Claudia Cas<strong>to</strong>rena<br />

John Wolohan<br />

Ricardo Solis<br />

Senior Graphic Designer<br />

Elizabeth Sears<br />

Graphic Designer<br />

Hernando Marquez<br />

Production Coordina<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Emily Velez-Confer<br />

Web Design<br />

John Bradley<br />

Comments and suggestions<br />

are welcomed. Please send <strong>to</strong>:<br />

villagenews@neighbor.org<br />

or Village News, 3350 E Street,<br />

San Diego, CA 92102-3332<br />

In accordance with Federal law<br />

and U.S. Department of Agriculture<br />

policy, <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>® is<br />

prohibited from discriminating on<br />

the basis of race, color, national<br />

origin, sex, age, or disability. To file<br />

a complaint of discrimination, write<br />

USDA, Direc<strong>to</strong>r, Office of Civil<br />

Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue,<br />

SW, Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C. 20250-9410<br />

or call 800.795.3272 or 202.720.6382<br />

(TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity<br />

provider and employer.<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village, Inc.<br />

Martha’s Village & Kitchen, Inc.<br />

Toussaint Youth <strong>Villages</strong>, Inc.<br />

National AIDS Foundation, Inc./Josue<br />

Homes are members of <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s<br />

<strong>Villages</strong>®, a registered trademark of<br />

S.V.D.P. Management, Inc.<br />

Neighbors Helping Neighbors®<br />

is a registered trademark of<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village, Inc.<br />

© 2008 S.V.D.P. Management, Inc.<br />

A mom celebrates accomplishments<br />

Dear Neighbors,<br />

is Mother’s Day there are many homeless<br />

mothers at St. Vincent de Paul Village and<br />

Martha's Village & Kitchen getting the help they<br />

need <strong>to</strong> regain their independence. Mothers like<br />

Jackie B. anks <strong>to</strong> your contributions we are<br />

able <strong>to</strong> provide programs <strong>to</strong> help these moms<br />

become <strong>success</strong>ful, self-su cient citizens.<br />

On May 11, 2008, we will celebrate Mother’s<br />

Day with the mothers and children at the<br />

<strong>Villages</strong>. Mothers will receive small gi s from<br />

their children (we provide the items) . . . Flowers,<br />

perfume, gi packs, makeovers and spa days<br />

enhance dignity and show homeless mothers<br />

that they <strong>to</strong>o are remembered and appreciated<br />

for all they do, including working hard <strong>to</strong> change<br />

their lives and the lives of their children.<br />

Please join me in celebrating the<br />

accomplishments and lives of homeless mothers<br />

and children like Jackie with a contribution so we<br />

can help make their Mother’s Day truly special.<br />

You can also help our neighbors in need by<br />

hosting a drive <strong>to</strong> collect new items for children.<br />

See s<strong>to</strong>ry, page 18.<br />

If you would like <strong>to</strong> make a gi in honor or<br />

in memory of a mother in your life, we will<br />

send her a special certi cate of recognition this<br />

Mother’s Day.<br />

ank you and God Bless,<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe Carroll<br />

President<br />

YES!<br />

I want <strong>to</strong> help give homeless mothers<br />

and children a Happy Mother’s Day.<br />

$75 $125 $200<br />

$300 $500 $750<br />

$1,500 $2,500 $5,000<br />

$7,500<br />

Other $<br />

$10,000<br />

Thank you for your<br />

tax-deductible donation!<br />

Save a stamp! donate online<br />

www.neighbor.org<br />

VNSp08<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> FAST<br />

Clip out and mail <strong>to</strong>:<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village<br />

3350 E St.<br />

San Diego, CA 92102-3332<br />

or<br />

Martha’s Village & Kitchen<br />

83791 Date Ave.<br />

Indio, CA 92201-4737<br />

FACTS<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Ricardo Solis<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe presents Jackie B., a mother of four, with her graduation certi cate from Martha’s Village & Kitchen.<br />

MOTHER’S DAY<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> provides support services for all the agency’s <strong>Villages</strong>. Services<br />

include but are not limited <strong>to</strong> food service, security, maintenance, property acquisition<br />

and development, human resources, accounting, and general management.<br />

PLEASE PRINT USING A BALLPOINT PEN (Required for cash, checks and credit cards)<br />

Name<br />

Address City<br />

State<br />

Please email me at<br />

Donation $<br />

Zip Phone ( )<br />

Check enclosed made payable <strong>to</strong> St. Vincent de Paul Village or Martha's Village & Kitchen<br />

Visa<br />

Credit Card #<br />

MasterCard American Express Discover<br />

3-Digit Code (on back of card)<br />

Please print cardholder name<br />

Signature<br />

Exp Date<br />

(required for credit cards)<br />

FATHER JOE, PLEASE USE MY GIFT FOR YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS AS NEEDED.<br />

Is your gift in honor/memory of a special mother in your life? If so, please provide her name and address<br />

and we will send her a certifi cate of special recognition.<br />

My gift is in honor/ in memory of:<br />

Name<br />

Address<br />

City State Zip<br />

Please send certifi cate <strong>to</strong> me and I will present it <strong>to</strong> her.


By Patrica M. Walsh<br />

When Chubby Checker<br />

headlined the Valenti<br />

Foundation’s Tribute <strong>to</strong> 45 Years of<br />

Valentino Fashion fundraiser on<br />

April 12, <strong>Father</strong> Joe Carroll got two<br />

birthday presents he’ll never forget.<br />

e rst was seeing the legendary<br />

singer perform his famous hit,<br />

“ e Twist,” and the second was a<br />

fundraiser for his newest project,<br />

“A Children’s Village” in San Diego’s<br />

east County. e Valenti Foundation<br />

and Valenti International, founders<br />

of Traditional Matchmaking, held<br />

County OKs ACV<br />

Continued from page 1<br />

Currently, <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong><br />

provides specialized services for<br />

children and teens at Toussaint<br />

Academy of the Arts and Sciences<br />

in down<strong>to</strong>wn San Diego. ere 30<br />

teens live and attend high school on<br />

site, work part time and volunteer<br />

in the community. Approximately<br />

90 percent of them go on <strong>to</strong> college<br />

or vocational school.<br />

At St. Vincent de Paul Village,<br />

255 children receive more than<br />

40,000 hours of Children’s Services<br />

annually while their parents<br />

participate in programs <strong>to</strong> regain<br />

their independence.<br />

“Research indicates that the<br />

cost savings from helping just one<br />

high-risk youth graduate from<br />

high school, avoid drugs, and not<br />

engage in a life of crime can range<br />

between $1.7 and $2.3 million,”<br />

says Rick Newmyer, direc<strong>to</strong>r of<br />

Toussaint Youth <strong>Villages</strong>. “When<br />

you multiply this by the number<br />

of youth we will serve at “A<br />

Children’s Village,” the savings<br />

VILLAGE NEWS, Spring 2008 3<br />

Valentino at Valenti<br />

Chubby Checker, guests twist the night away for ‘A Children’s Village’<br />

the fundraiser at its Rancho Santa<br />

Fe world headquarters. e April<br />

12 event featured an installation of<br />

Valentino’s 45 years of fashion.<br />

e centerpiece of the Valenti<br />

Foundation’s mission statement is a<br />

dedication <strong>to</strong> helping the neediest,<br />

most vulnerable of our society: the<br />

very young and the elderly. e<br />

Valenti Foundation, with the full<br />

support of Valenti International,<br />

focuses its e orts <strong>to</strong>ward enhancing<br />

these people’s quality of life. <br />

P.S. ey also had a surprise for<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe since it was his birthday.<br />

Charitable Events Benefiting<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong><br />

Bookfair<br />

Saturday, May 3, 2008<br />

Barnes & Noble Point Loma BookStar<br />

Present the voucher on page 17 prior <strong>to</strong><br />

purchase and a portion of the net sale<br />

will be donated <strong>to</strong> St. Vincent de Paul<br />

Village.<br />

Page 17<br />

Mother’s Day Drive<br />

Now through May 9, 2008<br />

Collect new items <strong>to</strong> help homeless<br />

mothers and babies. Page 18<br />

Birdies for Babies<br />

Golf Tournament<br />

Monday, May 12, 2008<br />

Bernardo Heights Country Club<br />

For more information, contact<br />

Ryan Pocock at 619.446.2119, or<br />

ryan.pocock@neighbor.org<br />

24th Annual<br />

Red Boudreau<br />

Trial Lawyers Dinner<br />

Saturday, May 17, 2008<br />

U.S. Grant<br />

Honoring Michael I. Neil, Esq. For more<br />

information, contact Chris Van Orshoven,<br />

619.787.3150, or chriscasd@yahoo.com<br />

Page 17<br />

U.S. Open<br />

June 9-15, 2008<br />

Torrey Pines Golf Course<br />

Volunteers needed for <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s<br />

fundraising force. For more information,<br />

contact Dawn Gearhart at 619.645.6413,<br />

or dawn.gearhart@neighbor.org<br />

25th San Diego<br />

International Triathlon<br />

Sunday, June 29, 2008<br />

Spanish Landing Park on Harbor Drive.<br />

Presented by KOZ Enterprises. Register<br />

online a www.kozenterprises.com<br />

Page 4<br />

Corporate Cup<br />

Challenge<br />

Golf Tournament<br />

Monday, Sept.15, 2008<br />

Maderas Golf Club<br />

For more information, contact<br />

Ryan Pocock at 619.446.2119, or<br />

ryan.pocock@neighbor.org<br />

25th Annual Children’s<br />

Charity Dinner<br />

Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008<br />

Manchester Grand Hyatt<br />

For more information, contact<br />

Margot Jouett at 619.446.2100, or<br />

margot.jouett@neighbor.org<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s<br />

Thanksgiving Day 5K<br />

Run/Walk<br />

Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008<br />

Balboa Park<br />

For more information visit<br />

www.thanksgivingrun.org<br />

Martha’s<br />

Thanksgiving Day<br />

5K Run/Walk<br />

Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008<br />

La Quinta Park<br />

Special <strong>to</strong> VILLAGE NEWS<br />

Toussaint Youth <strong>Villages</strong> Board Member Graham Ledger and Irene Valenti join Chubby Checker as he presents <strong>Father</strong><br />

Joe Carroll with a check for $100,000.00, a portion of the proceeds from the Valenti Foundation’s Tribute <strong>to</strong> 45 Years of<br />

Valentino Fashion, a fundraiser for ‘A Children’s Village.’<br />

Calling all volunteers!<br />

Join Team <strong>Father</strong> Joe at the 2008 U.S. Open Torrey Pines<br />

By Patrica M. Walsh<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> is proud <strong>to</strong> be<br />

an o cial Volunteer Partner of the<br />

U.S. Open set for June 9-15, 2008,<br />

on the Torrey Pines links in La Jolla.<br />

In return for providing a volunteer<br />

workforce at the event, <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s<br />

<strong>Villages</strong> will receive a substantial<br />

donation from the event, be able<br />

<strong>to</strong> place donation jars at the U.S.<br />

Open, and pick up any goods le at<br />

the end of the <strong>to</strong>urnament.<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe needs volunteers <strong>to</strong><br />

work in the concession tents. is<br />

fantastic opportunity is an ideal<br />

community service project and<br />

team building exercise for corporate<br />

groups as well as individual<br />

volunteers. We need a minimum of<br />

100 volunteers per day during the<br />

week and 125 volunteers per day on<br />

the weekend.<br />

Volunteers must be at least 15<br />

years old and work a shi at a<br />

concession stand. Shi s are 6 a.m.-2<br />

p.m.; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; or 12 p.m.-6<br />

p.m. each day. When planning,<br />

<strong>Father</strong> <strong>Joe's</strong> <strong>Villages</strong><br />

volunteers should fac<strong>to</strong>r in travel<br />

time before and a er each shi .<br />

Each volunteer will receive:<br />

• Free parking & shuttle <strong>to</strong><br />

U.S. Open<br />

• A meal<br />

• Th e opportunity <strong>to</strong> watch golf,<br />

before or a er their shi<br />

• Th e good feeling of volunteering<br />

<strong>to</strong> make a diff erence in the<br />

lives of neighbors in need at<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>.<br />

To volunteer<br />

To become a volunteer, please<br />

contact Laura Kojima, Volunteer<br />

Services program manager,<br />

at 619.645.6412, or email at<br />

laura.kojima@neighbor.org; or Dawn<br />

Gearhart, volunteer coordina<strong>to</strong>r at<br />

dawn.gearhart@neighbor.org. <br />

in human and nancial capital<br />

are immeasurable.” e County<br />

Board of Supervisors vote follows<br />

a November vote by the County<br />

Planning Commission that<br />

decided 6-0 in favor of the project.<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> is currently<br />

raising funds <strong>to</strong> begin construction<br />

of “A Children’s Village,” which<br />

is projected <strong>to</strong> be completed by<br />

the middle of 2010. If you would<br />

like <strong>to</strong> support this worthwhile<br />

project, please call 619.446.2100<br />

or visit www.neighbor.org and<br />

click on “donations.”


4<br />

By Patricia M. walsh<br />

Village News, spring 2008<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> FAST<br />

He’s<br />

No. 1<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe Carroll met his<br />

No. 1 man in church.<br />

And it’s probably not the guy<br />

you’re thinking of. It’s 48-yearold<br />

Rolland Vance, the first<br />

person <strong>Father</strong> Joe hired <strong>to</strong> be<br />

part of the St. Vincent de Paul<br />

Village team.<br />

“I was doing maintenance<br />

at St. Rita’s Parish and <strong>Father</strong><br />

Joe approached me about<br />

starting a homeless shelter,”<br />

Vance says. “We went in<strong>to</strong> a<br />

building by the El Cortez and it was a mess, and he asked me <strong>to</strong> clean it<br />

up.” So Vance put on his gas mask and went <strong>to</strong> work. “We had it done in<br />

less than a month – sterilized, repainted, carpeted, furniture set up and we<br />

opened the first shelter on April 1, 1983,” Vance says. “To this day when<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe needs a special project done right he comes <strong>to</strong> me for it.”<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe says, “I don’t know why we didn’t hire him sooner.”<br />

The six-foot-three Vance is the strong and silent type, who keeps three<br />

warehouses and two thrift s<strong>to</strong>res in operating shape.<br />

“Rolland is a go-<strong>to</strong>-guy whose skills keep our facilities in great working<br />

shape. He’s definitely a large part of our <strong>success</strong>ful operations,” says Keith<br />

MacKay, vice president of Retail Services for <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>.<br />

Twenty-five years of working among the residents at St. Vincent de<br />

Paul Village has allowed Rolland valuable perspective. “I used <strong>to</strong> think all<br />

homeless people were winos, and then I learned that everyone is just a few<br />

paychecks away from being homeless,” he says.<br />

His dedication <strong>to</strong> <strong>Father</strong> Joe and residents at St. Vincent’s is evident<br />

in the quality of his work and the dignity with which he treats everyone<br />

around him.<br />

“I like working with my hands and helping people. It’s not a get rich<br />

quick job, it’s a job 365 days a year,” Vance says. “It keeps me in fishing<br />

money, so I can’t complain.” <br />

Shaugh McGinley celebrates in style.<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Rolland Vance was the first employee hired<br />

by <strong>Father</strong> Joe.<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Kate Wilson<br />

