To implement programs for basic needs, social services, and personal economic development, which will empower the disadvantaged in our community.

Interfaith�s Top Accomplishments of the past year 1. Interfaith has met the needs of our community during a time of soaring demand and decreased resources. Utilizing more than 5,800 volunteers, the help of over 450 diverse faith communities, and over 91% of our revenue in direct service to clients, we have helped more than 21,500 unduplicated persons turns their lives around this year alone. 2. We opened our third Fairweather Lodge, a Recuperative Care program for veterans recently discharged from the VA Hospital, and a Men's Shelter this year. We also expanded our housing for families with a disabled head of household. 3. Interfaith was named #6 on CharityNavigator's list of Top Ten Top Notch Charities for 2010, earning their highest rating-- 4 stars. 4. We closed a successful Capital Campaign, paying off more than $4.5 million in mortgages early, which saves $20,059 per month in operating costs. Interfaith also used California Solar Initiative subsidies to install photovoltaic panels at our housing projects in Escondido and Oceanside, lowering the operating costs of our housing programs. This improvement will save $1,000,000 over the next 25 years. 5. We began serving veterans at risk of homelessness through the highly competitive federal Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration, San Diego being one of only 5 regions in the US where this program is funded.  Interfaith�s Top Goals for the Current Year 1. Successfully relocate our Escondido Community Sobering & Stabilization Services, possibly co-locating it with other community services to increase efficiencies of scale. 2. Open supportive housing for homeless youth, and youth "aging out" of the foster care system. 3. Expand programs to include services for victims of human trafficking, partnering with housing programs in our region that serve this vulnerable population. 4. Explore partnerships to widen our social services outreach to outlying areas of North County, such as Fallbrook, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, and Ramona.   5. Increase permanent housing options for families exiting transitional housing.