[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1629991344197{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}"] Military [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Deployments, medical discharges, changes of duty stations, and retirement all represent significant changes in life and possibly to child support obligations as well. Too many young military families in San Diego are finding themselves trapped in mountains of debt, not knowing where...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1629991388038{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}"] Rehabilitation [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Many California inmates reoffend after they are released from prison. Specifically, about 46 percent were convicted of a subsequent crime within three years of release. The primary goal of rehabilitation programs is to reduce the level of recidivism and disrupt the cycles...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1629991414326{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}"] Safe Housing [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Law enforcement has identified San Diego as an international gateway city for sex trafficking (the epidemic of demand is 80% domestic) and one of the 13 cities in the nation with the highest incidence of child prostitution. 110 gangs were identified...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1629991443030{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}"] Health & Well-being [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] The health and well-being of children is associated with numerous outcomes on their physical, mental, social, and economic development. Promoting well-being involves understanding and addressing child, youth, and caregiver functioning in physical, behavioural, social, and cognitive areas. A focus...
[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1629991466322{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}"] Literacy [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Nearly 85% of the juveniles who face trial in the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate, proving that there is a close relationship between illiteracy and crime. More than 60% of all inmates are functionally illiterate. Reading is a pathway to learning and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1629991498548{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}"] Schools [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] San Diego is home to special schools and programs that serve at risk youth with severe emotional disturbances and learning disabilities. These schools and programs are underfunded and FOCUS helps fill the gap to ensure a transition to a successful future. When...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1629991540362{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}"] Homelessness [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] There are more than 1.2 million homeless students across the country and 23,000 in San Diego County alone. Research shows that homelessness contributes to a wide range of challenges including psychological and physical problems, safety fears and economic struggles. The barriers these...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1629997734975{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}"] Foster Care [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Over 2,750 children and teens in San Diego have been taken from their home because of ongoing abuse and unspeakable neglect. Even after emotional and physical trauma, some children are resilient enough to be removed from this unhealthy environment...