Any Body Can Be a Champion at Life - Helping Kids Succeed w/ The ABC Youth Foundation

“Boxing is the backdrop. Boxing is the catalyst. Any kid that comes past the gym, they want to be a champion. But what happens in here…we do build champions in boxing, but we build, mostly, champions at life. We have a number of students that avoided pitfalls. We CAN do rehabilitation, but we don’t do rehabilitation. We do prevention.”

Community Outreach, Nonprofit, San Diego, Youth, Inner City, BoxingShana ThompsonFebruary 2, 2020

Working Toward a Hunger-Free and Healthy San Diego - with Feeding San Diego

Today’s blog comes from a conversation I had with Alicia Saake, the COO of Feeding San Diego. Read below to learn about food waste and food insecurity in our neighborhoods, and how YOU can help alleviate these problems in your community!

Community Action, Community Outreach, Nonprofit, San Diego, Volunteering, Food Insecurity, Food WasteShana ThompsonNovember 24, 2019Comment

It's Progress, Not Perfection (Yet) - I Love A Clean San Diego Inspires a Conservation Lifestyle

In this edition of The Village Visionary, I speak with Ian Monahan, Philanthropy & Marketing Manager of I Love a Clean San Diego. This organization has been restoring and enhancing the beautiful environs of San Diego County for over six decades, as well as educating people about conservation and sustainability! Ian and I had a lovely chat that I think will be inspiring to anyone who desires to go green. Read on!