San Diego<br />

International<br />

Triathlon<br />

Bob Babbitt competes for 25th year<br />

By Patricia M. walsh<br />

Of all the triathlons, in all the<br />

cities in all the world, Bob Babbitt<br />

has never missed the San Diego<br />

International Triathlon. On June<br />

29 Babbitt will do his version of<br />

“Play it once, Sam, for old times”<br />

when he readies his goggles, bike<br />

and running shoes for the 25th<br />

consecutive year.<br />

“It’s nice <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> a place and<br />

look back, and after all these<br />

years, the three of us are still<br />

standing in the same spot,” says<br />

the 56-year-old Babbitt. The<br />

other two are <strong>Father</strong> Joe Carroll<br />

and Rick Kozlowski, an athlete<br />

and owner of KOZ Enterprises,<br />

the race management company<br />

that has presented the triathlon<br />

since 1984 <strong>to</strong> benefit children’s<br />

programs at <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>.<br />

“The sport has sort of grown<br />

around us,” says Babbitt, an<br />

Ironman Hall of Famer. “It’s<br />

exciting <strong>to</strong> watch were the sport was<br />

and where it is now.” According <strong>to</strong><br />

Babbitt, the sport started on Fiesta<br />

Island in 1974 when the San Diego<br />

By Kate wilson<br />

FACTS<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village<br />

Ladies Guild presented its annual<br />

luncheon fundraiser in February<br />

at the Mission Valley Hil<strong>to</strong>n.<br />

Chaired by Joyce Ellison, the<br />

event was attended by more than<br />

200 supporters and raised more<br />

than $10,000 <strong>to</strong> benefit Easter<br />

shopping for new clothes for<br />

children at the Village.<br />

Mistress of Ceremonies Laura<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> provides support services for all the agency’s <strong>Villages</strong>. services include but are not<br />

limited <strong>to</strong> food service, security, maintenance, property acquisition and development, human resources,<br />

accounting, and general management.<br />

Track Club did a short version of<br />

the triathlon.<br />

For race information and online registration visit:<br />

www.kozenterprises.com<br />

or call 858.268.1250<br />

From there, Navy Commander<br />

John Collins created the Ironman<br />

event on the island of Oahu while<br />

stationed in Hawaii. Babbitt was<br />

among the 106 men and two<br />

women who competed in one of<br />

the first Ironman Triathlons in<br />

1980, along with Kozlowski.<br />

A Superman of endurance<br />

sports, Babbitt is a competi<strong>to</strong>r,<br />

publisher and philanthropist.<br />

Kojima guided guests through<br />

the program, which included<br />

a blessing from <strong>Father</strong> Joe and<br />

performance by the Q4TAY<br />

Quartet. The quartet finished<br />

the program with the Benny<br />

Van Buren song that was the<br />

inspiration for the luncheon’s<br />

theme: “You Gotta Have Heart.”<br />

As the audience joined in song<br />

it was clear that the message<br />

struck a chord with all who<br />

participated.<br />

Bob Babbitt<br />

His Competi<strong>to</strong>r Publishing<br />

empire publishes 16 regional<br />

fitness magazines monthly, he’s<br />

authored five books, and he cofounded<br />

Challenged Athletes<br />

Foundation along with Kozlowski<br />

and Jeffery Essakow. Dubbed<br />

“Ironman’s Greatest Ambassador”<br />

by Ironman.com, Babbitt also<br />

hosts a weekly radio show. And he<br />

still has time <strong>to</strong> compete.<br />

“He doesn’t separate business<br />

from personal,” says Lois Schwartz,<br />

Competi<strong>to</strong>r co-publisher, who has<br />

been his business partner for more<br />

than 20 years. “He wouldn’t know<br />

what <strong>to</strong> do with himself if he didn’t<br />

have an event <strong>to</strong> do.”<br />

Babbitt, who enjoys the San<br />

Diego International Triathlon for<br />

the way it showcases San Diego,<br />

takes a special appreciation in<br />

the triathlon’s bike ride past Ft.<br />

Rosecrans National Cemetery <strong>to</strong><br />

Cabrillo Monument. “When I’m<br />

riding along the graves<strong>to</strong>nes, I<br />

think it epi<strong>to</strong>mizes why those guys<br />

died – so we could live our life <strong>to</strong><br />

the fullest and appreciate every<br />

breath we take.” <br />

Ladies Guild has heart<br />

luncheon raises over $10,000<br />

for easter clothes program<br />

Committee members included<br />

Betty Andersen, Barbara Bixel,<br />

Nancy Brickson, Susan Bua, Marie<br />

Bueche, Dottie Cunningham, Rita<br />

Driscoll, Virginia LaMendola,<br />

Michelle Leon-Scharmach,<br />

Elaine Manos, Kathy McKinley,<br />

Janet Milliken, Rosalie Muns,<br />

Linda Rath, Elizabeth Utschig<br />

and Delia Werth.<br />

The guild celebrates 25 years of<br />

service <strong>to</strong> <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> this<br />

year. See s<strong>to</strong>ry, page 10.


Village News, spring 2008 5<br />

25 years in the business of human dignity<br />

Mary Case – the silent partner who helped build a village<br />

MILESTONES<br />

with an internal compass guiding her sense of duty, Mary Case<br />

has dedicated 25 years of her life <strong>to</strong> building the continuum of<br />

care one-s<strong>to</strong>p model <strong>to</strong> assist the homeless and impoverished.<br />

“i have loyalty and pride <strong>to</strong> have a hand in all the things we’ve<br />

done,” says the vice president of programs at <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>.<br />

Perhaps her strongest source of pride comes from the agency’s<br />

guiding principal, its CReeD. in 1988, Case saw the need <strong>to</strong><br />

clarify the organization’s philosophy and values, and <strong>to</strong> provide<br />

staff guidelines so they could moni<strong>to</strong>r their own behavior and<br />

decision-making when dealing with clients. so 75 staff went on<br />

an afternoon retreat, and when discussions were pared down at<br />

the end of the day <strong>to</strong> key words and phrases and reordered, they<br />

spelled out CReeD:<br />

Compassion: Concern for others and a desire <strong>to</strong> assist<br />

Respect: An act of giving particular attention or<br />

special regard<br />

Empathy: Understanding, an awareness of and<br />

sensitivity <strong>to</strong> the feelings of others<br />

Empowerment: Helping others <strong>to</strong> help themselves<br />

Dignity: Counting all people worthy of our esteem<br />

Other miles<strong>to</strong>nes Case takes great pride in include:<br />

• Moving the organization from counting activities, like<br />

the number of people who attend classes, <strong>to</strong> measuring<br />

outcomes. “Now,” Case says, “We ask, ‘what difference<br />

did we make?’ “<br />

• Tripling the size of the medical clinic.<br />

• Expanding the Career & Education Center on one floor.<br />

• Offering VCARE … wrap around services for mentally<br />

ill adults and those with substance abuse.<br />

• Creating Bridges <strong>to</strong> Independence, the Village’s unique<br />

rehabilitation program, which incorporates the credithour<br />

system used by institutions of higher learning.<br />

Whenresidentscome<strong>to</strong>theVillage,alsoknownas“The<br />

University of the Human Spirit,” they receive a Bridges<br />

<strong>to</strong> Independence catalog that explains the courses<br />

they will take and requirements for graduation.<br />

• Creating a Culinary Arts Program (CAP) – Wanting <strong>to</strong><br />

provide residents with skills that would translate in<strong>to</strong><br />

available jobs and above minimum wage pay, Case<br />

created the Culinary Arts Program patterned after the<br />

College of Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University.<br />

“The program’s benefits proved two-fold – clients<br />

received training <strong>to</strong> earn a good wage and we got the<br />

manpower we needed <strong>to</strong> run the kitchen,” Case says.<br />

• Offering certified Recovery Services on site at the Village.<br />

• Building permanent affordable housing at Villa<br />

Harvey Mandel and Village Place, and the new<br />

housing currently under construction in North Park<br />

and down<strong>to</strong>wn San Diego.<br />

• Implementing Assertive Community Treatment,<br />

through a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental<br />

Health Services Administration. See s<strong>to</strong>ry, page 6.<br />

WORKING WITH FATHER JOE<br />

Mary Case’s corner office is professionally furnished and devoid<br />

of frills. There are a few personal effects: pho<strong>to</strong>s of her nowgrown<br />

sons when they were younger – Matthew, Chris<strong>to</strong>pher,<br />

and Kevin, who works at the Village – and an aerial pho<strong>to</strong> of her<br />

fourth “child” – the group of buildings that make up st. Vincent<br />

de Paul Village at 16th and imperial in down<strong>to</strong>wn san Diego.<br />

Contemplating the years, she chuckles a little when she talks<br />

about <strong>Father</strong> Joe, who baptized her kids and performed her<br />

father’s funeral.<br />

“wOw… he’s a kick … he’s a character … He can be pretty<br />

unpredictable,” Case says, adding that he “usually lets me do<br />

what i need <strong>to</strong> do. we have a deal - i implement the programs<br />

and he raises the money. it’s a rare thing. i try <strong>to</strong> be prudent<br />

and cheap. But if we need <strong>to</strong> add a service, i have his support.<br />

“we’re on the same page – we’re here <strong>to</strong> serve the clients. we<br />

walk the talk. He’s proud of that. He’s a challenge. He has bright<br />

ideas … and he gives me the freedom <strong>to</strong> make them happen.”<br />

VIllAgE NEWS Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Mary Case proudly displays in her office a pho<strong>to</strong>graph of the group of buildings in down<strong>to</strong>wn San Diego that make up St. Vincent de Paul Village.<br />

By Patricia M. walsh<br />

As a little girl growing up an Irish Catholic<br />

in Minneapolis, Mary Case lived right next<br />

door <strong>to</strong> the church and rec<strong>to</strong>ry in a house with<br />

her parents, brother and two sisters. Dinnertime<br />

usually included the company of priests. “They<br />

were always jumping the fence and coming over<br />

for dinner. It was no big deal,” Case says.<br />

Call it serendipity or divine intervention, but that familiar,<br />

not-just-on-Sunday interaction with the clergy was just as<br />

much an education for Case’s future as was her degree in<br />

social welfare from the College of Saint Benedict and her<br />

master’s degree in social work from San Jose State University.<br />

This Oc<strong>to</strong>ber she marks 25 years at <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong><br />

where she has quietly done her life’s work alongside perhaps<br />

one of the most accomplished and recognized priests in<br />

contemporary times, both pioneers and captains of industry<br />

whose business is not-for-profit, but for the most fundamental<br />

of all principals – human dignity.<br />

As much as <strong>Father</strong> Joe Carroll is the charismatic fast-talking<br />

front man, Case, who at just 4 foot 11½ inches disappears in a<br />

crowd, is the silent partner; a consummate professional who's<br />

short on words and long on deeds.<br />

In 1983 Case was in her late 20s running a Salvation Army<br />

shelter that was getting ready <strong>to</strong> close in down<strong>to</strong>wn San Diego.<br />

She knew <strong>Father</strong> Joe had leased the El Cortez Travola<strong>to</strong>r Motel<br />

<strong>to</strong> pilot the program plans for the Joan Kroc Center, so she<br />

made an appointment <strong>to</strong> see him. Their meeting went well,<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe,s <strong>Villages</strong><br />

Case says, but <strong>Father</strong> Joe never followed up. So she continued<br />

<strong>to</strong> leave messages until he met her again. “I could see what he<br />

was doing, and I wanted <strong>to</strong> do more,” Case says. This time,<br />

after a power breakfast at Hob Nob Hill, where San Diego’s<br />

deals got done back in the day, he offered her a job and a raise.<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s version of the s<strong>to</strong>ry is a little different.<br />

“She <strong>to</strong>ok me <strong>to</strong> lunch and said, ‘You don’t know what<br />

you’re doing,’ ” <strong>Father</strong> Joe says. “She was right. I didn’t know<br />

what I was doing, so I hired her. At the time I was asking other<br />

agencies what <strong>to</strong> do. Their attitude was I was stealing their<br />

ideas. So I s<strong>to</strong>le Mary.”<br />

While the details of that fateful meeting are open <strong>to</strong> debate,<br />

there’s no arguing about what happened next – a soup kitchen<br />

serving peanut butter sandwiches grew in<strong>to</strong> a village, and then<br />

“<br />

Looking back it’s amazing …<br />

what we’ve done and how<br />

many people we’ve housed<br />

and helped … I just rolled<br />

with <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s ideas.<br />

Vice President of Programs Mary Case<br />

a village of villages and nationally acclaimed continuum of<br />

care that gives neighbors in need the chance for a new lease<br />

on life. <strong>Father</strong> Joe raised the money and Case implemented<br />

the vision and expanded the programs.<br />

“In 1983 we were seeing a surge of homeless families on<br />

the street. Faith-based agencies were providing emergency<br />

assistance and case management, but there were few shelter<br />

beds. So we provided meals and a bed for up <strong>to</strong> 28 days<br />

Continued on page 16


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Village News, spring 2008<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village FAST<br />

SAMHSA grant<br />

makes new<br />

outreach possible<br />

staff team assists tenants<br />

with mental illness<br />

By Julie DeDe<br />

Program staff members at<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village<br />

have been busy creating<br />

infrastructure and developing<br />

a team of professionals in<br />

support of the exciting, groundbreaking<br />

five-year $1.8 million<br />

grant received in 2007 from the<br />

Substance Abuse and Mental<br />

Health Services Administration<br />

(SAMHSA). The grant enables<br />

staff <strong>to</strong> implement an Assertive<br />

Community Treatment (ACT)<br />

team approach <strong>to</strong> support tenants<br />

with mental illness living in Villa<br />

Harvey Mandel and Village Place<br />

apartments.<br />

Contract Compliance Manager<br />

Angela Bull and I attended the<br />

SAMHSA grantee meeting in<br />

December in Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C.<br />

We spent three days meeting<br />

with other Services in Supportive<br />

Housing grantees and various<br />

SAMHSA staff members learning<br />

about grant requirements and<br />

the services that will be offered<br />

by the other grantees. SAMHSA<br />

is committed <strong>to</strong> creating a<br />

community among the grantees<br />

so that they can share resources<br />

and knowledge, so we had several<br />

opportunities <strong>to</strong> get <strong>to</strong> know the<br />

staff from the other programs.<br />

The Village’s new ACT team<br />

consists of a team leader, two<br />

licensed mental health clinicians,<br />

three mental health specialists, a<br />

nurse, a psychiatrist, a peer support<br />

specialist and an administrative<br />

assistant. We are happy <strong>to</strong> welcome<br />

several existing Village staff <strong>to</strong><br />

the ACT team as mental health<br />

specialists including two case<br />

managers that have been working<br />

with the tenants of Villa Mandel<br />

and Village Place for several years.<br />

Jeannie Edwards and Jennifer<br />

Gillespie have established<br />

relationships with many of the<br />

tenants, which can prove critical<br />

when introducing the new<br />

program <strong>to</strong> the tenants. We are also<br />

pleased <strong>to</strong> welcome two veterans<br />

from our Village Family Health<br />

Center (VFHC) <strong>to</strong> the team. Dr.<br />

David Folsom, assistant medical<br />

direc<strong>to</strong>r in the clinic who has<br />

been working on campus for more<br />

than 10 years, is the psychiatrist<br />

for the team. Michelle Whitney,<br />

a nurse who has worked in the<br />

VFHC for three years, also brings<br />

continuity and understanding of<br />

the population and the unique<br />

features of the health center.<br />

Whitney will be splitting her time<br />

between the ACT project and our<br />

VCARE project. Rene Hendricks<br />

joined the team as administrative<br />

assistant after working for two<br />

years as an administrative assistant<br />

for Residential Services.<br />

In addition <strong>to</strong> welcoming seasoned<br />

Village staff we are pleased <strong>to</strong> have<br />

three other staff on board. Raul<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Mike Ortiz and Cecily Quinn Swanson of Stepping S<strong>to</strong>ne.<br />

FACTS<br />

Members of the assertive Community Treatment team at the Village, from front: Katie L. McGinness, mental health<br />

clinician; Julie DeDe, direc<strong>to</strong>r of Social Services; Jeannie Edwards, mental health specialist; Andrea Holderman, peer support<br />

specialist; Michelle Whitney, RN, ACT and VCARE nurse; Rene Hendricks, administrative assistant; Jennifer Gillespie, mental<br />

health specialist; Raul Valdez, mental health clinician. Not pictured is David Folsom, psychiatrist.<br />

