SDYS Commitment During COVID-19 Emergency Dear Friends, During this COVID-19 emergency, San Diego Youth Services is committed to the safety and well-being of our staff, service partners, families and the communities we serve. Because we…

265 Join Anniversary Celebration More than 265 guests joined the celebration on March 5 marking San Diego Youth Services’ 50th Anniversary. The event, presented by HMT Electric, raised $190,000 to help homeless and other vulnerable youth throughout…

New shelter beds for youth The San Diego City Council recently approved the addition of 48 beds reserved for transition age youth ages 18-24 at the City of San Diego’s Bridge Shelter for Single Women…

Champions for Youth Donate Record $140,147 More than 300 individuals and businesses joined our Champions for Youth campaign this year, donating a record $140,147 to help youth throughout San Diego County. Thank you to all…

200 Join Campaign for Youth Thank you to the 200 community members who have joined our Champions for Youth campaign to date! We are so close to our goals of rallying 250 donors and raising…

Human Trafficking Awareness Month January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. San Diego has one of the highest rates of sex trafficking of children in the nation. Studies indicate there may be as many as 8,000…

Champions for Youth Kicks Off We officially kicked off the holiday giving season on Dec. 3 with our $100,000 Champions for Youth campaign! All donations benefit homeless and other vulnerable youth throughout San Diego County….

PRIDE Award 2019 Our Safe Place won an award for the 2019 San Diego PRIDE March: 3rd Place for Best Use of 2019 Pride Theme. Our Safe Place staff and youth worked to bring their…

Run for Homeless Youth San Diego Youth Services leaders, staff and friends ran 50K on Nov. 1 to kick off Homeless Youth Awareness Month in San Diego, where more than 1,500 youth are homeless. The day-long run…

Q & A on Suicide and Bullying Prevention Judi Park, Program Manager for our HERE Now and Anti-BIAS programs, talks with us about suicide and bullying awareness and prevention as we transition from National Suicide Prevention Month into National…