In this episode, see how Department of Public Works clears the roads when it rains, how 150 foster families are setting up new computers, how a drum is therapeutic, how come County employees saved a co-workers life, and how the County can help you keep those New Years resolutions for 2020.
More than 150 local foster families are setting up computers in their homes this holiday season thanks to a collaboration between the County of San Diego and the San Diego County Futures Foundation.
Parenting is always work and being a foster parent to a teenager who is on probation comes with its own challenges. The County wants parents stepping up to this responsibility to know they are not alone, and the County has resources to help. That was the resounding message at a recent parent appreciation and recruitment dinner hosted by the San Diego County Probation Department.
Some San Diego County foster families got a little help bridging the digital divide. The County and the San Diego Futures Foundation teamed up to distribute computers to 150 foster families. Computer access is common, but it hasn’t reached all homes. Supervisor Greg Cox helped pass out the computers during the annual giveaway event. The computers […]
About 300 foster families and children got an early holiday present from the County and the San Diego Futures Foundation.
In San Diego County, there are over 24,000 grandparents raising grandchildren and hundreds more relative caregivers. Often times, these caregivers have changed their plans for retirement and relaxation to step in to care for a relative. The support of these grandparents, aunts, uncles and other family members is a crucial element in creating a loving […]
The County of San Diego and the San Diego Futures Foundation distributed approximately 200 refurbished computers to local foster families as part of the Computers for Foster Families Program. The Computers for Foster Families Program supports foster families by increasing computer and internet access for some of the region’s most vulnerable children. The County Board […]
