Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, a non-profit that provides free reconstructive plastic surgery and related medical services to disadvantaged children and young people with physical deformities, is looking for children to help. The group prefers to | read more...
Home Again, United Way’s public engagement campaign to end chronic homelessness, announced a new program that is designed to provide permanent housing to the homeless who use up the most public resources. “Project 25 offers | read more...
I wrote about the need for strong parents – specifically fathers — in the summer issue of OurCity. With such a high percent of fatherless children in San Diego, whatever we can do to help | read more...
One of our primary goals at OurCity is to promote volunteerism across the county. As I wrote in my column in the premiere issue last June, studies show that people who volunteer are the happiest | read more...
Last week I walked through the area around the civic center in the early evening and was surprised to see a large number of homeless camping out for the night. It seemed that the number | read more...
The Summer issue of OurCity: San Diego will hit newsstand in the week of June 15th, and three strong themes have emerged. The first theme is the importance of preparing our children. In the OurCity | read more...
Two months ago, we wrote about the Season of Service, an effort by churches to spur volunteerism in San Diego. The campaign is now two months into its five month season, and 18,000 people have | read more...
Discover the gift of the Treasure Box. For only $30, you can make a profound difference in the life of someone less fortunate in your community by providing them with enough food to feed a | read more...
By Merideth Kimble Marty Benson whizzes down 32nd Street and swings around the corner on his bike. He jumps off, parks and runs inside. The environmental advocate had just completed a 30-mile trip from Encinitas | read more...
By Christina Harrison With simple, small changes, every San Diegan can reduce their water use by the required 8 percent. By being more aggressive, you can save as much as 50 percent. In this month’s | read more...
Hiring an attorney doesn’t have to be as complicated as it seems. Find out the OurCity Recommended Attorneys for the areas of family, personal injury, criminal, estate planning and consumer and small business finance. Avvo, | read more...
Neils Lund of Encinitas is being honored by 10News for establishing Class ACT (Arts, Children, Technology), a non-profit organization that provides school children in the San Diego community and in other countries with personal growth | read more...
How can we make San Diego a shining example in volunteerism, community stewardship, historical preservation and improving the city for the next generation?
Editor-in-Chief Jack Crittenden discusses how we can make San Diego a shining city, and how to team with self-reliant people who help their neighbors in need and take active steps to preserve their heritage, environment and family.
Crittenden is a fourth-generation San Diegan with grandparents that were very active in the historical preservation of the city. He has a degree in public administration from USC where he specialized in urban planning, and a law degree. He has been an editor for 20 years, and founded OurCity in 2009.
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