2025 Grant Cycle
The Escondido Community Foundation (ECF), a regional affiliate of San Diego Foundation, awarded $203,160 to nine local nonprofits at its Annual Grants Award Celebration Sept. 25 at the Orfila Vineyards & Winery.
$30,000
CCAE Theatricals
Uniendo: Intergenerational Storytelling
Uniendo will provide an outlet for seniors to share personal stories and experiences with young people, either elementary school children or college students depending on the content. These stories would be performed as dance interpretation, readings, acting, or singing and the seniors can perform right alongside the students if they wish.
$30,000
Meals on Wheels San Diego County
Senior Meal Delivery & Support Services
This project will provide older adults over 60 in Escondido with nutritious home-delivered meals, daily safety checks, and in-home social visits, including care navigator support and follow-up care. The funds would support the overall goal to serve 270 seniors in Escondido.
$27,000
Assistance League of Inland North County
Project Seniors
Seniors will enrich the lives of low-income seniors at residential facilities in the Escondido community by providing meals and multi-generational, interactive bilingual programs on a monthly schedule. Assistance League volunteers will serve up to 600 low-income senior citizens with the invaluable support from their teenage volunteer corp, Assisteens.
$25,000
Hope Through Housing Foundation
Connections to Care: Escondido
Connections to Care serves 193 seniors Escondido at three Escondido communities. In addition to the programs and services currently offered, this project will provide activities such as senior fitness, nutrition and more. This grant will increase access to basic needs while improving physical and mental well-being and decreasing social isolation and depression.
$21,160
Truecare
TTTC (Transportation and Telehealth with Truecare)
TrueCare will provide medical transportation and remote blood pressure monitoring for Escondido seniors. They run a Health Center in San Marcos which includes primary health care, chiropractic, podiatry, management of medications with a pharmacist and mental health providers. The additional funding will allow its expansion to an additional 600 rides and 42 additional RPMs.
$20,000
Jewish Family Service of San Diego
Transportation on the Go
On The Go offers a round-trip, point-to-point ride service that focuses on medical transportation. This service is coordinated and supervised by staff, primarily utilizing Lyft for transportation. The anticipated impact includes approximately 1,000 rides for residents of Escondido, along with a notable increase in the use of additional services such as nutrition and home repairs.
$20,000
The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Senior Food Program in Escondido
The Senior Food Program currently provides monthly food boxes to qualified seniors at Windsor Gardens Apartments and Park Avenue Community Center in Escondido. The proposed project expands the Senior Food Program by enhancing food boxes with fresh produce, benefiting approximately 354 low-income seniors in Escondido each month.
$15,000
Mama’s Kitchen
Senior Nutrition Program in Escondido
The Senior Nutrition Program (SNP) aims to eliminate the barriers that critically ill seniors encounter when trying to access medically appropriate nutrition. This initiative is designed to enhance their ability to manage their health conditions and improve both short-term and long-term health outcomes. To support this, meals are delivered directly to clients’ homes twice a week, providing three meals per day along with healthy snacks.
$15,000
Silver Age Yoga Community Outreach
Free Silver Age Yoga for Seniors
The Silver Age Yoga program (SAYCO) addresses the wellbeing of seniors by focusing on social isolation and physical activity. SAYCO offers a unique opportunity for seniors of all backgrounds – regardless of financial means – to participate in free yoga classes in their own communities, discover new friendships and feel connected to others.