Valdez is a psychologist working<br />

<strong>to</strong>ward his license. He has an<br />

extensive background in substance<br />

abuse treatment. Katie McGinness is<br />

a licensed clinical social worker who<br />

most recently worked as a therapist<br />

at Vista Hill. Finally, Andrea<br />

For the fifth year, the Village was the site of a resource<br />

fair sponsored by the Metropolitan Area Providers of<br />

Social Services.<br />

Held yearly before the closing of area winter shelters,<br />

the resource fair provides <strong>to</strong> individuals living in tents<br />

information on assistance available in the community.<br />

“The fair is also a forum where social service providers<br />

throughout the city can exchange information and<br />

learn about other programs in the community,” says<br />

st. Vincent de Paul Village in down<strong>to</strong>wn san Diego offers a continuum of care for people <strong>to</strong> regain<br />

their lives. The Village provides long- and short-term housing for singles and families, family literacy<br />

classes, job skills, career counseling, medical and dental care, mental health counseling, recovery<br />

services, children’s services and an on-site elementary school.<br />

what is assertive Community Treatment?<br />

Holderman has joined the team as<br />

the peer support specialist.<br />

Staff hosted a barbecue in<br />

December <strong>to</strong> introduce the<br />

program <strong>to</strong> tenants. The event was<br />

attended by 28 tenants; 14 voiced<br />

a desire <strong>to</strong> enroll in the program.<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a team treatment approach designed <strong>to</strong> provide comprehensive,<br />

community-based psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation, and support <strong>to</strong> persons with serious and persistent<br />

mental illness such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder.<br />

The ACT model of care evolved out of the work of Arnold Marx, M.D., Leonard Stein, and Mary Ann Test,<br />

Ph.D., in the late 1960s. ACT has been widely implemented in the United States, Canada, and England. The<br />

Department of Veterans Affairs has also implemented ACT across the United States.<br />

A team of professionals whose backgrounds and training include social work, rehabilitation, counseling,<br />

nursing and psychiatry provide Assertive Community Treatment services. Among the services ACT teams<br />

provide are: case management; initial and ongoing assessments; psychiatric services; employment and<br />

housing assistance; family support and education; substance abuse services; and other services and supports<br />

critical <strong>to</strong> an individual's ability <strong>to</strong> live <strong>success</strong>fully in the community.<br />

An evidence based practice, ACT has been extensively researched and evaluated and has proven clinical<br />

and cost effectiveness. <br />

Resource fair held for<br />

community, agencies<br />

We’ve enrolled six clients <strong>to</strong> date<br />

and plan <strong>to</strong> enroll 15 clients<br />

per month until we reach our<br />

maximum of 57 clients. <br />

Julie DeDe is direc<strong>to</strong>r of Social<br />

Services at St. Vincent de Paul Village.<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village Guest Services Program<br />

Manager Cheryl Deblois.<br />

Other agencies participating included: Salvation<br />

Army, Jorgensen Law, Legal Aid-HAP, Senior<br />

Community Center, Salvation Army – Family Services,<br />

San Deigo-211, Family Health Centers, Friend <strong>to</strong><br />

Friend, Self-Reliance House, Community Resource<br />

Center, Second Chance and Stepping S<strong>to</strong>ne.


Dr. McCahill receives<br />

Physician Humanitarian Award<br />

Medical direc<strong>to</strong>r honored by state<br />

By Patricia M. walsh<br />

Margaret E. McCahill, M.D.,<br />

has received the 2008<br />

Physician Humanitarian Award<br />

from the Medical Board of the<br />

State of California. Medical<br />

direc<strong>to</strong>r of the St. Vincent de Paul<br />

Village Family Health Center, Dr.<br />

McCahill received the honor for<br />

her “many years of outstanding<br />

service <strong>to</strong> indigent patients in<br />

San Diego County.”<br />

“Dr. McCahill’s … ability<br />

<strong>to</strong> influence other health care<br />

providers <strong>to</strong> continue <strong>to</strong> care for<br />

the underserved is a model worthy<br />

of emulation across the state,” says<br />

Barbara Johns<strong>to</strong>n, executive direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />

of the Medical Board of California.<br />

“The committee was particularly<br />

Teresa Simms<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Tuberculosis education<br />

impressed with McCahill’s program<br />

that sends graduates of (UCSD's)<br />

residency-training program <strong>to</strong><br />

medically underserved areas, and her<br />

similar training of other health care<br />

professionals.” Dr. McCahill is the first<br />

sole woman recipient of the Physician<br />

Humanitarian Award. The award was<br />

made by the Physician Recognition<br />

Committee of the Medical Board<br />

of California. The award recognizes<br />

the demonstration of excellence by<br />

individual physicians and/or groups<br />

of physicians who strive <strong>to</strong> improve<br />

access and <strong>to</strong> fill gaps in the health<br />

care delivery system for underserved<br />

populations in California, or who<br />

have advanced the health care status<br />

of the public through innovation and<br />

commitment <strong>to</strong> medical education,<br />

or who have otherwise shown an<br />

Health Services Program<br />

Manager Teresa Simms, MPH,<br />

has been selected <strong>to</strong> participate in<br />

the inaugural class of Blue Shield<br />

of California Foundation’s Clinic<br />

Leadership Institute, a program<br />

designed <strong>to</strong> identify and galvanize<br />

the next generation of community<br />

clinic leaders.<br />

One of only 26 professionals<br />

statewide and four from San Diego<br />

<strong>to</strong> be named <strong>to</strong> the leadership<br />

institute, Simms manages the day<strong>to</strong>-day<br />

operations of the Village<br />

“<br />

Dr. McCahill’s … ability <strong>to</strong> influence<br />

other health care providers <strong>to</strong> continue<br />

<strong>to</strong> care for the underserved is a model<br />

worthy of emulation across the state.<br />

Barbara Johns<strong>to</strong>n, Medical Board of California<br />

outstanding commitment <strong>to</strong> patients<br />

in need, wherever located.<br />

“I considered my nomination<br />

from our dean’s office for the<br />

California Medical Board’s<br />

Physician Humanitarian Award <strong>to</strong><br />

be a long-shot,” Dr. McCahill says.<br />

“The service that we do requires<br />

an incredible team, and the team<br />

we have at St. Vincent de Paul<br />

Village is awesome and like no<br />

other. Thanks so much <strong>to</strong> everyone,<br />

most especially <strong>to</strong> <strong>Father</strong> Joe – not<br />

Family Health Center (VFHC) at<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village.<br />

“I hope that the institute will<br />

provide me with the <strong>to</strong>ols <strong>to</strong> bring<br />

the clinic <strong>to</strong> a new level,” Simms<br />

says. The VFHC logs 35,000<br />

medical, dental and psychiatric<br />

patient visits annually, 21,000<br />

of those visits are with primary<br />

care providers. The VFHC saves<br />

San Diego hospitals thousands of<br />

dollars each month by providing<br />

services in our prenatal clinic <strong>to</strong><br />

help prevent premature births<br />

only for his letter in support of this<br />

award, but more importantly, for<br />

his everyday tireless support of all<br />

of the work of the Village.”<br />

In addition <strong>to</strong> being medical<br />

direc<strong>to</strong>r of the Village Family<br />

Heath Center, Dr. McCahill is<br />

founding direc<strong>to</strong>r of the UCSD<br />

Combined Family Medicine-<br />

Psychiatry Residency Program,<br />

and she is a health sciences<br />

clinical professor of family<br />

medicine and psychiatry, UCSD<br />

that would require more extensive<br />

medical care. “I look forward <strong>to</strong><br />

sharing information on <strong>to</strong>pics<br />

in which we have become quite<br />

strong, including outcomes<br />

measurement and electronic<br />

medical records implementation,”<br />

Simms says.<br />

Blue Shield of California<br />

Foundation launched the institute<br />

with a pledge <strong>to</strong> spend up <strong>to</strong><br />

$10 million in five years <strong>to</strong> help<br />

prepare future leaders <strong>to</strong> meet<br />

the challenges of providing<br />

Village News, spring 2008 7<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Margaret E. McCahill, M.D.<br />

School of Medicine. Dr. McCahill,<br />

who was also listed in San Diego<br />

Magazine as one of the county’s<br />

“Top Doc<strong>to</strong>rs” this year, is board<br />

certified in both family medicine<br />

and psychiatry, and she practices<br />

both specialties.<br />

Dr. McCahill will be joined by<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe <strong>to</strong> accept her award on<br />

Nov. 7, 2008, at the Medical Board<br />

of California’s meeting in San<br />

Diego. <br />

Teresa Simms selected for clinic leadership institute<br />

The National Tuberculosis Curriculum Consortium (NTCC) was on site at the Village<br />

Family Health Center (VFHC) in November <strong>to</strong> tape patient-provider encounters as<br />

part of a cultural competency project <strong>to</strong> enhance the skills and attitudes of students in<br />

health disciplines when caring for patients with tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis<br />

infection. The videotapes will be used for lectures, case presentations and other valuable<br />

educational materials designed <strong>to</strong> strengthen the teaching on tuberculosis.<br />

The tapes will be available free-of-charge <strong>to</strong> educa<strong>to</strong>rs and students on the NTCC<br />

website at ntcc.ucsd.edu. VFHC staff participating in the project included Jean Naugle,<br />

Dr. Aronoff-Spencer and Dr. Adesanya with additional support provided by Dr.<br />

Lorentz, Dr. McCahill, and Teresa Simms.<br />

The NTCC is a multidisciplinary educational program awarded <strong>to</strong> the University of<br />

California, San Diego and funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of<br />

the National Institutes of Health (Contract N01-HR-36157). <br />

Mobile Health Clinic in the community<br />

health care <strong>to</strong> some of the state’s<br />

most vulnerable residents. The<br />

18-month program at The Center<br />

for the Health Professions at<br />

the University of California,<br />

San Francisco focuses on<br />

finance, strategy and leadership.<br />

California’s 800 community<br />

clinics provide medical care <strong>to</strong><br />

nearly 3 million people annually,<br />

including 12 percent of the state’s<br />

children and 37 percent of those<br />

living below the poverty level. <br />

Our Mobile Health Clinic was on site at the City of San Diego’s homeless winter<br />

shelter for intake day in November <strong>to</strong> provide medical screening <strong>to</strong> neighbors in need<br />

entering the facility. Approximately 225 people were seen in the Mobile Health Clinic<br />

on intake day, which also provided approximately 128 flu shots and dispensed necessary<br />

medicines. Doc<strong>to</strong>rs provided 68 personal medical visits <strong>to</strong> neighbors in need.<br />

The Mobile Health Clinic is an outreach of the St. Vincent de Paul Village Family<br />

Health Center and the San Diego Health & Faith Alliance. The Mobile Health Clinic<br />

provides its services through the collaborative efforts of several universities and<br />

accredited professional training programs in San Diego County.


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Village News, spring 2008<br />

Proud <strong>to</strong> be an American<br />

By Patricia M. walsh<br />

America’s 26th president had a saying: “Do what you can<br />

with what you have where you are.”<br />

Teddy Roosevelt would certainly be proud of Village<br />

resident Ali E., a native of Morocco, who obtained his<br />

American citizenship by using the resource room in the<br />

Career & Education Center.<br />

After 16 years of living in the U.S. on a green card status,<br />

Ali came <strong>to</strong> the Village after a failed relationship, “some bad<br />

decisions” and an arrest. “I was alone and thought the whole<br />

world was against me, and I was unwanted,” says the 43-yearold,<br />

his text-book English broken only by a stutter. “I was so<br />

disheartened.”<br />

Expecting a meal and a bed at Village, Ali got more than he<br />

bargained for. “I was surprised at the magnitude of the Village.<br />

It was more than room and board,” he says. “It was ‘yes you<br />

can!’ It was the resource room, without which I couldn’t have<br />

done it – the fax, computer, a phone. It wasn’t easy – there<br />

were obstacles. But I kept trying.”<br />

Ali, who turned out in a French blue shirt, jacket and patriotic<br />

tie <strong>to</strong> discuss his journey and <strong>success</strong>, acknowledges Case<br />

Manager Julio Barajas’ influence and guidance: “He said, ‘Yes<br />

you can, yes you can.’ And I thought … well … maybe I can.”<br />

Ali expects <strong>to</strong> be at the Village another year as he continues<br />

working through the programs that are part of the Village’s<br />

Bridges <strong>to</strong> Independence continuum of care – adult education,<br />

job-seeking skills and computer classes.<br />

“I got a taste of <strong>success</strong>,” Ali says. “And I want more.” <br />

Recovery<br />

Services<br />

helps<br />

Nicole finds her true<br />

source of power<br />

By Nicole a.<br />

Success S<strong>to</strong>ries FAST<br />

In my addiction my choices<br />

were very limited. My addiction<br />

decided what I would do, where I<br />

went, who I hung with and how I<br />

would act. Along with that came<br />

a prison sentence.<br />

I want more control over my<br />

life, not less, no matter what<br />

situation I’m in. Thinking of<br />

myself as powerless always has felt<br />

threatening and uncomfortable.<br />

Through Recovery Services at<br />

the Village it was a turning point<br />

for me when I admitted my<br />

powerlessness over my addiction.<br />

I freed myself <strong>to</strong> focus all that<br />

attention <strong>to</strong> areas where I did have<br />

control. That is when I discovered<br />

my true source of power as I put<br />

less energy in<strong>to</strong> controlling other<br />

people and the events around me.<br />

I invested more energy in<strong>to</strong> taking<br />

Nicole a.<br />

Village NeWS emily Velez-Confer<br />

care of myself. I started <strong>to</strong> take<br />

responsibility for my own wellbeing<br />

as well as responsibility for<br />

my son, Andrew. In doing this I<br />

have learned <strong>to</strong> control my anger.<br />

I have more patience with him.<br />

The bond that we have has made<br />

me a stronger person.<br />

I am empowered when I look<br />

inside myself <strong>to</strong>day. I like <strong>to</strong> ask<br />

myself, “What do I think? What do<br />

I feel? What are my options?” With<br />

these three questions I’m figuring<br />

out what is true for me. If I was <strong>to</strong><br />

ask you what power means <strong>to</strong> you,<br />

where you have power in your life,<br />

and where does that power come<br />

from, what would you say? <br />

Nicole A. and her son are residents<br />

at St. Vincent de Paul Village.<br />

FACTS<br />

ali e. obtained his american citizenship using the resource room in the Career & education Center.<br />

I would like you <strong>to</strong> know that<br />

my progress in life is going very<br />

well. I would also like you <strong>to</strong><br />

know that my children are doing<br />

great! Everybody is busy, going<br />

<strong>to</strong> school, doing house chores,<br />

just pitching as a family. I am<br />

expecting our new addition any<br />

day now. I made a year at my<br />

job and received a 50-cent raise.<br />

Everything is well. My family and<br />

I are truly blessed. Thank you for<br />

being supportive.<br />

Mehemiah B.<br />

I am still <strong>success</strong>ful after<br />

leaving the Village. It’s been over<br />

a year now. I’m happy <strong>to</strong> say I<br />

have a car, an apartment and<br />

a job, still. All thanks <strong>to</strong> God,<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe and the St. Vincent de<br />

Paul Village staff. Thank you all<br />

for my continued <strong>success</strong>.<br />

Angela H.<br />

My daughter and I were living<br />

at St. Vincent de Paul Village last<br />

Through Bridges <strong>to</strong> independence, <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> unique continuum of care, individuals attend<br />

‘The University of the Human spirit’ where they receive the <strong>to</strong>ols they need <strong>to</strong> regain their lives and<br />

become productive, self-sufficient members of society.<br />

Mail bag<br />

Edi<strong>to</strong>r’s note: The dedicated program staff of St. Vincent de Paul Village<br />

provides a continuum of care that gives our neighbors in need the <strong>to</strong>ols<br />

they need <strong>to</strong> regain their lives. After they graduate, former residents write<br />

