March 2025

Program Update

Liliana's Story

Read about Liliana’s brave journey of starting over again with her two young children. From emergency shelter to ongoing care, CRC is here to stand with survivors like Liliana, helping them create a brighter future for their families.

CEO Blog: Honoring the Women Who Shape Our World

In this month’s CEO blog, John celebrates the transformative contributions of women whose diverse perspectives, unwavering dedication, and visionary leadership enrich our organization and society.

Annual Impact Highlights

Last year, our community and 1,000+ volunteers empowered our neighbors to live with dignity. Visit our Impact page to preview our annual impact. From providing 650,000+ pounds of rescued food to helping 369 individuals obtain safe housing, we are truly grateful for our supporters.

CRC Volunteer Spotlight: Paulette Rosarie Khoury

Paulette’s story with CRC began when her family arrived from the Philippines and found support in our community. Now, as a CRC Tea Co-Chair and Auction Coordinator, she's committed to making a meaningful impact—rallying support, organizing food drives and inspiring others with her heartfelt commitment.

Capital Campaign

Members of our Community Gifts Committee

Campaign Spotlight: Community Gifts Committee

Our Community Gifts Committee has been hard at work inspiring community support for CRC's capital campaign to transform our campus. Led by co-chairs Katrina Dodson, Randy Reed, Pamela and Lydell Fleming, this team of passionate volunteers has a goal to raise $1 million to help achieve our vision. If you'd like to learn more about how you can be part of this team and become a Friendraising Champion, please contact us to learn more at OneHeart@crcncc.org.

If you’d like to learn more about CRC’s capital campaign, how you can support our shared vision for a new campus, and what naming opportunities are available, please visit the campaign website or email OneHeart@crcncc.org.

Partner Spotlight

We are grateful for the generous support received in February:

The Jill and Darrell Shrader Philanthropic Fund

San Diego Foundation

Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation

Bellon Family Gift Fund

Jennifer Kinzelberg

Merlin's Magic Wand (Legoland Tickets for families at our shelter)

Funding from our partners supports CRC’s mission to help our neighbors create paths to healthy food, stable homes and safe relationships.

Get Involved

Connect with us at these upcoming events!

April 2 (Wednesday): Rubio's Encinitas 30% Give-back Restaurant Event

April 3 (Thursday): CRC Tour of our Food & Nutrition Center

Visit Our Encinitas Resale Store to Support CRC

Our San Marcos store is temporarily closed for renovations, with a Grand Re-opening coming soon! Please come visit us at our Encinitas store to support CRC and find unique treasures this spring.

CRC Encinitas Resale Store: 1331 Encinitas Blvd.

Donation Hours: Wed - Sat, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Shopping Hours: Mon - Sun, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

CRC Resale Stores

Support Our 30th Anniversary Tea!

While ticket sales have closed for our April 5th CRC Tea, you can still participate by making a gift in honor of 30 years or joining us for the online auction beginning on April 1st.

Make a Gift

Immersive Learning Opportunity from the Lucky Duck Foundation

Lucky Ducklings Poverty Simulator

Saturday, March 22, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. (Lunch provided) at San Dieguito Methodist Church

Join the Lucky Duck Foundation for the Lucky Ducklings Poverty Simulator—an interactive experience that offers insight into the challenges of poverty and homelessness. If you're unfamiliar with a poverty simulation, this article provides an overview. This event will give you a deeper understanding of the struggles individuals face when trying to make ends meet without stable housing. For questions, contact will@luckyduckfoundation.org .

Learn More

Looking for a way to get your business or organization involved? Become an annual partner or explore group volunteer opportunities with us. Contact us to learn more.