SAN DIEGO — Below are the links mentioned recently on CBS 8 and The CW San Diego that can provide help for our community or ways that you can help others in our community. Check the most recent local news stories page if you do not see the link you are looking for.
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San Diego House Rabbit Society: February is adopt a rescue rabbit month
Harm reduction kits / County Crisis Hotline- (888) 724-7240
The ImmunoCARE Study- Rapid, Accurate COVID Testing to Reduce Hospitalization of Immunocompromised Individuals
Completion of this form and San Diego County will assist in collecting damage information and associated costs with the recent storms
The SD Humane Society is holding an Adult Dog Free Adoption Event this weekend. The shelter is over capacity and relief is badly needed. Click here to find out more about pet adoption.
- The Animal Pad is asking anyone who is seriously looking to make an addition to their family to consider fostering or adopting.
We All Count | Volunteer to help with the annual homeless census administered by The Regional Task Force on Homelessness.
Protect San Diego Kids - For help for you or someone you love, call 800-344-6000 to reach caring, trained staff who can help.
The SD Humane Society is holding an Adult Pet Free Adoption Event this weekend. The shelter is over capacity. Click here to adopt.
Better Business Bureau's naughty list - BBB's 12 scams of Christmas
Better Business Bureau - Report business practices
Holiday Market at Petco Park - What you need to know, tickets, parking info
Operation Santa: Help the USPS and Santa fulfill children's wishes this season by adopting a letter written to Santa.
Know Before You Go- Traveling across the border
Green Friday | On the day after Thanksgiving, County Parks encourages San Diegans to swap shopping plans for outdoor experiences.
Call2Recycle | Designated battery recycling drop-off locations
- Each pie sold allows Mama’s Kitchen to cook, prepare, and deliver 12 meals to homebound individuals vulnerable to malnutrition due to HIV, cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, or chronic kidney disease.
Ballots have been sent out to San Diego County registered voters for the November 8 General Election
- Voters can take advantage of early voting at the Registrar of Voters office in Kearny Mesa.
- However, the Registrar encourages voters to take advantage of the convenience of voting by mail.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP): All funds are used to build and deliver our furnished beds to kiddos.
California Middle-Class Tax Refund Payments
- California will provide a one-time payment to qualified recipients.
- Who qualifies, and how much is the refund?
Gavin Escobar GoFundMe The former Aztec football player died in a rock climbing accident. He leaves behind a wife and two young daughters.
Hurricane Ian Relief | Help people affected by Hurricane Ian
- Your donation enables the Red Cross to respond to and help people recover from this disaster and will provide people and communities affected by this devastating storm with food, shelter, relief supplies, recovery planning support, and other assistance.
Building Skills Partnership (BSP): A non-profit organization that helps migrant families with financial security by providing education programs.
Resources for food insecurity:
GoFundMe: Fundraiser for Carina Rodarte
Paying my water bills: Eligibility for Low Income Household Water Assistance Program services can vary depending on income, water system participation, place of residence, and other factors.
- Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico and left many people in need of assistance
- The House of Puerto Rico is asking for monetary donations to provide aid to those in need of assistance
Blood centers have a high need for donations:
San Diego Sheriff's Department Communication Center- For more information on how to apply to become a dispatcher
Chula Vista Covid-19 small business and non-profit relief fund launching Monday, August 29, 2022.
Bankrate- Tips to help you save and manage your student loans
San Diego Code Enforcement: A student tried to move into an apartment complex in San Diego that she calls squalor
Helping Afghan girls go to school: GoFundMe started by a San Diego native who started a children's photography school in Afghanistan
More Than Pink Walk and San Diego 3-Day are both in November
Resources for financial rent assistance
- ACCE San Diego- Helps tenants who are suffering injustices with their landlords
- Housing help of San Diego - Helps by offering a rent relief program. Assistance is being administered through different programs depending on where you reside.
- United Way of San Diego - Looking for help with basic needs, like food, housing, and healthcare? Contact 2-1-1 San Diego.
Chula Vista couple wins WaterSmart Landscape contest
Rady Children's Hospital | Drowning Prevention
- Now is the opportune time to begin a career with the Oceanside Police Department. To learn more about the CSO program and apply, visit joinOPD.net
Fisher-Price, US regulators warn of infant deaths in rockers
Chula Vista free rides for seniors (55 and up)
GoFundMe to Help Casey with Cancer Treatment
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LGBTQ+ Resources
- An international team that conserves coastal and marine ecosystems and addresses climate change through natural solutions.
- Provides early warning before an earthquake and lets you plan for the unexpected.
Blood centers have declared a blood shortage a national emergency
Build a School Foundation: A nonprofit that provides educational opportunities for poor children of the world by funding classroom constructions, school-related infrastructures, teaching and learning equipment, “need-based” scholarships and basic healthcare needs.
- Interactive Map to search for the lowest prices
California Highway Patrol Special Investigations Unit
- If you witnessed a freeway road rage incident, or have any information that could help, contact CHP Special Investigations Unit at (858) 293-6000.
- Local educational agencies (LEAs) must insure that children and youth experiencing homelessness are able to participate fully in school activities, and that barriers to identification, enrollment, and retention in school are identified and removed.
- Here in California, the official number of homeless students has dropped dramatically since the pandemic began: a trend that has homeless advocates greatly concerned.
- "STEP builds financial self-sufficiency among junior active duty enlisted members, recently discharged enlisted Veterans and their families facing financial crisis through counseling, education, and grants."
- Donate your old tech to Computer 2 Kids
- A San Diego teenager's non-profit organization grew up, but so did he. The teen needs your help continuing a legacy of giving when he heads off to college.
- Founded in 2008, the mission of Good Neighbor Project is to offer hands-on education, employment support, and other events and activities that build life skills and improve the quality of life for inner-city youth and families in communities in and around the bay of San Diego.
- A map that guides you to the only 21 lesbian bars in the U.S.
Business Complaints: Ways you can formally file a complaint against a business:
- NBCCEDP provides breast and cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic services to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women across the United States.
National Domestic Violence hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
- Additional national resources and a chat online feature
- San Diego resources and phone numbers can be found here
- Rady Children’s understands the importance of mental health as a crucial part of the health of the whole child.
- The system strives to ensure that County residents have access to quality service and support
- How to help survivors of relationship and sexual violence
- Help keep your community clean! Adopt-A-Highway needs your help to bring it to the next generation of Californians.