<strong>to</strong> keep in <strong>to</strong>uch with their case managers. Here are their <strong>success</strong> s<strong>to</strong>ries.<br />

year. We entered in May 2005 and<br />

moved out November 2007. I am<br />

still working for Heritage Private<br />

Security. I’ve been working for<br />

this company for two years. It is<br />

full-time plus hours.<br />

It feels great having our own<br />

place. I have more time for my<br />

daughter, friends, family and<br />

myself. Before going <strong>to</strong> work, I get<br />

ready, double-check my uniform,<br />

walk downstairs and grab my sack<br />

lunch. I have <strong>to</strong> pay rent, bills, and<br />

buy groceries. I have <strong>to</strong> budget my<br />

money even more.<br />

I learned a lot while staying<br />

at the Village and had beautiful<br />

people helping us. I will continue<br />

working and live life <strong>to</strong> the fullest.<br />

Perla<br />

I have a genuine interest in<br />

my job. I enjoy the work. This<br />

of course takes up 50 hours,<br />

Monday through Friday with<br />

2 1/2 hours travel time per day.<br />

I am at ease with my home<br />

Village NeWS Patricia M. Walsh<br />

and enjoy reading, the music,<br />

and creative endeavors. I am<br />

fortunate because my rent for<br />

2008 will remain the same<br />

and my rental agreement was<br />

completed in mid-September.<br />

Elizabeth C.<br />

Again thanks <strong>to</strong> all who made<br />

my stay at St. Vincent de Paul<br />

a great experience. I’ve been<br />

working at NASCO for two years.<br />

I got my own apartment; I go <strong>to</strong><br />

school twice a week. Thanks <strong>to</strong> all<br />

the staff and programs offered.<br />

Sal M.<br />

I’m thankful that there is a<br />

program that is able <strong>to</strong> provide<br />

people with so much and that<br />

so many people complete<br />

<strong>success</strong>fully. I am thankful that I<br />

was given a place <strong>to</strong> stay while I<br />

waited for my SSI benefits <strong>to</strong> be<br />

granted. I was also grateful <strong>to</strong><br />

have a place that I could receive<br />

medical treatment. The Village<br />

allowed me <strong>to</strong> obtain everything<br />

that I needed. Fr. Joe has a gift for<br />

determining what people really<br />

need. I now have permanent<br />

income and I am living in my<br />

own apartment. I am very<br />

grateful for the program.<br />

Phillip


Fresh Start Journal<br />

Excerpts<br />

Edi<strong>to</strong>r’s note: In the Career & Education Center at St. Vincent de Paul<br />

Village residents put pencil <strong>to</strong> paper <strong>to</strong> share their thoughts and ideas<br />

through s<strong>to</strong>ries, poems and art, which are published in the Fresh Start<br />

Journal. Here are some excerpts from the most recent issue:<br />

Dare To<br />

By Patricia C.<br />

Dare <strong>to</strong> dream<br />

Dare <strong>to</strong> live<br />

Dare <strong>to</strong> love<br />

Dare <strong>to</strong> give<br />

Of all these things in life <strong>to</strong> share can you,<br />

will you take a chance?<br />

To Dare?<br />

To dream is <strong>to</strong> make things become real<br />

To live is <strong>to</strong> make life an ongoing thrill<br />

To love is what is right<br />

To give is such a delight<br />

Dare <strong>to</strong> dream<br />

Dare <strong>to</strong> live<br />

Dare <strong>to</strong> share<br />

Dare <strong>to</strong> give<br />

Of all these things<br />

In life <strong>to</strong> share can you, will you<br />

Take a chance, <strong>to</strong> Dare?<br />

I pushed my noisy shopping cart<br />

across the huge stadium parking lot,<br />

its metallic rattle sounded in<strong>to</strong> the cold<br />

night air. The wind sang and the night<br />

sky grew darker, as the rain clouds<br />

chased the stars away. Soon raindrops<br />

began <strong>to</strong> dot the asphalt, each one<br />

briefly reflecting the dim lights that<br />

s<strong>to</strong>od a<strong>to</strong>p the tall metal poles in the<br />

parking lot. At this moment I was as<br />

cold as my environment, mumbling<br />

<strong>to</strong> myself in frustration and self-pity.<br />

My search for shelter was my only<br />

priority so I headed <strong>to</strong> the underpass.<br />

I began <strong>to</strong> recall some of the many bad<br />

decisions which led me <strong>to</strong> this night of<br />

<strong>to</strong>tal depression, anger, and isolation.<br />

I scolded myself for all the money<br />

I’ve wasted on drugs and alcohol. I<br />

shook my head with finality wishing<br />

I were dead. But I continued pushing<br />

my shopping cart, laden with all my<br />

worldly possessions and cursing the<br />

wobbly left front wheel. I thought of<br />

how much I missed my family and<br />

those “get-<strong>to</strong>gethers.” I recalled the<br />

laughs we would have as we dusted off<br />

the old family album and gazed at how<br />

skinny we used <strong>to</strong> be as kids.<br />

I cringed at how I misused my<br />

family’s trust and when my mother<br />

shed her tears from the pain I caused<br />

her. I remembered past loves that I<br />

deceived and how I callously used their<br />

The Man Under The Bridge<br />

By Robert w.<br />

Homeless<br />

Phyllis B.<br />

Run in circles.<br />

Wait in lines.<br />

Pray for miracles.<br />

Look for signs.<br />

A mother’s dream,<br />

No food, no table.<br />

A child’s scream,<br />

Willing, not able.<br />

1, 2, 3, - 10 carts in a row.<br />

St. Vinnie’s is serving.<br />

Moms, Dads, and Moes,<br />

With kids in <strong>to</strong>w.<br />

Rich kids in the kitchen,<br />

Come see the poor.<br />

They’re so bitchen,<br />

They get more.<br />

own love against them. I wanted <strong>to</strong> cry,<br />

but my anger wouldn’t release the tears;<br />

I pushed on.<br />

I suddenly became very tired as I<br />

maneuvered my cart across the trolley<br />

tracks and the cold gray bridge came<br />

in<strong>to</strong> view. I became tired of my selfinflicted<br />

<strong>to</strong>rture, and I realized I needed<br />

somewhere <strong>to</strong> clear my mind, clean my<br />

body and ease my soul. If I didn’t, I knew<br />

I would die on an unforgiving sidewalk<br />

under that bridge.<br />

This was the day I unders<strong>to</strong>od I<br />

needed <strong>to</strong> make a change. A change<br />

in my lifestyle that I knew wouldn’t<br />

be easy, and in a way, still isn’t. Old<br />

habits are hard <strong>to</strong> break, but possible.<br />

My daily choices must be different than<br />

in the past. I must practice a new way<br />

of thinking and allow myself time <strong>to</strong><br />

heal. I can honestly say <strong>to</strong>day, by just<br />

allowing a few good people in<strong>to</strong> my life,<br />

things are different. The struggle is still<br />

there, if it weren’t, there wouldn’t have<br />

been a problem. Today I am grateful;<br />

pleased about knowing who I am.<br />

I also realize and understand that<br />

there will be moments when I have <strong>to</strong><br />

face those mistakes of the past, they<br />

won’t just go away, but neither will I.<br />

This is not my first time living in the<br />

Village, but it is the first time I feel “real”<br />

and that I do have a future. Thank you,<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village. <br />

By Patricia M. walsh<br />

What little space there is in Recovery Counselor<br />

Jon Lutack’s office quickly disappears when<br />

Brian and Edward show up. It’s not just their<br />

broad-shouldered athletic frames that shrink the<br />

room; their energy and vitality charge the air. Like<br />

everyone who has ever had their pho<strong>to</strong> taken, Brian<br />

and Edward tense up when they see the camera.<br />

Wanting <strong>to</strong> capture their more natural, confident<br />

demeanor, the pho<strong>to</strong>grapher suggests that they<br />

think of whatever makes them happy. Jon repeats<br />

what the pho<strong>to</strong>grapher said <strong>to</strong> Brian, who is deaf but<br />

reads lips and signs. Brian turns <strong>to</strong> Edward, who is<br />

also deaf and does not read lips, <strong>to</strong> sign the message.<br />

Instantly and in unison all three say and sign The<br />

Serenity Prayer.<br />

“God grant me the serenity<br />

<strong>to</strong> accept the things I cannot change;<br />

courage <strong>to</strong> change the things I can;<br />

and wisdom <strong>to</strong> know the difference.”<br />

Smiling, they slap each other on the back and<br />

embrace in big-men bear hugs. The forgotten<br />

camera captures them in a more relaxed moment.<br />

Brian, 41, and Edward, 36, are special needs<br />

residents at St. Vincent de Paul Village. In addition <strong>to</strong><br />

being homeless, both are deaf and in substance abuse<br />

recovery. Both attend City College. Brian and Edward<br />

met at Alcoholics Anonymous before coming <strong>to</strong><br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village, where they have become a<br />

support system for each other and an inspiration for<br />

Lutack. “Their determination is so powerful and they<br />

Village News, spring 2008 9<br />

Success S<strong>to</strong>ries<br />

Village NeWS Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Recovery Counselor Jon lutack, center, with Village residents, Brian M., left, and edward V., both of whom are deaf.<br />

Mutual inspiration<br />

bring so much <strong>to</strong> the Village. They are like a bolt of<br />

energy,” Lutack says. “They are leaders.”<br />

Spreading his hands as he signs, Brian makes strong<br />

eye contact and says, “My path has widened here. I<br />

know who I am. I am an addict. Recovery enables<br />

me <strong>to</strong> keep me out of myself.” Homeless and living<br />

“<br />

Their determination is so<br />

powerful and they bring so<br />

much <strong>to</strong> the Village.<br />

Jon Lutack, recovery counselor<br />

in a van before coming <strong>to</strong> the Village, Brian now says<br />

he looks forward <strong>to</strong> having his own place and giving<br />

back <strong>to</strong> others. Today he’s active in AA, Narcotics<br />

Anonymous and Signs of Life, a recovery program<br />

that serves the deaf and hard-of-hearing community<br />

in San Diego. Confident and articulate, he beams with<br />

pride and says, “I’m two years sober. I’ve never before<br />

been sober for more than seven months.”<br />

Edward, also active in Signs of Life and AA, joins<br />

the conversation and signs that he would be on the<br />

street without the Village. He looks forward <strong>to</strong> being<br />

an elementary school teacher. “This program keeps us<br />

on our <strong>to</strong>es. They offer <strong>success</strong>,” he says. “If everybody<br />

else can do it, why can’t we?”<br />

As Brian and Edward bound out the building,<br />

Lutack thanks them for sharing their s<strong>to</strong>ries and<br />

tells them, “You are giants.” After they’re gone<br />

Lutack continues the s<strong>to</strong>ry for them and tells of<br />

how Brian is a greeter at AA meetings. “There are<br />

men who go <strong>to</strong> meetings for 10 years and can’t<br />

welcome people. There is nothing these two are not<br />

willing <strong>to</strong> do.”


10 VILLAGE NEWS, Spring 2008<br />

VILLAGE NEWS, Spring 2008<br />

11<br />

THE MISSION IS HIS<br />

By Martha Lepore<br />

The handwork is th e i r s<br />

VILLAGE<br />

LADIES<br />

GUILD<br />

at25<br />

It is said that behind every great man there is a<br />

woman. In <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s case, make that “many<br />

women.” Over the past 25 years, more than 500<br />

ladies have s<strong>to</strong>od behind <strong>Father</strong> Joe Carroll as he has<br />

pursued his mission <strong>to</strong> help neighbors in need.<br />

Starting in the crowded upstairs o ce of<br />

St. Vincent’s ri S<strong>to</strong>re, the Village Ladies Guild<br />

has volunteered hands and hearts in a variety of<br />

environments, including the old Travola<strong>to</strong>r Mo<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Hotel, the children’s clothing department of Target,<br />

the Home O ce conference room, Balboa Park, and<br />

this year the links of Torrey Pines Golf Course.<br />

Guild members have marked race numbers on<br />

the legs of triathletes, modeled and hosted a fashion<br />

show of thri s<strong>to</strong>re clothes, and held a pre-owned<br />

jewelry fundraiser. And not <strong>to</strong> show up Santa, but<br />

their Santa’s workshop has made Christmas dreams<br />

comes true for families and children at the Village.<br />

ey’ve had fun and formed lasting friendships.<br />

ey’ve made a di erence in the lives of thousands<br />

of homeless children, families and adults for the last<br />

25 years. <br />

Happy Anniversary, Ladies!<br />

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100<br />

238<br />

10,000<br />

250,000<br />

269,629<br />

BY THE<br />

NUMBERS<br />

Average hours each Guild<br />

member serves per month<br />

Founding members<br />

Layettes provided <strong>to</strong> women<br />

completing Village pre-natal<br />

care each year<br />

Current members<br />

Average hours of annual service<br />

Total dollars raised for<br />

Children’s Services since 1983<br />

Dollar value of members’<br />

volunteer service in 2006<br />

U<br />

U<br />

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1983 – Ladies Guild founding members and<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe Carroll at one of the first meetings.<br />

1987 – Touring the Joan Kroc Center during<br />

construction.<br />

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1982<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe recruits members<br />

from former parishioners<br />

at Our Lady of Grace <strong>to</strong><br />

support him with his<br />

new assignment at the<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Center.<br />

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glass glass glass glass glass mosaic mosaic mosaic mosaic mosaic is is is is unveiled unveiled unveiled unveiled unveiled<br />

at at at Villa Villa Villa Harvey Harvey Harvey Mandel Mandel Mandel<br />

<strong>to</strong> honor honor volunteers volunteers and and<br />

staff. staff. staff. staff. The The The The upper upper upper upper left left left left section section section section<br />

depicts depicts depicts the the the Ladies Ladies Ladies Guild Guild Guild<br />

stuffing stuffing envelopes. envelopes.<br />

1983<br />

e volunteers a liate with<br />

the Ladies of Charity of the<br />

United States (LOCUS) as an<br />

auxiliary <strong>to</strong> the Center.<br />

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1987<br />

LOCUS members serve<br />

wherever needed at the<br />

opening of Joan Kroc Center<br />

for homeless families.<br />

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1987 – The first Ladies Guild docents prepare <strong>to</strong><br />

give <strong>to</strong>urs of the newly opened JKC.<br />

2004 – Stuffing goodie bags for the Thanksgiving<br />

Day 5K Run/Walk.<br />

1994<br />

LOCUS members vote <strong>to</strong><br />

sever ties with the national<br />

group and establish the<br />

Village Ladies Guild serving<br />

only the newly named<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village.<br />

1997<br />

e Guild is recognized<br />

with the JC Penney Golden<br />

Rule Award at the<br />

annual United Way<br />

Recognition Luncheon.<br />

2003 – <strong>Father</strong><br />

Joe accepts<br />

the annual<br />

check from the<br />

Ladies Guild<br />

in the value<br />

of volunteer<br />

hours.<br />

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1998<br />

Guild members assist at<br />

the ASID Showcase<br />

Carnation Building,<br />

bene ting the Village.<br />

1985<br />

– Digging<br />

in at the<br />

JKC JKC ground- groundbreaking<br />

ceremonies.<br />

25 Years<br />

&Co Co u nti n g<br />

2004<br />

e Guild receives the Bishop<br />

Maher Award at the annual<br />

Children’s Charity Dinner.<br />

Village resident gets help<br />

from Ladies Guild<br />

member purchasing<br />

a new Easter/spring<br />

outfit for his children.<br />

Village Village Village Village Village Village Village<br />

mothers mothers mothers mothers mothers who who who who who<br />

have have completed completed<br />

prenatal prenatal<br />

care care receive receive<br />

homemade<br />

homemade<br />

layettes layettes layettes layettes from from from from<br />

Ladies Ladies Ladies Guild. Guild. Guild.<br />

You Can Make a Di erence – Too!<br />

Are you an Albertsons or Ralphs shopper? Do you have Campbell’s can<br />

labels <strong>to</strong> save? Are your hands made for mailings? Ever want <strong>to</strong> be a personal<br />

shopper? Would having a special day of recollection suit you? Does leading<br />

<strong>to</strong>urs tickle your interest? Is wrapping Christmas presents fun? Do you enjoy<br />

women whose spirit of giving sums up who they are?<br />

If you’ve answered yes <strong>to</strong> one or more of the above, Virginia LaMendola has<br />

a deal for you. For just $18, the Village Ladies Guild membership chair will<br />

welcome you in<strong>to</strong> the Guild, you will meet <strong>Father</strong> Joe and join the wonderful<br />

women who make a real di erence among San Diego’s neighbors in need.<br />

Waste no time in contacting Virginia at 619.435.2108. Before you<br />

know it, you just may find yourself among new friends volunteering at<br />

Torrey Pines in June. <br />

2008<br />

At U.S. Open Torrey Pines,<br />

members will be volunteering<br />

at the Halfway House<br />

concession stand and a<br />

food court.


