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Cane Cares Golf Tournament Featured in SD Union-Tribune For 2nd Straight Year

Our 4th Annual Cane Cares golf tournament was an even bigger success than last year—our deepest thanks to all of our donors and sponsors! We’re absolutely thrilled to have raised nearly $20,000 to prevent homelessness in San Diego.

In related news, we’re incredibly excited to see our Cane Cares Golf Tournament featured in the San Diego Union-Tribune for the second year in a row! The article is live on their website now, and will be going out in the paper edition soon.

We’re proud to have our charitable work acknowledged, highlighting our deep commitment to supporting the community. Our partnership with the Sister League of San Diego has strengthened our resolve, and with this recognition, we’re inspired to expand our efforts and positively impact even more lives.

Nearly $20,000 Raised Cane Cares’ 4th Annual Golf Tournament!

We are thrilled to announce that this year’s 4th Annual Cane Cares Golf Tournament was another tremendous success! We raised a remarkable sum of nearly $20,000 to combat homelessness in San Diego. Our charity partner Sister League of San Diego will be receiving the first $10,000 of those funds. We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our sponsors, donors, and participants—your generosity and commitment made this event possible! The tournament brought together our amazing community of golfers and local businesses for a fantastic day on the green—not just for the love of the game, but to support a cause that makes a real difference in the lives of women in need across San Diego.

Sister League of San Diego is a local nonprofit dedicated to providing safe, affordable housing to local women. They provide a range of services, including emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling, and advocacy programs, helping survivors rebuild their lives in a safe and supportive environment. By partnering with the Sister League, Cane Cares is helping to create a safer, more compassionate community for everyone. The funds raised at this year’s tournament will go a long way in providing critical resources and support to those who need it most. Stay tuned for updates following the impact of the funds raised from this year’s tournament!

We’re already looking forward to next year’s Cane Cares Golf Tournament—our FIFTH annual event—where we aim to raise even more to prevent homelessness in San Diego. Here’s to many more years of caring, community, and making a difference!

Cane Cares & PATH: Over 30 Lives Changed in 2024!

In June and July, Cane Cares’ $10,000 in funding for People Assisting The Homeless helped yet another 5 individuals with housing needs ranging from rental assistance to moving to utilities. In total, our funding for PATH this year has helped 31 people find housing, employment and stability.

Case manager Larry Major Jr. shared yet another moving and powerful example of how this funding benefits those who need it most: “A 52-year-old woman who had been living in her vehicle with her four children for almost a year…received help finding childcare and [employment]. The outreach case manager also assisted her in finding a unit for her family to move into. Cane Cares provided financial assistance for the first month’s rent and the security deposit for the new home.”

We’re overjoyed by the impact we’ve been able to make by partnering with PATH, and we look forward to working with them again in the future.

In the shorter term, Cane Cares is preparing for our annual charity golf tournament on September 20th, where we hope to raise an even more impressive round of funding to continue making a difference across San Diego. Register now to help us continue changing lives!

Register Now for Cane Cares’ 4th Annual Golf Tournament on Sept. 20th!

The 4th Annual Cane Cares Golf Tournament will be held at Steele Canyon Golf Club on Friday, September 20th from 10 am to 3 pm. Join us for a day of celebration and raising money for a great cause: helping to prevent homelessness in San Diego.

Last year, we raised over $15,000 to prevent homelessness in San Diego, and were even featured in the San Diego Union-Tribune. This year alone, we’ve helped fund shelter for 26 people. With you’re help, we’re hoping to raise even more money this year, the first $10,000 of which will go to Sister League of San Diego!

Help us continue our tradition of making a real impact on our community! Register at canecaresgolf.org.

Cane Cares Helps House 26 People So Far in 2024

Funding from Cane Cares assisted in lifting another four people out of homelessness in May, raising the total number of people we’ve helped shelter this year to 26. Our continued partnership with PATH has proven to be one of our most powerful tools for helping those in need throughout San Diego.

Outreach Program Manager Julie Germain shared yet another heartwarming success story. A client who’d been homeless for years had his documents stolen, but PATH helped him replace them and complete paperwork to move into a housing unit, scheduled for April. “Unfortunately, the unit was not furnished, so the client was unable to move in promptly,” Germain said. “With Cane Cares’ funding, we were able to support the client in his new housing by providing a bed, couch, and dresser for his unit. Since receiving the furniture, the client has been staying in his unit and making it his own home.”

Whether our funding provides someone with a warm bed to sleep in, helps them pay for essential utilities, or assists with car repairs that could  get them to a new job, we feel truly honored to be making such a direct impact on the lives of so many in our local community. This is our calling, and we look forward to fulfilling it for many years to come.

