San Diego Veterans Coalition

Programs: The san diego veterans coalition was organized in 2012 using the collective impact model, and is a premier san diego countywide monthly convener of over 150 unique member and participating organizations, businesses, and agencies, as well as, four action groups and other activities and events. The collective impact model is based on leveraging relationships with other veteran and family serving organizations so that we may provide veterans and their families with a complete array of services and other opportunities.

2017 san diego veterans coalition key accomplishments:- created position for executive director to build operations that recruit and develop member organizations and recognize best practices;- presented the sdvc model to state and national convenings seeking to replicate our collective impact beyond the local level;- increased membership by 20% through improved recruiting methods to attract quality organizations who serve veterans and their families in san diego county;- strengthened action groups to identify gaps and collaborations to improve services in areas of physical/emotional health; veterans empowered, successful and thriving; employment and financial; and family life through goal setting and active recruiting;- established the sdvc women veterans network to create cohesive networking group for women veterans and allies;- built relationships with development partners to raise $35k in event/sponsorship funds to support sdvc partner collaboration;- directly endorsed and assisted sdvc members (2-1-1 san diego; university of san diego; national university; one va) in securing grants and funding for their operations and projects;- sponsored two major events in partnership with the county of san diego and san diego state university: national county veterans service officer conference (over 1000 attendees) and the first ever women veterans forum (over 400 women veterans and allies);- sponsored member informational forums for california assembly member todd gloria of the veterans affairs committee and working group for deported veterans;- developed policy statement supporting service of transgendered service membersstrengthened member organizations by supporting, sponsoring and publicizing events for the following organizations and collaborations: mhs courage 2 call; san diego county suicide prevention council; physicians advocates for veterans (pave); chula vista public library; county of san diego - live well san diego; california veterans legal task force (cvltf); miramar federal credit union; military order of the world wars; wounded warrior project; state of the north county address; salute to service san diego enforcers; mayor of san diego, veteran employer of the year; hire a gi; us4warriors; military appreciation month; rise up radio; onward to opportunity; homefront tv; travis manion foundation; veterans home finance; vetctap; sd unified college, career, technical education showcase; truman national security policy memorial day sunrise rose drop; barrio logan veterans memorial event; patriot rally, uss midway; boots 2 roots 5k (wave academy and warriors live on); may rise 2017; 24 for the 22; sd child support services; sd county point-in-time count (regional task force for the homeless); veterans village of san diego stand down; north county stand down; synergy learning center; the soldiers project; veterans museum at balboa park; uss rafael peralta commissioning; state of the american veteran conference (university of southern california); coronado low tide ride and stride; randy jones foundation; headstrong project; jewish family services of sd; vet fam forum recognition; financial coach 4 u; sd county live well expo & 5k; miramar air show; merging veterans and players; va san diego healthcare system; sd united (2-1-1 san diego); ruck with a veteran challenge; barrio logan community la vuelta; marine corps birthday veterans ball; ca assembly districts veterans of the year; spirit of 45 celebration; easter seals of southern california; honor flight san diego; zero8hundred; kpbs gi film festival; 28th annual women in military service luncheon; operation dress code (mhs courage 2 call); sd county veteran of the year luncheon (veterans museum); boots in bio; homes for our troops; sd financial literacy center; consumer financial protection bureau coaching; support the enlisted project; soldiers who salsa; the old globe theatre; sd gulls military hero of the game; fleet week sd; sweetwater union school district stem program; military economic impact study (sd chamber of commerce); navy region southwest command master chiefs meeting; veteran and military entrepreneur awards; vets caring for vets; san diego community health engagement team; naval air station north island centennial; honor a hero, hire a vet; veterans association of north county; resounding joy; big brothers, big sisters of sd county; military serving non-profit symposium; sd military family collaborative; zero8hundred executive council and advisory board; veterans community connection (vcc) executive committee; county of san diego office of military and veterans affairs, intel and recon; va burial benefits seminar; npo solutions; archie's acres; father joe's villages; mosaic san diego; congressional representative susan davis higher education roundtable; vet art; military family support working group; band of hands & ameriworks; sdflc panel and luncheon; veterans and arts symposium; advanta senior care; suicide prevention focus group; so say we all; navy seal organization; national university; interfaith community services; libraries serving veterans; veterans beer club; point loma nazarene university student networking event; county of sd, board of supervisors meetings; sd city council meetings; regional task force on the homeless; operation connect; oceanside museum of art; reboot graduation; marine corps recruit depot graduation ceremonies; pyscharmor outreach event; nvtsi project management panel for veterans; north county business chamber of commerce; forgotten hero, uss midway; calvet leadership summit; north county community leadership team; sd united steering committee; sd military advisory council; delivered honors at retirement of fellow veteran and judge david szumowsky; student veterans organizational meetings at 15 local colleges and universities. Partnered with horses for veteran caregivers, hart bar farms held the first ever hidden heroes campaign horses for veteran caregivers. In partnership with san diego mayor, kevin faulconer and southern caregiver resource center, hidden heroes cities summit was held march 2, 2017.