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VILLAGE NEWS, Spring 2008<br />

Heart and Spirit Award<br />

Martha’s honors supporters at Western Roundup<br />

By Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Riverside County Supervisor Roy<br />

Wilson and philanthropists<br />

Carol and Robert Peters were<br />

honored with e Heart and Spirit of<br />

Martha’s Award on March 13, 2008,<br />

at the 9th annual Western Roundup.<br />

“Supervisor Wilson has been<br />

very supportive for many years<br />

and was instrumental in helping<br />

Martha’s become the largest<br />

provider of services <strong>to</strong> the<br />

homeless and impoverished in<br />

Carol and Robert Peters<br />

Martha’s Village & Kitchen FAST<br />

Special <strong>to</strong> VILLAGE NEWS<br />

By Patricia M. Walsh<br />

When Susan D. walked in<strong>to</strong><br />

Emergency Services at<br />

Martha’s Village & Kitchen she was<br />

diagnosed by Dr. Michael Kim with<br />

cirrhosis – end-stage liver disease –<br />

and given two <strong>to</strong> six months <strong>to</strong> live.<br />

e severity of her illness made it<br />

impossible for her <strong>to</strong> live in Martha’s<br />

Emergency Shelter, so the sta sent<br />

her <strong>to</strong> a local emergency room, only<br />

<strong>to</strong> have her returned untreated.<br />

“Susan didn’t t in<strong>to</strong> any program<br />

that we knew of,” says Martha’s<br />

Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r John Wolohan.<br />

“If she had been 62, there was a<br />

program. If she was a battered<br />

wife, there was a program. If she<br />

had a Medi-Cal number, there was<br />

a program. If she was a danger <strong>to</strong><br />

herself, there was a program. But<br />

for a 52-year-old dying alcoholic<br />

woman – no program.”<br />

Wolohan called Riverside<br />

County Adult Protective Services<br />

and found out from Social Services<br />

the Coachella Valley,” says Gloria<br />

Gomez, founder of Martha’s<br />

Village & Kitchen. “ anks <strong>to</strong> the<br />

tremendous generosity of Carol<br />

and Robert Peters, who sponsored<br />

Martha’s lobby facilities with a<br />

$150,000 gi , our capital campaign<br />

<strong>to</strong>ok a giant step forward.”<br />

Carol and Robert Peters<br />

ird-generation Californians,<br />

Carol and Robert Peters’<br />

philanthropic activities span nearly<br />

ve decades. Carol is from Marin<br />

County and Bob from San Jose.<br />

ey met in Hawaii as teenagers<br />

and married in the 1960s. ey<br />

have three children – Bill, Steve and<br />

Carrie – and seven grandchildren.<br />

Bob's studies were in electrical<br />

engineering at Santa Clara<br />

University. He received a master’s<br />

degree in business administration<br />

from Harvard a er a stint in the<br />

Army Signal Corp. Carol was at San<br />

Jose State when Bob called and said,<br />

“Let’s get married.” She completed<br />

Worker Norma Angel that Susan<br />

could apply for an emergency<br />

Medi-Cal number. “ e problem<br />

was that processing the number<br />

would take weeks, and that didn’t<br />

guarantee it would ever come for<br />

Susan,” Wolohan says.<br />

at’s when Sophia Garcia,<br />

Martha’s Emergency Services<br />

case manager, stepped in. Garcia<br />

immediately submitted paperwork<br />

and four days later – a er almost<br />

hourly calls <strong>to</strong> bureaucrats – had<br />

an emergency Medi-Cal number<br />

for Susan.<br />

Over at Adult Protective<br />

Services, Angel was as<strong>to</strong>nished<br />

her degree a number of years later<br />

at the University of San Francisco.<br />

In the mid-1960s, the couple<br />

returned <strong>to</strong> their roots in the<br />

Santa Clara Valley before it was<br />

dubbed Silicon Valley. While Carol<br />

dedicated her time <strong>to</strong> her family<br />

and raising their children, Bob<br />

had a series of marketing, sales<br />

and management positions with a<br />

number of established high-tech<br />

companies including Hewlett<br />

Packard, Stanford Research<br />

Institute (now SRI International)<br />

and American Microsystems. He<br />

went on <strong>to</strong> senior management<br />

positions in start-ups including<br />

Zoran Corporation and Sierra<br />

Semiconduc<strong>to</strong>r (now PMC-<br />

Sierra). In the late 1980s, as the<br />

Internet began <strong>to</strong> emerge, Bob<br />

was the original marketing vice<br />

president (employee #27) at Cisco<br />

Systems. During the 1990s, Bob<br />

was an inves<strong>to</strong>r and direc<strong>to</strong>r of a<br />

number of start-ups, including the<br />

Heritage Bank in San Jose.<br />

Sta provides dignity<br />

and a last chance for help<br />

“<br />

So a is a tremendous asset … It is an<br />

honor <strong>to</strong> serve with this wonderful group<br />

of caring individuals.<br />

FACTS<br />

Norma Angel, Riverside County Adult Protective Services<br />

at Garcia’s accomplishment. “She<br />

is the best I have ever worked<br />

with and I’ve been around for a<br />

whole long time,” Angel says. She<br />

followed up with a letter of thanks<br />

and acknowledgement that read:<br />

Securing Susan D.’s emergency<br />

Medi-Cal number “could not<br />

have been accomplished without<br />

the dedication and perseverance<br />

of So a Garcia. As always, So a<br />

unders<strong>to</strong>od the steps required<br />

and <strong>to</strong>ok immediate action.<br />

So a is a tremendous asset <strong>to</strong> the<br />

clientele at Martha’s Village &<br />

Kitchen and we commend So a<br />

for a job well done. It is an honor<br />

Martha’s Village and Kitchen in Indio, Calif., offers a continuum of care for people <strong>to</strong> regain their lives.<br />

The Village provides long- and short-term housing for singles and families, family literacy classes, job<br />

skills, career counseling, medical care, mental health counseling, recovery services, and children’s<br />

services. Martha’s is the largest provider of homeless services in the Coachella Valley.<br />

A er raising their children, Carol<br />

branched out in<strong>to</strong> social work with<br />

the Independent Aging Program<br />

at Catholic Charities. Bob also<br />

became signi cantly involved in<br />

philanthropy, serving on the board<br />

of Catholic Charities in Santa Clara<br />

County, as a regent and president of<br />

the Board of Regents at Bellarmine<br />

College Prepa<strong>to</strong>ry in San Jose, and<br />

on the Board of Regents at Santa<br />

Clara University.<br />

He currently serves on the Board<br />

of Trustees at Santa Clara and<br />

is chairman of the fundraising<br />

committee. He also serves meals<br />

regularly at a shelter in San Jose.<br />

Supervisor Roy Wilson<br />

Supervisor Wilson was rst<br />

elected <strong>to</strong> represent the 4th District<br />

on the Riverside County Board of<br />

Supervisors in 1994, and was reelected<br />

<strong>to</strong> a fourth term in March<br />

2006. Previously he was planning<br />

commissioner for the City of Palm<br />

Desert and a member of the Palm<br />

So a Garcia<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Ricardo Solis<br />

<strong>to</strong> serve with this wonderful<br />

group of caring individuals.”<br />

Wolohan says, “So a is not alone<br />

among our sta in caring about<br />

the welfare of the people that we<br />

serve, but this is an instance of<br />

how she rose <strong>to</strong> the occasion. is<br />

unfortunate alcoholic woman is<br />

still going <strong>to</strong> die … God knows<br />

what her s<strong>to</strong>ry might be. But I<br />

think of her case as a <strong>success</strong> s<strong>to</strong>ry<br />

for Martha’s because she needed<br />

help and whatever her s<strong>to</strong>ry was,<br />

Martha’s sta helped her.” <br />

Supervisor Roy Wilson<br />

Desert City Council, serving four<br />

terms as mayor.<br />

Wilson spent more than 33 years in<br />

higher education as an administra<strong>to</strong>r<br />

and professor with a focus on<br />

journalism at California State<br />

University, Stanislaus and College<br />

of the Desert. In 1995, Wilson was<br />

inducted in<strong>to</strong> the Community<br />

College Journalism Association’s Hall<br />

of Fame in Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C. He coauthored<br />

the textbook Mass Media/<br />

Mass Culture. Wilson holds bachelor’s<br />

and master’s degrees from California<br />

State Universities and a doc<strong>to</strong>rate in<br />

higher education from the University<br />

of Southern California. <br />

A perfect<br />

day for polo<br />

By Claudia Cas<strong>to</strong>rena<br />

Special <strong>to</strong> VILLAGE NEWS<br />

We held our 3rd Annual Polo<br />

Classic on Feb. 9, 2008, at the<br />

Eldorado Polo Club. Everyone<br />

in attendance had a lot of fun<br />

watching the polo match. At the<br />

terrace tables a delicious formal<br />

lunch was provided by e Rattle<br />

Snake restaurant, and in the<br />

tailgating area, supporters enjoyed<br />

food and drinks from their own<br />

picnic baskets. Attendees also had<br />

an opportunity <strong>to</strong> bid for beautiful<br />

items at the silent auction.<br />

Martha’s appreciates the<br />

generosity of our sponsors, who<br />

made the event a <strong>success</strong>.<br />

Event presenters: The<br />

Amidei Romano Group and<br />

The Prentice Group.<br />

Event Sponsors: Palm Springs<br />

Life Magazine, Blue Ice Vodka,<br />

Fritz Winery and Merrill Lynch.<br />

ank you <strong>to</strong> Vanessa Brown<br />

who sang the National Anthem.<br />

A special thank you <strong>to</strong> all who<br />

attended and supported the event. <br />

Claudia Cas<strong>to</strong>rena is a founder of<br />

Martha’s Village & Kitchen.


Toussaint Academy of the Arts and Sciences<br />

Special <strong>to</strong> VILLAGE NEWS<br />

TAAS staff and their Japanese colleagues in front of the Guardian of the Water statue in Yokohama. The statue was a gift<br />

from the City of San Diego in 1960 and faces southeast, <strong>to</strong>ward America’s Finest City.<br />

we got all the 411 on sexually<br />

transmitted diseases.<br />

After we finished, we chose <strong>to</strong> get a<br />

bus pass <strong>to</strong> save money because our<br />

apartment was conveniently located<br />

near the trolley station. Finally, we<br />

purchased food for our apartment<br />

and ran back <strong>to</strong> the courtyard.<br />

We were positive that we had<br />

won because we got back first!<br />

Village News, spring 2008 13<br />

Teens learn life skills at scavenger hunt<br />

life is easy, the<br />

process hard<br />

a win-win<br />

situation<br />

By eric Paul<br />

member of our group made notes<br />

and we even had a schedule we<br />

had <strong>to</strong> follow. The first thing we<br />

did was get a college application<br />

and a scholarship application.<br />

During the hunt, Red Team won<br />

By Orlanda V.<br />

The It’s All<br />

the mock scholarship of $20,000, The Life Skills<br />

About the Kids<br />

enough <strong>to</strong> pay for our entire Scavenger<br />

Foundation set<br />

school tuition and books. Then Hunt was very<br />

up its annual<br />

we got a job as a retailer at Macy’s informative<br />

L i f e S k i l l s Eric Paul making a good wage. We rented about life skills Orlanda V.<br />

Scavenger Hunt<br />

an apartment with a couple, which that all youth<br />

in January at Toussaint Academy saved us enough money <strong>to</strong> be able should know about when entering<br />

of the Arts and Sciences (TAAS). <strong>to</strong> buy a good amount of food and adulthood and college life. And it<br />

For the past four years, Angela – pardon the pun – a killer health was fun at the same time. This day<br />

Brannon’s foundation has helped insurance plan. We went <strong>to</strong> our was made possible by volunteers<br />

the teens of Toussaint Academy health class and received a perfect and support from down<strong>to</strong>wn<br />

learn about the real world through score on the test.<br />

Ro<strong>to</strong>ract Club, First Union Credit<br />

the program. Stations were set up After the three hours of learning Union, Torrey Pines Bank and<br />

at TAAS that represented many how <strong>to</strong> be productive citizens Angela Brannon’s It’s About the<br />

different processes that you must in society, we enjoyed a party Kids Foundation.<br />

know when you head out in<strong>to</strong> the hosted by Angela at Pierre’s Place. I learned that everybody,<br />

world, such as applying for college, Unfortunately, Red Team did no matter what their financial<br />

going on job interviews, dealing not win. But we felt like winners status, can afford <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> college.<br />

with banks, communicating with because we learned what we needed We got in <strong>to</strong> college through<br />

cell phone companies, navigating <strong>to</strong> know <strong>to</strong> take on the world. scholarships, and there are<br />

the utilities office, and some new I was so proud of my team. always other loans if necessary.<br />

additions like a health class, health That is what truly matters, not We then went <strong>to</strong> the bank <strong>to</strong> open<br />

insurance and others.<br />

some prize. The real prize is the an account and learned how <strong>to</strong><br />

This year I was team captain of knowledge that we learned, at that manage a check book. From there<br />

the Red Team with Jessica A. I is what matters. <br />

we learned what information is<br />

was teamed with a great team. We<br />

inside a renter’s contract. Then,<br />

never panicked and we made sure Eric Paul is a graduate of Toussaint we went <strong>to</strong> get health insurance<br />

we did everything we could. One Academy of the Arts and Sciences. and attended a health class where<br />

FAST FACTS<br />

Toussaint academy of the arts and sciences (Taas) is a residence and high school for homeless teens<br />

in down<strong>to</strong>wn san Diego. Taas helps young people <strong>to</strong> gain the skills they need <strong>to</strong> become <strong>success</strong>ful<br />

adults who will contribute <strong>to</strong> the life of our community. The program’s continuum of care includes<br />

alumni services <strong>to</strong> assist graduates in completing a college education.<br />

Cultural exchange<br />

trip <strong>to</strong> Yokohama<br />

By Rick Newmyer<br />

Konichiwa!<br />

This was just one of the many<br />

Japanese words I surely<br />

butchered during my visit <strong>to</strong> the<br />

land of the rising sun.<br />

In February, I had the incredible<br />

fortune of traveling <strong>to</strong> Yokohama,<br />

Japan, along with five of my staff<br />

from Toussaint Academy of the<br />

Arts and Sciences. The purpose<br />

of our visit was <strong>to</strong> participate<br />

in a cultural exchange between<br />

Yokohama and San Diego. As vicepresident<br />

of the Sister City Society,<br />

Jose Gonzalez, executive assistant<br />

<strong>to</strong> <strong>Father</strong> Joe Carroll, came along<br />

as a host and guide.<br />

Over the course of six days, we<br />

visited nonprofit organizations and<br />

exchanged ideas regarding youth<br />

issues and service strategies. We also<br />

met with the mayor of Yokohama<br />

and presented our service model at<br />

a citywide symposium.<br />

The similarities and differences<br />

between Yokohama and San Diego<br />

are striking.<br />

On the one hand, we are both<br />

port cities on the Pacific Ocean,<br />

major centers for biotechnology,<br />

and information technology. And<br />

both cities are two hours from<br />

Disneyland!<br />

On the other hand, San Diego<br />

has incredible ethnic diversity and<br />

one in every five citizens is foreignborn.<br />

Yokohama is extremely<br />

homogenous with a population<br />

that is 99 percent Japanese.<br />

Even so, the face of Japanese<br />

society is changing as immigration<br />

is on the rise and young people,<br />

in particular, are struggling with<br />

the changes.<br />

Continued on page 16<br />

However, when they announced<br />

the winners my group didn’t even<br />

make the <strong>to</strong>p three. Apparently, we<br />

forgot <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> the SDG&E station,<br />

so none of the appliances for our<br />

apartment worked. <br />

Orlanda V. is a student at<br />

Toussaint Academy of the Arts<br />

and Sciences.<br />

Special <strong>to</strong> VILLAGE NEWS<br />

Angela Brannon, center, from It’s All About the Kids Foundation, put on the<br />

life skills scavenger hunt. From left are Kristen Anders, adolescent residential<br />

counselor; and TAAS residents, De’Zaree, Aaron, Stephen and Nicole.


