Our Partners from A-Z
Bioregional Center for Sustainability Science, Planning and Design
“The Bioregional Center brings diverse people and organizations together to collaboratively study and equitably improve how neighborhoods, cities and regions function. They provides a transdisciplinary workspace and knowledge networking hub for theory-building, civically engaged research, innovation, pedagogy and communication.”
Crawford Community Connection
“Crawford Community Collaborative convenes a monthly meeting offering an opportunity to learn and share about current opportunities and trends impacting the students and families living in the Crawford area. The Collaborative is made up of community-based organizations, school partners, faith communities, City and County agencies, and many other groups that serve immigrants, refugees and asylees.”
UC San Diego Center for Community Health
“We are dedicated to improving and promoting health and wellness in communities where people live, work, learn, play and worship.
Food2Soil
“Food2Soil is a collective of chefs and farmers, businesses and individuals, entrepreneurs and innovators building a people-powered, community-centered foundation for the circular economy. They believe that waste is a resource that has intrinsic social, environmental and economic value. Our programs are designed to challenge us to extract this value so it turns into income for farmers and living soil for our farms.”
Inner City Athletic Program
“Inner City Athletic Program's mission is to provide free athletic instruction and guidance to underserved, fostered, and disabled youth by stressing the importance of nutrition, exercise, and education with community involvement, in prevention of childhood obesity.”
Mental Health America, San Diego
“Inspired by the courage of our national organization, the Mental Health America of San Diego County (MHASD) was founded in 1942 as the first mental health advocacy organization in San Diego County. MHASD brings together clients, families, professionals, providers, community leaders, and the public to collaborate, cooperate, and ensure available affordable care to all citizens. Over the years, MHASD has offered numerous programs and services focused on the following four areas: Advocacy, Education, Services, and Research.”
Mid-City Community Advocacy Network
“Mid-City CAN is comprised of residents of the Mid-City neighborhood who care about making a lasting impact in this community. We gather around the top issues residents care about, forming teams of volunteers. Mid-City CAN helps organize these teams to accomplish their goals. Our mission is to create a safe, productive, and healthy community through collaboration, advocacy, and organizing.”
Nile Sisters
“Nile Sisters Development Initiative aids newcomers and migrants to San Diego beyond the initial allocation period. We also assist refugee and immigrant families who experience difficulties after assimilation. Since 2001, Nile Sisters has served thousands of refugees and immigrants.”
Partnerships for the Advancement of New Arrivals (PANA)
“PANA was founded in the recognition that the unique needs of San Diego’s growing refugee communities cannot be addressed by simple adjustments to existing ways of doing business. Instead, PANA uses an integrated advocacy approach to its research, public policy, and community organizing in order to build and leverage deep community networks, develop community leaders, and establish a civic engagement infrastructure for the refugee community.”
Somali-Bantu Community of San Diego
“The Somali Bantu Community of San Diego was founded in 2004 by Somali Bantu residents for the purpose of meeting the needs of their vulnerable community. The board and other key stakeholders developed the organization’s vision, mission, and goals through a participatory planning process that identified three main areas of focus: access to healthcare, education, and employment. Since the SBCSD’s inception, the organization has successfully organized and mobilized their community by connecting people to needed services, developing and implementing successful youth programs and shaping policies that affect the refugee community.”
Somali Family Service
SFS was established in 2000 as a non-profit, community-based social service organization. Since its inception, the organization has provided culturally and linguistically appropriate programs and services to members of the San Diego Somali and other refugee and immigrant communities, easing their transition and ensuring successful functioning in their new home. In San Diego, there is a serious lack of support services for Somali and other East African immigrants and refugees. As an organization staffed by Somali community members, SFS is uniquely positioned to fill this gap in the community to provide services specifically catered to East African refugees.
Southern Sudanese Community Center
The SSCCSD is a non-profit 501(c)(3) founded in 1995 with the mission to assist all Sudanese refugees in their resettlement through education, social, economic, and cultural support. We guide them towards self-sufficiency and full integration into American society while respecting their dignity as new Americans.
Superfund Research Center-UC San Diego
“The UC San Diego Superfund Research Center (UCSD-SRC) is a multidisciplinary effort consisting of four Biomedical and two Environmental Science and Engineering Projects, all of which will use the highly specialized core resources of our Genetics and Metabolomics Research Support Core. Along with our Training Core which will provide career support to graduate and postdoctoral level trainees, the research and core components of our Center will work with the Research Translation Core (RTC) to promote our findings to broader based audiences, and the Community Engagement Core (CEC) to share our expertise with impacted communities.”
United Women of East Africa
“UWEAST is a San Diego nonprofit providing health services, education and advocacy for the well-being of the East African community, women and families. A community-based organization comprised of approximately 100 East African women, we operate the East African Cultural and Community Center in City Heights, and offer programs and services with the goal of responding to the overlooked health needs of East African women and their families.”
University of California San Diego
”Recognized as one of the top 15 research universities worldwide, our culture of collaboration sparks discoveries that advance society and drive economic impact. Everything we do is dedicated to ensuring our students have the opportunity to become changemakers, equipped with the multidisciplinary tools needed to accelerate answers to our world’s most pressing issues.”
Other Local Organizations to Visit
Paving Great Futures
Planned Parenthood San Diego
San Diego Leaders
The San Diego LGBT Community Center
We All Got SD
Alliance San Diego
City Heights Community Development Corporation
Center for Policy Initiatives
Engage San Diego
Environmental Health Coalition
Invest in San Diego Families