DEAR FRIENDS OF HOME START,
Home Start is proud to be entering its 52nd year of
providing essential services throughout the County of
San Diego. All of us at Home Start remain steadfast
in our commitment to serving San Diego’s most
vulnerable children, families, and individuals.
As we refl ect on the past year, our hearts are grateful
for the numerous partners who have been a crucial
part of our journey. We persevered and expanded
key services, staying responsive to the ever-changing
needs of our community.
Our compassionate and committed sta and the life-
saving services we provide are the proven methods to
creating lasting change. Each parenting class, therapy
session, job training shift, home visit, and safe night
of wraparound supportive housing are the seeds for
success to helping San Diegans most in need.
We are continuing to focus on adding comprehensive
housing solutions as we provide a full continuum of proven methods. Case
management and wraparound support services will ensure these individuals and
families will escape the cycles of homelessness, poverty, abuse, and neglect.
This past year, we added a Probation Navigation program providing
housing and navigation resources as well as a Vicarious Trauma for
Caregivers Support Group, and grew our housing services to meet this
pressing need.
This year’s report summarizes the past year’s outcomes
delivered by Home Start. You’ll be touched by inspiring
stories that have been made possible through the support
of caring partners like you. Accompanying statistics on
the program accomplishments you helped us achieve
demonstrate the measurable impact you and Home Start
are making daily. Together, we are building stronger
families each day across San Diego County.
All of us at Home Start are deeply grateful for your
dedicated partnership to comprehensively serve San
Diego’s most vulnerable children, families, and individuals.
We know that there is much more to be done, and Home
Start will continue to lead the way. Together, we will continue to work
towards our vision for all San Diego children to live and thrive in safe, stable,
and nurturing homes.
For the children,
Laura A. Tancredi-Baese, LCSW
Chief Executive O cer
22,784
individuals
received services
(including case
management,
emergency
assistance,
housing,therapy,
application
assistance, tax
preparation,
parenting
education,
referrals, and
outreach
information)
Steven Ephraim
Board President