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By Angela Bull<br />

VILLAGE NEWS, Spring 2008<br />

Neighbors Helping Neighbors FAST<br />

CECO expands funding;<br />

children, families bene t<br />

e Village Family Health Center at St.Vincent<br />

de Paul Village has been a grateful recipient<br />

of multiple grant awards from the San Diego<br />

County Employees’ Charitable Organization<br />

(CECO). In years past, each award has been<br />

humbly received by <strong>Father</strong> Joe at CECO’s<br />

breakfast ceremony, and then passed on <strong>to</strong> help<br />

those in need of healthcare. is year, CECO<br />

expanded its generosity <strong>to</strong> San Diego’s neighbors<br />

in need and funded three additional Village<br />

programs: Toussaint Academy of the Arts<br />

and Sciences (TAAS), the Children’s Services<br />

program, and the Family Living Center.<br />

TAAS will use its $5,000 CECO grant <strong>to</strong><br />

help purchase art supplies for its enrichment<br />

program. Art allows teens <strong>to</strong> express themselves<br />

in a safe, healthy and creative way, which,<br />

according <strong>to</strong> Program Manager<br />

Cortni Phillips and Adolescent<br />

Residential Counselor Jodi Cilley,<br />

has been shown <strong>to</strong> decrease the<br />

drop-out rate and provide healthy<br />

coping skills for teens like those at<br />

Toussaint.<br />

Children’s Services will use its<br />

$5,000 grant <strong>to</strong> help support the cost<br />

of summer camp for children in the<br />

program. Without this additional<br />

funding, only about a third of the<br />

children would have been able <strong>to</strong><br />

participate in a variety of exciting activities<br />

including outings <strong>to</strong> the museum, pool time,<br />

and even trips <strong>to</strong> Sea World and Disneyland.<br />

“My philosophy is that every child should<br />

go <strong>to</strong> Disneyland at least once,” said Program<br />

Manager Alma Hutcherson-Coba.<br />

Thank you, volunteers!<br />

Annually volunteers pitch in <strong>to</strong> help wherever<br />

they can throughout <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>.<br />

ey paint, repair, plant, build, serve meals, stu<br />

envelopes, see patients, sort <strong>to</strong>ys, help at events,<br />

and more. e thoughtful deeds and helpful<br />

hands of a cross section of the community –<br />

business and military groups, youth and church<br />

organizations, medical professionals and<br />

individuals – give true meaning <strong>to</strong> our mot<strong>to</strong>:<br />

Neighbors Helping Neighbors®.<br />

To say thank you, and honor their time and<br />

talent, volunteers were feted on April 19 at an<br />

annual appreciation luncheon at St. Vincent de<br />

Paul Village. And the good deeds continue. Here<br />

are two young volunteers whose individual e orts<br />

are helping change, save and inspire lives.<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Madeline, above, and dancer Oliva Lentz, right.<br />

The power of one<br />

For her seventh birthday Madeleine decided<br />

she didn’t want any presents. Instead she<br />

had a party and invited her friends <strong>to</strong> make a<br />

contribution <strong>to</strong> <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>. Madeline<br />

raised over $270, or enough <strong>to</strong> serve 125 hot<br />

nutritious meals <strong>to</strong> neighbors in need.<br />

A gift of dance<br />

Volunteering<br />

her time and<br />

talent, dancer<br />

Olivia Lenz did<br />

more than teach<br />

the basics of ballet<br />

and dance <strong>to</strong> children<br />

at St. Vincent de Paul<br />

Village, she helped raise<br />

their self-esteem.<br />

“Olivia is a wonderful role<br />

model <strong>to</strong> our children,” says<br />

Children’s Services Program<br />

Manager Alma Hutcherson-<br />

Coba. “Not only do the children<br />

know someone really cares, but<br />

also her class helped the children<br />

come out of their shells when they<br />

performed in the dance show <strong>to</strong><br />

family friends.”<br />

Lenz came <strong>to</strong> the Village every<br />

Wednesday for nine weeks and<br />

taught resident children basic ballet<br />

and tap steps as well as the importance of<br />

stage make-up and costumes. Lenz also<br />

brought a snack and shared videos about<br />

dance, such as “Lord of the Dance” and “The<br />

Ballerina and Me.” As a hands-on activity,<br />

the children made their own dance props,<br />

including fairy wands.<br />

Compared with low-income housed<br />

children, homeless children experience more<br />

health problems, developmental delays,<br />

increased anxiety, depression, behavioral<br />

problems, and lower educational achievement,<br />

says Hutcherson-Coba. “Because of Olivia’s<br />

involvement, hopefully there will be less<br />

this year.”<br />

FACTS<br />

Through the generosity of donors and the time and talent of volunteers, <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> is<br />

fortunate <strong>to</strong> have a wide range of supporters who model our mot<strong>to</strong> and who are truly Neighbors<br />

Helping Neighbors.<br />

In the meantime, these and<br />

other children in the Family<br />

Living Center will enjoy<br />

the fruits of another one of<br />

CECO’s grants <strong>to</strong> the Village,<br />

which provides $5,000 in<br />

support of nutritious and<br />

delicious meals <strong>to</strong> families<br />

there. e fourth grant gives<br />

$2,000 <strong>to</strong> the Village Family<br />

Health Center, which will<br />

use the funds for medical and<br />

dental supplies.<br />

As always, St. Vincent de Paul Village is<br />

grateful <strong>to</strong> CECO for its continued support of<br />

our programs and our neighbors in need. <br />

Angela Bull is the contract compliance<br />

manager for <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>.<br />

Volunteering builds teams<br />

Many groups volunteer as part of<br />

team building. ese<br />

organizations were at<br />

the Village this spring<br />

lending a helping hand.<br />

On St. Patrick’s Day 15<br />

members of the Navy’s Avia<strong>to</strong>r<br />

<strong>Survival</strong> Training Center from<br />

Miramar MCAS came <strong>to</strong> the Village<br />

and scrapped old skid pads on stairwells<br />

and replaced them with new. e group<br />

also made new window screens.<br />

On March 17, 15 team members from<br />

the western division of Burger King served<br />

breakfast at the Joan Kroc Center and Paul<br />

Mirabile Center.<br />

e Valhalla High School baseball team<br />

showed up on March 28 <strong>to</strong> do a landscape<br />

project at the Village.<br />

e professionals from Meeting Sites Pro<br />

spent an evening with children at the Village<br />

coloring eggs, reading and holding a relay in<br />

celebration of Easter.<br />

On April 13, 100 teens from the Agency<br />

for Jewish Education helped make baskets<br />

for Mother’s Day, and sort <strong>to</strong>ys for Santa’s<br />

workshop. <br />

By the numbers<br />

The tallies are in, and in 2007 volunteer hours at <strong>Father</strong><br />

Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> increased by 10,539 over the prior year.<br />

10,000 – Number of people who fi lled more<br />

than 25,000 volunteer openings<br />

120,613 – Total hours volunteers “worked”<br />

$2,455,680 – Dollar value of volunteer hours<br />

if they had been paid<br />

Rock Bot<strong>to</strong>m<br />

hosts day of<br />

hospitality<br />

e Rock Bot<strong>to</strong>m Foundation<br />

hosted its fourth annual Miracle<br />

Gathering in December <strong>to</strong> bene t<br />

families at St. Vincent de Paul<br />

Village. e team at Rock Bot<strong>to</strong>m<br />

Restaurant & Brewery in the<br />

Gaslamp neighborhood of San<br />

Diego, in conjunction with a variety<br />

of community organizations and<br />

businesses, provided families who<br />

could not a ord the luxury of a<br />

restaurant a day of hospitality and<br />

celebration with a meal and gi s.<br />

Held two Sundays a er Christmas<br />

as a nal season celebration, the<br />

event helps prepare children for<br />

the second half of their school<br />

year. Each child received a eece<br />

jacket, a Payless ShoeSource gi<br />

card, school supplies and an ageappropriate<br />

<strong>to</strong>y or gi . Adults<br />

each received a eece jacket and<br />

<strong>to</strong>iletry packet. Diapers were also<br />

distributed as appropriate. All<br />

guests enjoyed a professional self-<br />

or family portrait <strong>to</strong> commemorate<br />

the special day.<br />

“We are proud of our partnership<br />

with <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> for its<br />

work directly caring for those in<br />

need in the San Diego community,”<br />

says Angie Leach, national<br />

programs manager for the Rock<br />

Bot<strong>to</strong>m Foundation. “Our mission<br />

speaks <strong>to</strong> positively impacting<br />

hunger in our communities and<br />

inspiring a culture of giving<br />

and volunteerism throughout<br />

Rock Bot<strong>to</strong>m Restaurants Inc.”<br />

Additional community groups<br />

sponsoring the event were e<br />

Gaslamp Quarter Association,<br />

County of San Diego, Denric<br />

Entertainment, Sysco, Kris<br />

Houle Pho<strong>to</strong>graphy, community<br />

volunteers and Rock Bot<strong>to</strong>m<br />

Restaurant sta . <br />

Volunteers welcomed<br />

Interested in<br />

volunteering? For<br />

general volunteer<br />

information, call<br />

619.645.6411.


Support through grants, funding<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> kept warm this winter with<br />

the gracious support of public and private<br />

contribu<strong>to</strong>rs.<br />

By Angela Bull<br />

S.V.D.P. Management<br />

e Capital Development division of <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s<br />

<strong>Villages</strong> was thrilled <strong>to</strong> have its Boulevard Apartments<br />

project awarded with funding from the California<br />

Tax Credit Allocation Committee, California Debt<br />

Limit Allocation Committee, and the City of San<br />

Diego A ordable Housing Program. e division’s<br />

Senior Development O cer, Lisa Hu , also received<br />

a scholarship for the Local Initiatives Support<br />

Corporation 2008 California Statewide A ordable<br />

Housing Development Training Institute. Separate from<br />

Capital Development, <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> received<br />

a subcontract for the U.S. Department of Housing<br />

and Urban Development’s Homeless Management<br />

Information System grant with the Regional Task<br />

Force on the Homeless in San Diego.<br />

Toussaint Academy of the<br />

Arts and Sciences<br />

e Billingsley Foundation and the Masserini<br />

Charitable Trust and French Fund each supported<br />

Toussaint Academy with $10,000 in support of general<br />

operating costs. Qualcomm Incorporated awarded a<br />

generous grant of $30,000 in support of costs related<br />

<strong>to</strong> internship and a ercare expenses for graduates of<br />

the program.<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village<br />

e U.S. Department of Housing and Urban<br />

Development chose <strong>to</strong> renew its grants <strong>to</strong> St. Vincent<br />

de Paul Village and its Solutions Consortium partners<br />

for another year of providing shelter and services <strong>to</strong><br />

residents of its transitional and permanent housing<br />

facilities in the amount of $4,481,494. e Children’s<br />

Services program received general operating grants<br />

from the San Diego Marriott Business Council for<br />

$2,000 and the CW5 “Cares for Kids” Fund for $20,000.<br />

e Village Family Health Center (VFHC) is grateful<br />

<strong>to</strong> the California Department of Health Services for<br />

its decision <strong>to</strong> renew its Expanded Access <strong>to</strong> Primary<br />

Care program for an additional three years. Likewise,<br />

the VFHC obtained a variety of support from recent<br />

grants, including $43,376 from the City of San Diego<br />

for services provided by the Mobile Health Clinic at<br />

the city’s Winter Shelter, $1,000 from San Diego City<br />

Schools <strong>to</strong> cover the cost of medications, and $5,500<br />

from the Pierre Fauchard Academy Foundation in<br />

support of dental supplies. In combination with Mental<br />

Health Services, the VFHC received a $50,000 grant<br />

from e Mason Hirst Foundation <strong>to</strong> pay for salaries,<br />

equipment, supplies and related costs. Union Bank of<br />

California gave $40,000 <strong>to</strong> help support the costs of<br />

serving families with children residing at the Village<br />

and the U.S. Department of Veterans A airs renewed<br />

its Per Diem program at the Village <strong>to</strong> serve homeless<br />

veterans and their families living there, as well.<br />

Martha’s Village & Kitchen<br />

e Champion’s Volunteer Foundation gave $6,000<br />

<strong>to</strong> Martha’s Children’s Services program in support of<br />

general operating costs. e Emergency Assistance<br />

program received $5,000 from the Regional Access<br />

Project Foundation in support of Emergency Food<br />

Baskets and the Emergency Shelter program received<br />

$5,000 from Union Bank of California Foundation in<br />

support of general operating costs. e Food Services<br />

program received $40,000 from Desert Classic Charities,<br />

and $15,000 from the City of Rancho Mirage <strong>to</strong> help<br />

with the cost of food. In the nearby Medical Clinic, the<br />

County of Riverside Economic Development Agency<br />

awarded $10,000 <strong>to</strong> help cover the cost of a registered<br />

nurse’s salary. In addition, the Medical Clinic received<br />

a $50,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation and a<br />

$25,000 grant from the Bank of America Foundation.<br />

Finally, the Dragicevich Charitable Foundation<br />

provided $5,000 <strong>to</strong> help support the Village overall,<br />

which will be used in conjunction with a $525,000<br />

Supportive Housing Program grant from the County<br />

of Riverside Department of Public Social Services, as<br />

funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban<br />

Development.<br />

As always, <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> is grateful <strong>to</strong> all who<br />

choose <strong>to</strong> invest in the <strong>success</strong> and well-being of our<br />

neighbors in need. <br />

Angela Bull is the contract compliance manager for<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>.<br />

Thank you Linc Ward<br />

2007 Children’s Charity Honoree<br />

and recipient of the<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> Award<br />

Your generosity, and that of all Children’s<br />

Charity Honorees, is a gift <strong>to</strong> San Diego.<br />

Melba Provence<br />

Students from Pepperdine<br />

University met with <strong>Father</strong> Joe<br />

Carroll as part of an alternative<br />

spring break program called<br />

Project L.E.A.D. — Leadership<br />

Education And Development. e<br />

group of nine students and two<br />

sta coordina<strong>to</strong>rs embarked on<br />

a road trip March 3-7 that <strong>to</strong>ok<br />

them <strong>to</strong> San Diego, Los Angeles,<br />

San Jose, San Francisco and<br />

Sacramen<strong>to</strong>.<br />

In each city, students conducted<br />

VILLAGE NEWS, Spring 2008 15<br />

Neighbor Helping Neighbors<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Pepperdine University students meet with <strong>Father</strong> Joe Carroll.<br />

Lessons in leadership<br />

leadership workshops at local<br />

high schools <strong>to</strong> encourage<br />

high school students <strong>to</strong> take<br />

responsibility for leading positive<br />

change within their schools. The<br />

team also met with prominent<br />

community leaders <strong>to</strong> discuss<br />

leadership and life experience.<br />

Among other leaders they met<br />

with were Dr. Charles Elachi,<br />

direc<strong>to</strong>r of NASA’s Jet Propulsion<br />

Labora<strong>to</strong>ry and California Sen.<br />

Dave Cox. <br />

A special thank you goes out <strong>to</strong> the following churches<br />

for supporting the Million Meals Program and raising<br />

more than $6,000 by taking an additional collection at<br />

church services on Feb. 3, 2008, Super Bowl Sunday.<br />

Ascension Parish<br />

SM<br />

Blessed Sacrament Parish<br />

Christian Fellowship Congregational Church<br />

The Immaculata Parish<br />

Normal Heights United Methodist Church<br />

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, San Diego<br />

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Youth Ministries<br />

St. Anthony of Padua Parish<br />

St. John of the Cross Parish<br />

St. Peter’s By the Sea Lutheran Church<br />

Torrey Pines Christian Church


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VILLAGE NEWS, Spring 2008<br />

