Year's Worth of Grants

As a parting gift of sorts, outgoing San Diego County supervisors Ron Roberts and Bill Horn collectively awarded more than $1.6 million in grants to dozens of government agencies and local charities as part of their final board meeting of the year. Fittingly just ahead of Christmas that year, as outlined by the San Diego Union-Tribune, the supervisors undoubtedly provided a welcome boom for dozens of nonprofits. 

What Organizations Were Helped?

There were many organizations and charities that were helped by the outgoing supervisors. This included an astounding 67 grants that totaled more than $1.6 million. Supervisor Jacobs was responsible for six different grants while Roberts had 36. The two largest grants of the bunch were both initiated by Jacob. One, worth $225,500 was given to Grossmont Union High School District. The funds were allocated to refurbish grass athletic fields and to procure manufacturing equipment for the Career and Technical Education programs. The second-largest investment grant was $125,000 and was awarded to Scripps Health/Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego. It was allocated towards the purchase of an Intra-Operative CT Scanner.

More About the Organizations That Were Helped Including Saved in America

While the organizations were varied that the supervisors chose to support, they were all worthwhile organizations that provide needed services that make the area a better place to live. One such organization that also received notable attention from multiple supervisors was our own beloved organization Saved in America. According to a spokesman for Saved in America, Suzi Day, the organization will use the grant money to fund a new mobile command center and to purchase needed equipment. Day said the following about how the funds will be utilized:

“We’re just really looking forward to making an even bigger impact…and the mobile command center is going to enable them (volunteers) to better assist more families and help prevent future trafficking.” 

Putting The Funds to Good Use

Our all-volunteer organization greatly depends on our highly skilled volunteers— made up of retired military specialists and law enforcement professionals— to find the weakest and most vulnerable among us, our children and to fight back against the evils of the sex trade industry. It is through grants/donations like this that give us the necessary funding to keep going in the war for good against the evils of the human tracking trade.