A homeless man name Jesse frequently visited our Pacific Beach facility. Often, he just needed someone to talk to or seek clean clothing. From out of state, Jesse had come to San Diego in the hopes of cleaning up his life and was in desperate need of guidance and direction. He had suffered the loss of an eye from a broken bottle injury, lost his ID and belongings and was living in his car.
His simple goal was to, one day, go back home – take his mother to a restaurant for dinner and become a better father to his four children. CCSA wanted to help Jesse reach his goal. In time, things got better; he found a job as a dishwasher, worked hard and kept saving his earnings. A few months later, we were delighted to receive a note from Jesse telling us that he was finally able to make it home!
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Last Updated: September 19, 2016 by ccsa-wpadmin
Jesse’s Story
A homeless man name Jesse frequently visited our Pacific Beach facility. Often, he just needed someone to talk to or seek clean clothing. From out of state, Jesse had come to San Diego in the hopes of cleaning up his life and was in desperate need of guidance and direction. He had suffered the loss of an eye from a broken bottle injury, lost his ID and belongings and was living in his car.
His simple goal was to, one day, go back home – take his mother to a restaurant for dinner and become a better father to his four children. CCSA wanted to help Jesse reach his goal. In time, things got better; he found a job as a dishwasher, worked hard and kept saving his earnings. A few months later, we were delighted to receive a note from Jesse telling us that he was finally able to make it home!
Category: Personal Impact
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Community Christian Service Agency, an ecumenical Christian agency, is to provide emergency services to individuals and families in need in San Diego County, including food, clothing, and referrals, and where practical, counseling to assist in their transition to self-reliance.
CCSA Continues Its Hard Work
Thanks to a Herculean effort by the staff and a handful of volunteers, CCSA was able to keep both Centers open last Tuesday serving the hungry.
At Clairemont, we served 75 families, up from 60 on Monday. In Pacific Beach, we served 42 lunches and 45 snacks.
We continue to operate mostly without volunteers. We have received contacts from multiple agencies offering us help with volunteers. The Food Bank issued a televised appeal for volunteers to help at the Food Bank, and at distribution points such as ours. We do not know yet whether will be able to obtain any help from any of these sources.
Please pray for CCSA and those we serve, both the homeless who are hungry, cold and wet, but also the food insecure whose numbers are increasing daily as people are told not to come to work. Although “shelter in place” orders have been issued, we expect that we will be deemed an “essential service” and remain open for as long as we have supplies and staff. Thank you!
Shoes!
ANNUAL APPEAL 2019-2020
Years of work pay off one success at a time
Hi!
My name is Liz and for about 4 years I received services from CCSA-Pacific Beach. The kindness and help I received there really changed my life. I feel as though the staff and volunteers genuinely care about the people they serve. They touched my heart and gave me belief in myself and the courage to seek out the help I needed. I was always treated respectfully and with such amazing kindness. They loved me when I was not able to love myself. I am very proud to report that I am currently living inside in Indiana and I have a beautiful son. I am getting counseling, I am working, and I am completely sober off all drugs and alcohol. Thank you for all the food, clothes, and books over the years. And more importantly thank you for treating me with dignity ALWAYS and assisting me in getting my life put back together. I am so happy and full of gratitude!
Liz
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A SUCCESSFUL COZY IN CLAIREMONT COAT DRIVE! THANK YOU!
THE 2019 BACK TO BACKPACK PROGRAM WAS A SUCCESS!
Thank you to everyone involved! With your help, CCSA distributed 792 backpacks to children this year! AMAZING! THANK YOU!
Big Thank You’s for Sock Donations Extraordinaire!
We want to give a big thank you to Roseann Myers for her donation of 120 pairs of socks! We also want to give a big thank you to Karen McKelvey, a teacher at Curie Elementary, who organized a sock drive with 6 classrooms participating and donating 500 pairs of socks! WOW! AMAZING! THANK YOU!
DONATION OF 118 BACKPACKS! THANK YOU
Just a few of our happy students picking up their new backpacks filled with supplies from the Back to School Program!!
Thank you Deacon Murray & Sacred Heart Church in Coronado for 150 filled backpacks!
The Shoe Drive Continues! Here is one generous donation from a parishioner at St. Mary Magdalene!
Another donation of 48 pairs of flip flops from another St. Mary Magdalene parishioner! Thank you!
St Mark’s Preschool donated children’s books for our clients! Thank you!
THANK YOU CHILDREN OF ST. MARKS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND PRESCHOOL!
CCSA thanks the children of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church and Preschool who, as a celebration of Holy Week, collected NEW children’s shoes, and over 300 pair of socks, that were donated to CCSA. NEW shoes and socks will be given out as part of our Back to School program.
THANK YOU YOUTHWORKS!
A warm shower and breakfast! Two locations!
INVISIBLE PEOPLE
JANUARY’S MOST NEEDED ITEMS
SOCK DRIVE! THANK YOU TO THE INTERNAL OPERATIONS BRANCH FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND ITS 500 EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR SOCK DONATION!
THANK YOU TO SPROUTS AND ITS SHOPPERS!
THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZON SMILE SUPPORTERS! CCSA RECEIVED $75.52 AS A RESULT OF YOUR PURCHASES FROM APRIL THROUGH JUNE! NOT SIGNED UP YET! CLICK THIS LINK!
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