Earlie ‘Candy’ McClain<br />

August 22,1939 – Feb. 25, 2008<br />

Earlie McClain was an employee<br />

of St. Vincent de Paul Village in<br />

the maintenance department since<br />

Dec. 12, 1997. A er a long ght<br />

with cancer, Mr. McClain died at<br />

home with his loved ones present.<br />

Mr. McClain was born on August<br />

22, 1939, <strong>to</strong> the late Earlie McClain<br />

and Josephine Underwood in<br />

Meridian, Miss. He moved <strong>to</strong> San<br />

Bernardino, Calif., in 1966, where<br />

he worked as a mechanic for many<br />

years. His hobbies as a young man<br />

were shing, skating, bike riding<br />

Earlie McClain<br />

Special <strong>to</strong> VILLAGE NEWS<br />

and dancing.<br />

Mr. McClain moved his family<br />

<strong>to</strong> San Diego in 1987, where he<br />

later became employed with St.<br />

Vincent de Paul Village. He joined<br />

Good Shepherd Baptist Church in<br />

2001 where he worshipped until<br />

the time of his death.<br />

He leaves <strong>to</strong> cherish him, his wife<br />

Margie McClain, four sons: James<br />

McClain of San Bernardino, Calif.,<br />

Dennis McClain of Mississippi,<br />

Earl McClain and Tommy Wright,<br />

both of San Diego; four daughters:<br />

Gaynell Wright and Malinda<br />

McClain both of San Bernardino,<br />

Mellodee McClain of Bars<strong>to</strong>w,<br />

Calif.; and Ruby McClain of San<br />

Diego; two sisters: Lessie Shack of<br />

Mississippi and Bobbie McClain<br />

of Florida; 23 grandchildren and<br />

25 great-grandchildren and a host<br />

of relatives including cousins,<br />

nephews and nieces.<br />

Mr. McClain, who was best<br />

known <strong>to</strong> his family and friends<br />

as “Candy” or “Candy Man,” has<br />

taken his nal journey <strong>to</strong> reunite<br />

with his daughter who preceded<br />

him in death, Monsha McClain. <br />

Kindly remember in prayer<br />

these friends of <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s<br />

<strong>Villages</strong> who left legacies <strong>to</strong><br />

help our neighbors in need<br />

omas John Colling<br />

John B. Gardner<br />

Richard Guy<br />

Van Ingraham<br />

Robert Kane<br />

Adelle Alma Kelsey<br />

Florence May<br />

Catherine “Kay” Meierbach<strong>to</strong>l<br />

Myron Moore<br />

John Rockwell<br />

Anthony John Rosa<br />

Margaret Spellacy<br />

Takeko “Judy” Siemienczuk<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Emily Velez-Confer<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe Carroll digs in <strong>to</strong> break ground for Boulevard Apartments,<br />

which will provide affordable family housing in North Park. Assisting in the<br />

groundbreaking are, from left, Frank Riley, Housing and Urban Development;<br />

Wendy DeWitt, San Diego Housing Commission; and San Diego District 3<br />

Councilmember Toni Atkins.<br />

Mary Case<br />

Continued from page 5<br />

with a weekly renewable voucher<br />

from the referring agency. We soon<br />

realized we had <strong>to</strong> rethink it.”<br />

“Rethinking it” ful lled the plan <strong>to</strong><br />

create an agency-based continuum<br />

of care and eventually every program<br />

and service necessary <strong>to</strong> regain a<br />

life under one roof. “Looking back<br />

it’s amazing how few problems<br />

we’ve had, what we’ve done and<br />

how many people we’ve housed<br />

and helped,” Case says. “I just<br />

rolled with <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s ideas.<br />

I never saw it as <strong>to</strong>o much.”<br />

Like in December 1986 when<br />

Case was eight months pregnant<br />

with her third son and <strong>Father</strong> Joe<br />

decided <strong>to</strong> have a holiday shelter<br />

at Golden Hall. “So there I was<br />

running around at the shelter eight<br />

months pregnant,” she recalls.<br />

With the support of her husband<br />

Terry, whom she will be married<br />

<strong>to</strong> 30 years in August, Case was<br />

able <strong>to</strong> do it all – raise a family and<br />

a have a conscience-driven career.<br />

“It’s a legacy that you need <strong>to</strong> give<br />

back, you need <strong>to</strong> see how you can<br />

make a di erence,” Case says. “I<br />

really feel like I did that knowing<br />

it was the right thing <strong>to</strong> do.”<br />

How would life be di erent if she<br />

hadn’t done the right thing?<br />

“We joke about that because there<br />

are people who see the agencies as the<br />

problem. ey think if it weren’t for<br />

us, the homeless wouldn’t be here.” <br />

Birdies for Babies<br />

Golf Tournament<br />

Monday, May 12, 2008<br />

Bernardo Heights Country Club<br />

For more information, contact<br />

Ryan Pocock at 619.446.2119, or<br />

ryan.pocock@neighbor.org.<br />

Register online at<br />

www.birdiesforbabies.org.<br />

A ordable<br />

Housing<br />

Continued from page 1<br />

families,” says District 3<br />

Councilmember Toni Atkins.<br />

“ is project will bring us one step<br />

closer <strong>to</strong>ward our goal <strong>to</strong> provide<br />

a ordable housing for homeless<br />

families in San Diego. It not only<br />

lls a need, but also contributes <strong>to</strong><br />

the ongoing revitalization e orts<br />

in North Park.”<br />

Boulevard Apartments will have<br />

three 1-bedroom apartments,<br />

18 2-bedroom apartments,<br />

three 3-bedroom apartments,<br />

underground parking and a<br />

roo op garden and play area.<br />

Costs are estimated <strong>to</strong> be $11<br />

million. Nine apartments will be<br />

available for families that are at risk<br />

of becoming homeless and have at<br />

least one adult with special needs.<br />

Another affordable housing<br />

<strong>to</strong>wer is currently under<br />

construction at 16th and Market<br />

Streets in down<strong>to</strong>wn San Diego.<br />

When complete, the building will<br />

be the rst ever high-rise <strong>to</strong> o er<br />

100 percent a ordable housing<br />

in San Diego for families. e<br />

12-s<strong>to</strong>ry building will provide 136<br />

one-, two- and three-bedroom<br />

apartments. <br />

Japan<br />

Continued from page 13<br />

e cultural exchange allowed<br />

us <strong>to</strong> share our experience working<br />

with immigrant youth and issues<br />

of diversity.<br />

Visiting one of the Japanese<br />

nonpro ts gave TAAS sta an<br />

amazing case of déjà vu.<br />

e Yokohama agency Y-MAC<br />

assists youth with education and<br />

employment, has dormi<strong>to</strong>ries<br />

for 30 young people, and even<br />

has a restaurant, which employs<br />

participants and graduates from<br />

their program. To the smallest<br />

detail, one could have easily just<br />

described TAAS and our café,<br />

Pierre’s Place.<br />

is year marks the 50th<br />

anniversary of the Sister City<br />

relationship between San Diego<br />

and Yokohama. We are looking<br />

forward <strong>to</strong> playing host when<br />

delegates from Yokohama visit<br />

San Diego in 2009. Until then …<br />

Sayonara! <br />

Rick Newmyer is direc<strong>to</strong>r of<br />

Toussaint Youth <strong>Villages</strong>.


Red Boudreau Trial<br />

Lawyers Dinner<br />

Michael I. Neil, Esq., <strong>to</strong> be<br />

honored May 17<br />

Accomplished San Diego<br />

at<strong>to</strong>rney and retired Marine Brig.<br />

Gen. Michael I. Neil, Esq., will be<br />

honored at the 24th Annual Red<br />

Boudreau Trial Lawyers Dinner on<br />

Saturday, May 17, 2008, at the US<br />

Grant Hotel.<br />

Neil will receive the 2008<br />

Daniel T. Broderick III Award at<br />

the event bene ting children at<br />

St.Vincent de Paul Village.<br />

Since joining Neil, Dymott,<br />

Frank, McFall & Trexler in 1972,<br />

Neil has tried more than 135<br />

Superior Court civil jury trials <strong>to</strong><br />

verdict. Neil is a member of the<br />

American Board of Trial Advocates<br />

Success<br />

Continued from page 1<br />

it was like a generation thing, year a er year, my<br />

parents did it, my grandma did it. We did not see<br />

nothing wrong with it, it was just a way of life.<br />

Q. How did the programs at Martha’s change<br />

your life?<br />

A. It’s taught me discipline and money management<br />

… every month you put money in<strong>to</strong> savings. At rst<br />

I would be shocked … “I have <strong>to</strong> put how much in?”<br />

As time went by I wanted <strong>to</strong> put more in because if I<br />

am wasting my money I feel like I am wasting my life.<br />

You go through classes such as Challenge <strong>to</strong> Change,<br />

money management, job searching skills … and little<br />

doors started opening for me here and there. It gave<br />

me the opportunity <strong>to</strong> go back <strong>to</strong> school and <strong>to</strong> learn<br />

(computer) programs. It really motivated me and gave<br />

me the determination <strong>to</strong> get out there. Being here has<br />

allowed me <strong>to</strong> see myself as a person, knowing that I<br />

wanted <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> the next level.<br />

Q. How have Martha’s programs changed<br />

– A Children’s Village –<br />

Set in east San Diego, this<br />

rural village will nurture 200<br />

homeless and foster children,<br />

providing them a permanent<br />

home, a quality education,<br />

and a solid foundation of<br />

responsibility and values.<br />

with the rank of Diplomat;<br />

the Federation of Defense and<br />

Corporate Counsel (FDCC); the<br />

Defense Research Institute, and<br />

the American Bar Association.<br />

A member of the San Diego<br />

Padres Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs, Neil is<br />

past co-chairman of the American<br />

Ireland Fund, and past chairman<br />

of the San Diego County Regional<br />

Security Commission. With a degree<br />

in Pre Law from San Diego State<br />

University (1962), Neil is a LLB,<br />

Boalt Hall School of Law, University<br />

of California at Berkeley (1966).<br />

A recipient of the Navy Cross<br />

and the Purple Heart for action in<br />

your children?<br />

A. Every family has <strong>to</strong> have structure. My kids now know<br />

that they eat dinner at a certain time; they go <strong>to</strong> bed at a<br />

certain time. My oldest daughter, she’s 13, she’s gone up two<br />

grades since we have been here. She’s really been focused on<br />

her school. ere was a time in my life that I did not even<br />

enroll my kids in school. ey know now that mom goes <strong>to</strong><br />

school, they go <strong>to</strong> school. ey know there is a structure and<br />

a routine that is going <strong>to</strong> bene t them.<br />

e biggest thing is we work <strong>to</strong>gether. I spend time<br />

with them now. I read <strong>to</strong> them. I do things with them<br />

now I never did before – I never spent time with my<br />

kids. My oldest daughter comes <strong>to</strong> me now. Before she<br />

didn’t want <strong>to</strong> have anything <strong>to</strong> do with me, now she<br />

comes <strong>to</strong> me, we do her homework <strong>to</strong>gether.<br />

Q. Where would you be now without the services<br />

of Martha’s Village & Kitchen?<br />

A. I would have relapsed in<strong>to</strong> drugs. I wouldn’t have<br />

ever gone <strong>to</strong> school, my children would still be in grades<br />

behind, there would have been a great downfall if I<br />

would have never came here. Martha’s has really been<br />

that stepping s<strong>to</strong>ne for me <strong>to</strong> get <strong>to</strong> where I am going.<br />

Martha’s de nitely saved my life. <br />

Naming Gift Opportunities<br />

– 16th and Market –<br />

is 12-s<strong>to</strong>ry building in the<br />

East Village neighborhood of<br />

San Diego will provide safe,<br />

welcoming homes for 136<br />

families with low, moderate or<br />

xed incomes.<br />

For more information, please contact Margot Jouett at<br />

619.446.2100, or margot.jouett@neighbor.org<br />

Special <strong>to</strong> VILLAGE NEWS<br />

Michael I. Neil, Esq.<br />

the Vietnam War, Neil again served<br />

his country during the Persian<br />

Gulf War when he was called back<br />

<strong>to</strong> active duty as commanding<br />

general of the Marine Corps Base<br />

at Camp Pendle<strong>to</strong>n.<br />

For more information, or<br />

<strong>to</strong> purchase tickets, please<br />

contact Chris Van Orshoven<br />

at 619.787.3150, or by email at<br />

chriscasd@yahoo.com. <br />

– 15th and Commercial –<br />

To be built on the site of the<br />

current Bishop Maher Center<br />

at St. Vincent de Paul Village,<br />

this facility will include a<br />

Child Development Center,<br />

a new Bishop Maher Center<br />

providing transitional housing<br />

for adults, and four oors of<br />

a ordable studio apartments.<br />

VILLAGE NEWS, Spring 2008 17<br />

Read and Raise Funds for<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village<br />

Neighbors Helping<br />

Neighbors®<br />

Bookfair Voucher<br />

Saturday, May 3, 2008<br />

Barnes & Noble<br />

Point Loma BookStar/<br />

Loma eatre<br />

3150 Rosecrans Place<br />

San Diego, CA 92110<br />

P: 619.225.0465<br />

Present this voucher at the time of<br />

purchase on Saturday, May 3, 2008, and<br />

a percentage of the net sale will be<br />

donated <strong>to</strong> St. Vincent de Paul Village.<br />

e following transactions are not<br />

included in BOOKFAIR <strong>to</strong>tals: e<br />

purchase of gi cards. e purchase of Readers<br />

Advantage Memberships.<br />

Register #<br />

Transaction #<br />

For o ce use only:<br />

Amount of sale before tax less purchases of<br />

Gi Cards and Readers Advantage Memberships:<br />

OK <strong>to</strong> pho<strong>to</strong>copy voucher


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VILLAGE NEWS, Spring 2008<br />

Baby Bucks<br />

pay o for Project SAFECHILD<br />

“<br />

Baby Bucks can be used for infant, <strong>to</strong>ddler and pre-school<br />

items . . . and have proven <strong>to</strong> be highly motivational and<br />

popular with our residents<br />

Connie Mullan, Children's Services<br />

By Patricia M. Walsh<br />

This Mother’s Day there are<br />

many homeless mothers getting<br />

the help they need <strong>to</strong> regain their<br />

independence at St. Vincent de Paul<br />

Village through a variety programs<br />

that help them become <strong>success</strong>ful,<br />

self-su cient citizens.<br />

One such program is Baby Bucks,<br />

a program of Project SAFECHILD,<br />

an early identi cation and<br />

intervention program for children<br />

and their families residing at the<br />

Village. When parents complete<br />

classes and activities in Project<br />

SAFECHILD they earn Baby<br />

Bucks, which they exchange<br />

for hygiene products, <strong>to</strong>ys and<br />

educational items.<br />

“Baby Bucks can be used for<br />

infant, <strong>to</strong>ddler and pre-school<br />

Did You Know?<br />

1872<br />

1907<br />

1914<br />

2008<br />

Mother’s Day was rst<br />

suggested in the United States<br />

by Julia Ward Howe, who<br />

wrote the words <strong>to</strong> the “Battle<br />

Hymn of the Republic.”<br />

Ana Jarvis began a campaign<br />

<strong>to</strong> establish a national Mother’s<br />

Day. She persuaded her<br />

mother’s church in Gra on,<br />

W.Va., <strong>to</strong> celebrate Mother’s<br />

Day on the second anniversary<br />

of her mother’s death.<br />

President Woodrow Wilson<br />

proclaimed Mother’s Day a<br />

national holiday.<br />

Your contributions of new<br />

items goes directly <strong>to</strong> our<br />

neighbors in need <strong>to</strong> change<br />

their lives this Mother's Day.<br />

items through our Baby Bucks<br />

Catalog, and have proven <strong>to</strong> be<br />

highly motivational and popular<br />

with our residents,” says Connie<br />

Mullan, program assistant. “ ere<br />

is a large assortment of items for<br />

parents <strong>to</strong> choose from including<br />

bathtubs for infants, <strong>to</strong>ys for<br />

<strong>to</strong>ddlers, and puzzles and games<br />

for pre-schoolers. Family Bucks<br />

are also given for completion of<br />

many Project SAFECHILD classes<br />

and can be used <strong>to</strong> purchase fun<br />

activities for families.”<br />

Project SAFECHILD services<br />

include ongoing prenatal care for<br />

mothers and for children age birth<br />

<strong>to</strong> 5; developmental assessments;<br />

and onsite interventions and<br />

community referrals. Speech<br />

and language assessments and<br />

individual therapy are provided<br />

by a speech pathologist. Multiple<br />

interventions are provided based<br />

upon results of the development<br />

assessments including parent/<br />

child dyadic therapy, child play<br />

therapy and family therapy.<br />

Group interventions include<br />

parent education, baby classes<br />

and speech enhancement groups<br />

for <strong>to</strong>ddlers and pre-schoolers.<br />

Since September 2004,<br />

approximately 600 parents have<br />

received Baby Bucks, a program<br />

created by Ruth P. New<strong>to</strong>n, Ph.D.,<br />

supervisor of the Child and Family<br />

Track in Mental Health Services<br />

and funded by your generous<br />

Mother’s Day donations. <br />

Village resident Sara C. and her son, Kevin, with Connie Mullan. Sara participates in Project SAFECHILD and earns Baby Bucks, which she uses <strong>to</strong> ‘purchase’ necessities for her son Kevin.<br />

