In 2016, a group of female surfers in Oahu came together with a shared belief: When women come together to support and uplift one another, they can change the world. The surfing sisterhood founded the Changing Tides Foundation , initially to provide aid in disaster-stricken coastal communities in Latin America, then shifting the focus to empowering those communities’ girls and young women after witnessing a common thread of gender disparities.  “Teen girls would be inside the

For more than 50 years, Home Start, Inc. has been working to prevent child abuse and neglect by strengthening families and communities. The nonprofit addresses conditions that increase the risk of abuse, such as poverty and unemployment, through education, therapy, and parenting support programs . Last year, Home Start served more than 15,000 San Diegans in need of services. Volunteers like Sharon Semple help Home Start accomplish its mission . In fiscal year 2025, 534 peopl

Since 2001, an estimated 41 percent of veterans have been receiving health care services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...

More than 100 people gathered in the courtyard behind First Lutheran Church  in Cortez Hill this week for coffee and breakfast sandwiches...

The Junior League of San Diego (JLSD) has been training women to lead through service for over 90 years. With a membership of more than...

You feel it in your bones; something's not right, and no one's fixing it. Not fast enough anyway. So, you decide to build the thing...

In the time before classes begin at San Marcos High School  (SMHS), Warrior Village Project founder Mark Pilcher drops off school...

A weekly food distribution unites I Am My Brother’s Keeper  and the San Diego Bicycle Collective  to feed, empower, and transform a...

Growing up as a foster child comes with its own set of challenges, but the struggle often continues into adulthood. A San Diego-based...