Corporate Giving (The Lucky Duck Foundation)

Corporate Giving (The Lucky Duck Foundation) is sponsored by The Lucky Duck Foundation. The Lucky Duck Foundation supports a variety of shelter and housing opportunities for homeless youth to permanently end their homelessness. The foundation invites organizations to get involved and support community giving and volunteering to help youth overcome homelessness.

Lucky Duck – Share Your Luck All donations matched up to $2 million Our mission is to prevent and alleviate the suffering of homelessness throughout San Diego County Join a community that believes if we collaborate and coordinate local efforts, call on elected leaders to take action, follow the facts, and apply sound business principles, we can meaningfully address homelessness.

With your help, we can make a difference in the lives of thousands of San Diegans experiencing homelessness.

Your donations support these efforts, and more 325+ emergency shelter beds nightly through the purchase and construction of bridge shelters 25+ employment and job training programs benefiting 2,500+ individuals 2,300,000+ meals distributed through food & water outreach Shamrocks & Shipwrecks is a public scoring system designed to grade elected officials on political will and effectiveness 21,000+ winter coats that transform into sleeping bags Timmy’s Place Pizzeria & Print shop providing professional training and employment to homeless youth 200+ tons of trash removed via “cash for trash” $2-per-bag of trash clean-up program 8 actionable research studies conducted in partnership with every research university in San Diego Access to shelter, education, employment, mental health and beyond to help youth overcome homelessness Help Keep Seniors Safe At Home Funding to help seniors avoid homelessness and connect to employment Lucky Ducklings youth-led movement to support youth in volunteerism, giving back, raising funds, and more Be A Friend – Impact A Life 1-on-1 friendship program All donations are matched up to $2 million per year Our co-founders are fully committed to preventing and alleviating the suffering of homelessness and as such match all donations up to $2 million annually.

To prevent and alleviate the suffering of homelessness throughout San Diego County. To have San Diego County be a national model for addressing homelessness by applying leadership, expertise, accountability, and sound business principles. We study the issue daily, meet to strategize weekly, and convene key stakeholders and political leaders regularly to instigate progress, collaboration, and change.

We employ sound, principled business practices to ensure that every donation makes a difference. By diligently following the facts, we thoroughly vet every effort in order to fund, activate, and lead high-impact programs. Then, by collaborating with best-in-class organizations, we coordinate and focus local efforts to rally the community and call on elected leaders to act.

We endeavor to lead San Diego to best practices in all areas of homelessness. Nonprofit distributes 4K sleeping bag coats to people experiencing homelessness San Diego organizations help residents in need Opinion: San Diego urgently needs more homeless shelters. This abandoned lot could change the game.

Lucky Duck Foundation Launches Countywide Shelter Inventory Tool & Offers Funding to Prevent Further Shelter Reductions Lucky Duck Foundation Launches Countywide Shelter Inventory Tool & Offers Funding to Prevent Further Shelter Reductions City of San Diego is proposing reducing shelter capacity despite overwhelming unmet demand for...

1 Million Pounds of Food Rescued Lucky Duck Foundation 1,000,000 pounds of rescued food through homeless employment program Milestone reflects a first-of-its-kind collaboration that delivers job training, employment, and food rescue — transforming lives while fighting...

In Loving Memory of Vesta Kilkenny The Lucky Duck Foundation mourns the passing of Vesta Kilkenny, beloved mother of our co-founder Pat Kilkenny — and, in many ways, a quiet force behind everything this organization stands...

There are many ways to Share Your Luck Donate by Mailing a Check Personal or corporate checks can be made out to: The Lucky Duck Foundation 5675 Ruffin Road, Suite 100 Donate via Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) These funds are highly popular among individual donors because of the ease of administration and potential tax savings from donating via a DAF.

Strategies to save big on taxes, such as Charitable Remainder Trusts, bundled donations, and donations of appreciated stock, IRA, real estate, and estates. Leave a lasting legacy by including the Lucky Duck Foundation in your estate planning. We offer turnkey peer-to-peer fundraising so you can create your own fundraising page and invite your friends and family to support the Lucky Duck Foundation and its programs.

There are many ways your organization can get involved and support community giving and volunteering. We’ve partnered with LNDRY , a premier laundry service in San Diego, to pick up your gently used clothes donation (for free!) to help homeless employment and education-seekers look and feel their best!

Join the Lucky Duck Coffee Club Enjoy premium craft coffee with a purpose. Our coffee partner, Tower Roasting Co. , provides 100% organic fair trade coffee while helping to prevent and reduce homelessness in San Diego by donating 30% of every sale.

Join our newsletter to stay informed about the Lucky Duck Foundation’s programs and to see how your donations are making a difference. 5675 Ruffin Road, Suite 100, Email: staff@luckyduckfoundation. org The Lucky Duck Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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Urge City Council not to Reduce Shelter Capacity at a time when 9 in 10 requests for shelter go unfulfilled Peer Mentor, Promises2Kids “ As an African American first-generation college graduate, I recently earned my Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning Management and Design.

Despite facing the challenges of homelessness and balancing motherhood, I have persevered and am committed to using my experiences to advocate for better urban planning and support for vulnerable communities. ”