It's almost that time of the year again! Since the beginning of October this year, the Marine Toys for Tots organization has been organizing local campaigns nationwide to give out toys for children on Christmas around the nation! Started in 1947, the massive toy drive and give away organization has distributed over 556 million toys and supported over 258 million children! This year, dedicated United States Marines and local volunteers look to spread the joy of giving once again. Toys for Tots have been working closely with PSCDC to bring holiday joy to our families in our San Diego, Imperial Valley, Orange, Sacramento and Alameda County properties. In previous years, our families loved recei
Photo by Bauman Photographers, courtesy of the San Diego Workforce Partnership As an active combatant against unemployment and rising living expenses in California since 1974, the San Diego Workforce Partnership works to empower job seekers. Through services provided at their network of career centers and community-based organizations, they help job seekers prepare to meet the needs that San Diego County employers are looking for. The Partnership also works with employers to strengthen their workforce through business services and devote themselves in rigorous research to understand the state of our labor market and industry needs. Located in Kearney Mesa, with career centers in every corner
The last week of October was pretty busy and competitive at the Chatham Village Apartments in Orange County. At the end of the month, residents were invited to compete in a pumpkin decorating contest and a costume contest for kids and adults on October 25th! On the 24th, residents began to decorate their pumpkins and PSCDC staff provided all the materials for residents to unleash their creativity. We had some pretty incredible pumpkin designs and the residents really enjoyed expressing themselves! The next day was a busy day of judging for our PSCDC staff as the residents presented their pumpkins and costumes. The first event of the day was the pumpkin decoration contest and after careful di