Cane Cares Continues To Transform Lives In April

In April 2024, Cane Cares helped another five individuals find and maintain permanent housing, continuing to partner with PATH to help those in need throughout San Diego.

Outreach Program Manager Jenna Halseth shared just one example of our impact: “Client AT has been working with the Multidisciplinary Outreach Team (MDT) since August 2023… The last barrier for the client to be fully independent was paying his past due SDG&E bill, which accumulated while he was transitioning into his new home. With the Cane Cares’ funding, the participant was able to not only pay off the remaining SDG&E balance, but also add credit to his account for future support. Thanks to this funding, the participant is ready to graduate from the MDT program and focus on enjoying his new home.”

We’re delighted by the success of our ongoing relationship with PATH.  Keep an eye out for many more stories of helping unhoused people find shelter in our community.

Cane Cares’ Food Drive Donates 1,000 Meals to PATH

Cane Cares’ Community Food Drive was a massive success! Special thanks to Lazy Acres for donating 4,000 grocery bags, which we then distributed to homes throughout the Mission Hills neighborhood. And our beloved community then answered the call, exceeding our wildest expectations: You donated a literal truckload of non-perishable goods that added up to roughly 1,000 meals!

All donations went to our local food bank overseen by People Assisting The Homeless (PATH). When they attended our Chili Cook-Off event and saw the incredible amount of food we helped gather for San Diegans in need, they were truly inspired by your generosity! We’re honored to be working with an organization with a reputation for selfless outreach to the homeless and hungry throughout our community. Stay tuned for April’s edition of our impact report, where we extended our work with PATH to help even more people find shelter!

Pitch In During Cane Cares’ Community Food Drive!

Join Cane Cares in fighting hunger in San Diego with our Community Food Drive! Help us gather canned and non-perishable groceries to benefit the less fortunate in our community. All items collected will go to our partner, People Assisting The Homeless (PATH).

 

  • When: Drop off May 1–9 during business hours
  • Where: 7817 Ivanhoe Ave #101, La Jolla, CA 92037
  • Or if you’re in the 92109, 92117 or 92103 areas and aren’t able to come by, you can also call and we’ll pick your items up for you!
PATH told us more about their specific needs: “We are always in need of shelf stable items for all of our programs from outreach to interim shelter to permanent supportive housing. We need cereal, high protein granola bars, cup of noodle soups, canned fruit, applesauce and canned soups with chicken and meat.”

 

Go to https://bit.ly/CaneFoodDrive for more info!

Cane Cares Pledges $10,000 to Sister League

Cane Cares is excited to announce that we have pledged $10,000 from our upcoming Golf Tournament to Sister League of San Diego! The tournament proceeds will go directly to Sister League as they partner with us to prevent homelessness for women in San Diego.

From Sister League’s website: “Founded in 1942, Sister League was initially organized to provide housing to women and their children who were separated from their husbands during WWII.”

“Since then, Sister League has continued to provide safe housing and supportive day programming to adult women affected by mental health issues, homelessness, trauma and domestic abuse – issues which unfortunately are prevalent in our San Diego community today. By providing a safe and supportive home, Sister League helps women become more confident and self-sufficient.”

We’re so excited to be working with an organization that’s doing such important work in our community. To learn more about them, please visit sisterleaguesd.org. And to help raise these funds, register at canecaresgolf.org.

Cane Cares Helps 17 People Find Secure Housing

Cane Cares’ partnership with People Assisting The Homeless (PATH) continued to touch lives in February, with the total number of individuals rising to 17 so far this year.

PATH Case Manager Martha Baxter described another inspiring story, about an Army veteran who had struggled with substance abuse and been through several San Diego shelters in the past 3 years: “The gentleman originally refused case management services. After some persistence…PATH ensured the veteran with a housing voucher, medical services, psychological evaluations, and reestablished VA services.”

“Finally in February 2024, using a VASH voucher, the client secured housing at Grand Island Apartments in Oceanside. A beautiful new facility that represents dignity and a fresh start for someone working hard to rebuild their life. In order for him to move in, he needed to pay his portion of the rent after the subsidy which the veteran did not have at the time. At this time, Cane Cares stepped in and very quickly made up the difference, so that the veteran can move into his beautiful home. Most importantly, it stopped this veteran’s cycle of moving from one place to another and began his new life with dignity.”

Stories like these are truly what motivates us to continue our work here in San Diego. And we’re excited to raise even more money this coming year at this year’s Cane Cares Golf Tournament on September 20!

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