A Children's Village<br />

Naming Gi Opportunities<br />

Chapel<br />

Chapel Sanctuary<br />

Capel Sacristy<br />

Chapel Altar<br />

Chapel Baptismal<br />

Stained Glass Window<br />

School Classroom<br />

Saint Statuary<br />

$3,000,000<br />

$500,000<br />

$150,000<br />

$100,000<br />

$50,000<br />

$25,000<br />

$25,000<br />

$5,000<br />

For more information, please contact<br />

Margot Jouett at 619.446.2100, or<br />

margot.jouett@neighbor.org<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Ricardo Solis<br />

VILLAGE NEWS Patricia M. Walsh<br />

Alexis reads a letter she wrote <strong>to</strong><br />

her mother during a graduation<br />

at Martha’s Village & Kitchen. They<br />

are residents regaining their lives at<br />

Martha’s.


$1 for Onesies<br />

at Taco Del Mar<br />

Look for displays in San Diego area Taco Del Mar s<strong>to</strong>res <strong>to</strong> make a contribution <strong>to</strong><br />

the Mother’s Day Drive. For $1 (or more) you can put your name on a card and hang<br />

it on the line <strong>to</strong> help a homeless mother and child.<br />

Taco del Mar restaurants locations:<br />

• Fen<strong>to</strong>n Marketplace •<br />

2245 Fen<strong>to</strong>n Parkway<br />

San Diego, CA 92108<br />

• Grand Plaza •<br />

133 S. Las Posas Rd.<br />

San Marcos, CA 92078<br />

• Adams Elementary<br />

• A <strong>to</strong> Z Wireless<br />

• Ecobaby<br />

• High Tech Middle<br />

School<br />

• Island & 11th •<br />

1000 Island Avenue<br />

San Diego, CA 92101<br />

• Morena Vista •<br />

Trolley Station<br />

5175 Linda Vista Road<br />

San Diego, CA 92110<br />

– OUR PARTNERS –<br />

A special thanks <strong>to</strong> the many businesses and organizations throughout<br />

San Diego hosting drives this Mother’s Day.<br />

• High Tech High<br />

• Kalypsys<br />

• La Jolla Country Day<br />

• Luth Research<br />

• Manchester Grand<br />

Hyatt<br />

• Style Child<br />

• Taco Del Mar<br />

• The West Group<br />

o n m a r k e t<br />

VILLAGE NEWS, Spring 2008 19<br />

Mother’s Day<br />

“Mothers & Babies<br />

Are Homeless Too”<br />

Send your gi or gather these NEW ITEMS <strong>to</strong> help<br />

moms working <strong>to</strong>ward independence at the Village.<br />

All contributions are appreciated, especially items in bulk such as diapers and wipes and<br />

the bold-faced items, which are in high demand.<br />

• Baby bath tubs<br />

• Bottles & bottle<br />

warmers<br />

• Baby carriers<br />

• Baby gyms/mats<br />

for tummy time<br />

• Baby lotion (lavender)<br />

• Baby shampoo<br />

• Baby dolls, Baby Dora<br />

• Diapers (Size 2-5, 2T-5T)<br />

• Blocks<br />

• Bubbles<br />

• Coloring Books<br />

research Intelligence from knowledge.<br />

• Underwear<br />

(for ages 2-5)<br />

• Flowers<br />

• Jewelry<br />

• Perfume<br />

<br />

– INFANTS –<br />

(Ages 0-2)<br />

• Baby wipes<br />

• Blanket sleepers<br />

• Diapers (newborn – size 3)<br />

• Diaper bags<br />

• Diaper genie & re lls<br />

• Diaper rash cream<br />

• Hairbrush/comb<br />

(infants & <strong>to</strong>ddlers)<br />

– TODDLERS –<br />

(Ages 2-3)<br />

• Toys emphasizing concepts<br />

• Sippy cups<br />

– TOYS –<br />

• Crayons (large)<br />

• Games for preschoolers<br />

• Paint-with-water books<br />

• Onesies (infants)<br />

• Socks (infants)<br />

• Picture frames<br />

• Gi baskets<br />

• Day of beauty<br />

– HOST A DRIVE! –<br />

• Nail clippers for infants<br />

• Newborn receiving<br />

blankets<br />

• Rattles/infant <strong>to</strong>ys<br />

• Teething rings<br />

• Toothbrush (0-1 year old)<br />

• Washcloths<br />

• Training <strong>to</strong>othbrush &<br />

<strong>to</strong>othpaste (size 2-3)<br />

• Paintbrushes<br />

• Wooden puzzles<br />

– CLOTHING – – PRE-SCHOOL –<br />

(Ages 3-5)<br />

• Pre-school <strong>to</strong>ys<br />

We appreciate your contribution <strong>to</strong><br />

HONOR MOTHERS with gifts such as:<br />

<br />

<br />

• Manicure<br />

• Pedicure<br />

Get family, neighbors & co-workers involved and HOST A DRIVE. Start collecting<br />

now and deliver your contributions May 5-9, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. <strong>to</strong> <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s o ce at<br />

3350 E Street, San Diego, CA 92102.<br />

For more information on hosting a drive, contact<br />

Kate Wilson<br />

E: kate.wilson@neighbor.org<br />

P: 619.446.2111


20<br />

VILLAGE NEWS, Spring 2008<br />

Planned Giving FAST<br />

Use your home’s equity with a reverse mortgage<br />

By Staff Writers<br />

Paying o a mortgage can<br />

bring a homeowner enormous<br />

peace of mind and increase the<br />

sense of comfort and security the<br />

home already provides. If you<br />

are a homeowner who could use<br />

additional income, that sense of<br />

comfort and security isn’t the only<br />

bene t under your roof. rough<br />

a government-backed program,<br />

homeowners over age 62 who<br />

own their home (or have a small<br />

remaining balance) can obtain a<br />

reverse mortgage that converts<br />

some of their home’s equity in<strong>to</strong><br />

tax-free cash.<br />

A reverse mortgage is not a<br />

traditional home<br />

equity loan; the<br />

bank pays you,<br />

rather than you<br />

repaying the<br />

bank. You receive<br />

regular, tax-free<br />

payments from<br />

the bank until<br />

you pass your estate <strong>to</strong> your heirs<br />

or bene ciaries. With a reverse<br />

mortgage you maintain title and<br />

ownership of your home, continue<br />

<strong>to</strong> pay property taxes and insurance,<br />

and never owe more than your<br />

home is worth. Interest is accrued<br />

only on the proceeds you receive,<br />

and compounds until repayment<br />

of the loan. ere are no income,<br />

FACTS<br />

A reverse mortgage can fund<br />

health care expenses, debt<br />

reduction, a second-home<br />

purchase, or even college<br />

funds for your grandchildren.<br />

employment or credit requirements,<br />

and none of your other assets are<br />

a ected, including Social Security<br />

or Medicare bene ts.<br />

For example, John and Jane<br />

Homeowner are both over the age<br />

of 70 and own their house free and<br />

clear. ey have two grown children<br />

who don’t want <strong>to</strong> inherit their<br />

parents’ home. e Homeowners<br />

He gives because he knows<br />

‘where the money goes’<br />

By Miriam H. DiBiase<br />

Making the decision about<br />

which charity <strong>to</strong> support<br />

can be di cult. Independent<br />

charity evalua<strong>to</strong>rs, such as Charity<br />

Naviga<strong>to</strong>r, assign ratings <strong>to</strong><br />

nonpro t charities <strong>to</strong> help inform<br />

your philanthropic decisions,<br />

but other fac<strong>to</strong>rs can in uence<br />

a charity’s reputation. O en<br />

the best recommendation for a<br />

charity comes from the agency’s<br />

own employees, who experience<br />

the day-<strong>to</strong>-day operations and<br />

nancial decisions made with the<br />

donors’ generous gi s.<br />

Perhaps the greatest vote of<br />

con dence for a charity is an estate<br />

gi from a long-time employee.<br />

For <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> employee<br />

Alex Bellevue*, it wasn’t the<br />

organization’s four-star Charity<br />

Naviga<strong>to</strong>r rating that convinced<br />

him <strong>to</strong> make an estate gi . It was<br />

his own observation of the positive<br />

changes our programs make in<br />

people’s lives. “I’ve worked at <strong>Father</strong><br />

Joe’s for over 10 years, so I know<br />

where the money goes,” he says. “I<br />

know donations go directly <strong>to</strong> help<br />

individuals who need help.”<br />

Alex’s emotional connection <strong>to</strong><br />

the work of St. Vincent de Paul<br />

Village has grown as he’s changed<br />

positions within the agency. As he<br />

saw the lives of neighbors in need<br />

being a ected by the programs at<br />

St. Vincent’s, he resolved <strong>to</strong> help<br />

support the agency in the future.<br />

He gured the best way <strong>to</strong> do that<br />

was <strong>to</strong> name St. Vincent’s as a<br />

bene ciary in his will.<br />

“ e agency as a whole does a<br />

good job giving rounded services<br />

<strong>to</strong> everyone,” says Alex. “It’s not just<br />

AA, it’s not just shelter. It’s a whole<br />

range of services <strong>to</strong> meet everyone’s<br />

individual needs.”<br />

Joe Perucca, planned giving o cer<br />

for <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>, applauds<br />

Alex’s decision, not only because<br />

it helps ensure the future of the<br />

organization, but also because of the<br />

Yes, I want <strong>to</strong> know more about Planned Gifts!<br />

Please send me more information on how a Planned Gifts <strong>to</strong><br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> ® will benefi benefi t me. me.<br />

Bequest Pooled Income Fund Life Estate<br />

Charitable Remainder Trust Bank Account Benefi t IRAs/Life Insurance<br />

I / We named <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> in our estate plans.<br />

Name<br />

Address<br />

City State Zip<br />

Phone ( ) E-mail me at:<br />

Please detach and send <strong>to</strong>: Joseph Perucca, Planned Giving Offi cer<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>®, 3350 E Street, San Diego, CA 92102-3332<br />

Please make your choice<br />

of <strong>Father</strong> Joe´s <strong>Villages</strong>:<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village<br />

Martha’s Village & Kitchen<br />

Toussaint Youth <strong>Villages</strong><br />

Toussaint Academy of<br />

the Arts and Sciences<br />

A Children’s Village<br />

Rancho San Vincente<br />

National AIDS Foundation<br />

/Josue Homes<br />

Your charitable gift of <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> is a personal expression of your goals, interests, and<br />

beliefs. Whatever the size or form of your gift, we will work with you and your financial advisors <strong>to</strong><br />

prepare a plan that reflects your interests and objectives and provides maximum benefits both <strong>to</strong><br />

you and <strong>to</strong> <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong>.<br />

would like <strong>to</strong> leave their house <strong>to</strong><br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> as an estate gi ,<br />

and in the meantime they could<br />

use some extra cash <strong>to</strong> make home<br />

repairs and take a much-needed<br />

vacation. eir reverse mortgage<br />

consultant advises them <strong>to</strong> choose a<br />

lump-sum payout option <strong>to</strong> nance<br />

their home repairs and vacation,<br />

and then <strong>to</strong> switch <strong>to</strong> a monthly<br />

installment payout <strong>to</strong> supplement<br />

their income. ey pay no taxes on<br />

the money they receive because, as<br />

a loan, it is not considered income.<br />

When John and Jane have<br />

both passed away, their home<br />

is transferred <strong>to</strong> <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s<br />

<strong>Villages</strong>. Our sta sells the house,<br />

repays the bank for the equity<br />

faith it shows in the agency’s work.<br />

“Alex is in a good position <strong>to</strong> know<br />

what happens <strong>to</strong> the donations we<br />

receive,” Joe says. “He has worked<br />

directly with our clients and behind<br />

the scenes. Leaving an estate gi<br />

<strong>to</strong> <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> shows<br />

his con dence that our nancial<br />

decisions will continue <strong>to</strong> bene t<br />

those who need the most help.”<br />

Alex’s estate gi will also honor<br />

his father. “My dad passed away<br />

and le me some money,” Alex says.<br />

<strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong><br />

3350 E Street<br />

San Diego, CA 92102-3332<br />

Tax ID 33-0492304<br />

St. Vincent de Paul Village<br />

3350 E Street<br />

San Diego, CA 92102-3332<br />

Tax ID 33-0492302<br />

Martha’s Village & Kitchen<br />

83791 Date Avenue<br />

Indio, CA 92201-4737<br />

Tax ID 33-1777892<br />

the Homeowners removed, and<br />

neighbors in need bene t from the<br />

remaining balance.<br />

A reverse mortgage can also<br />

fund health care expenses,<br />

debt reduction, a second-home<br />

purchase, or even college funds<br />

for your grandchildren. An initial<br />

meeting with a reverse mortgage<br />

consultant, a third-party counseling<br />

session, and a home appraisal are<br />

the main steps in a process that can<br />

take less than a month <strong>to</strong> complete.<br />

Total our-of-pocket fees are usually<br />

around $300.<br />

For more information, please<br />

contact Planned Giving O cer Joe<br />

Perucca for a referral <strong>to</strong> our trusted<br />

reverse mortgage consultant.<br />

“My dad was friends with <strong>Father</strong><br />

Joe, and I know he had an a nity<br />

for the type of work we do. So I<br />

know it’s the right decision.”<br />

Leaving an estate gi <strong>to</strong> <strong>Father</strong><br />

Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> might also be the right<br />

decision for you. As Alex discovered,<br />

it’s easy <strong>to</strong> name <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong><br />

as a bene ciary in your will. <br />

Miriam H. DiBiase is a major<br />

gi s o cer for <strong>Father</strong> <strong>Joe's</strong> <strong>Villages</strong>.<br />

*Name changed <strong>to</strong> maintain privacy.<br />

Estate Planning<br />

Using bene bene ciaries’ full names – spelled correctly – and<br />

including up-<strong>to</strong>-date addresses is half the battle in creating<br />

an indisputable estate plan. If you have remembered one<br />

of <strong>Father</strong> Joe’s <strong>Villages</strong> in your plan, check your documents<br />

and be sure this information is current and accurate:<br />

Toussaint Youth <strong>Villages</strong><br />

3350 E Street<br />

San Diego, CA 92102-3332<br />

Tax ID 91-2154722<br />

National AIDS Foundation/<br />

Josue Homes<br />

3350 E Street<br />

San Diego, CA 92102-3332<br />

Tax ID 33-0781710<br />

Questions: Contact Joseph Perucca at<br />

619.446.2143 or jperucca@neighbor.org.

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