It was very organize. Nice touch with video. Well explained. The place to volunteer for a good causeread more

Great experience to volunteer They do so much for San Diego…read more Would love to do more hours on Saturdays

I can't believe I didn't know about this till this year. Probably because I don't have a daughter…read more Well, this year I had an exchange student staying with me from Japan. Well, I heard about this through the high school and we went. I can't believe what a GREAT experience it was! There were almost TOO many dresses to choose from and the volunteers as well as the other moms were so helpful and supportive. I love this! We found a beautiful dress in which she wore to her first American prom and paid nothing. I love that Princess Project is out there for any high school girl to experience - no matter the economic background, size or style. Thank you!

I've first heard of Princess Project many years ago when I donated my dresses. I think it's a very…read moregood project for high school teens to pick out their prom dress and have an opportunity to attend prom. The project usually starts in March and ends the end of April; basically before Prom starts. This year location was in Mission Valley Westfield mall, located by the USPS, DXL - Big & tall and restroom. For teens you'll have to go through Eventbrite website and pick a time slot to attend the dress event and sign an online waiver. Everyone else who is accompanying a minor, they would have to sign a waiver as well. Only one guest per teen. Other pop up locations are available on the website but Mission Valley is their main location. This year my daughter signed up for the Princess project, they didn't specify where it is located on their website so we walked around the mall looking for it. Once we found the spot, we had to sign in. We got a wrist band with a number for our bag, we cannot take cellphones, personal belongings or drinks/food inside the event space. You'll have to surrender your items until the end of the dress picking event. No drinks/food because of the prom dresses. No cellphones/cameras due to their privacy. Upon entering the store, it was very organized. There were so many volunteers, they can measure you to get the "right" size but everyone is different in shapes and sizes, so you can either add up a size or go down a size. Whatever is comfortable for them. They said there was about 5,000 dresses at this site, it was very overwhelming, seeing all the beautiful dresses. So many colors, style etc. I love it! Teens will get 45 minutes to look around and try on dresses. They are very strict with time management because another round of girls will come in and do the same. I love that they thought about the times, the rules, it's very well planned. They have dressing rooms for the teens to try on their dress and a lounge area for the guests. The volunteer staff is there to help zip you up, help choose dresses/accessories, they are very friendly. Once you got your dress, let your host know and they'll guide you to the accessories area. You can pick one accessory to accentuate your dress. There were so many necklaces, earrings and purses to choose from. After the accessories, you can check out with the front volunteers. You'll give them your wristband number and they'll give you back your personal items. Overall experience was wonderful. It was a bit stuffy inside the space because so many people are running around looking for dresses, AC would been perfect. My daughter had a great time, unfortunately she didn't find something that will fit her right or her style but she did choose a dress and we will alter it. I do suggest booking the event at an early date if possible in hopes to find "your dress", as times go on there will be limited dresses to choose from. Keep up the good work Princess Project. Thanks for everything and all you do. I am looking into signing up to volunteer for the future.

There are some very nice people running this Gary and Mary senior center in San Diego. I am 65…read moreyears young just like all others who attended activities there. I sometimes have lunch there too.

The best senior center in San Diego. Volunteering here has been an absolute dream and the staff are…read morewonderful here. So many activities and services open to the public.

The San Diego Food Bank, North County Food Bank Senior Food Program is an USDA sponsored program…read morefor low income seniors 60+ years old. Pickup is on the 3rd Monday each month in Escondido. Very organized and helpful staff. The food provided is plentiful, with canned goods and fresh fruits and vegetables. The canned goods are varied and offer many options for a meal. Wonderful service for the local seniors. To enter the line for pickup, forms on Park Avenue, turning right after the American Legion. Use caution when waiting and follow the directions of the staff carefully. The food provided is free of charge when you qualify.

Such an amazing place to volunteer at I'd 10/10 recommend to anyone. Lovely environmentread more

The guys were on time, fast and hard-working as they loaded all our donations. The communication…read morefrom the front office was great. Everyone involved was friendly and kind.

Genuine, kind, and professional facility run by real people who occasionally make mistakes. Just…read morelike everyone. Personally grateful for their services. Yelp you're asking for value? At its least it serves three meals a day to hundreds of people. It provides beds and shelter for many thereby helping people get off of living on the streets. It provides job training in quite a few areas where there's demand for those jobs, it provides counseling, connections to faith based services- a variety actually It helps rehouse people too. It's as good as an organization developed to help people gets.

2010 Sleepless in San Diego was another evening literally-"sleeping under the stars!" Not like…read more2009, when it was foggy, overcast and drizzly-this year I thought I would have no problem staying warm enough. NOT SO! I really don't know how the homeless do it every night. After my volunteer shift was over in the parking lot, the volunteers got a delicious catered dinner behind the stage. I then traipsed out to my car to retrieve my 2 sleeping bags, blanket, pillow, and 2 jackets! This year I would not be caught off guard-or so I surmised. I laid the stuff down on my chosen cot-far enough in the back to be quiet and at the end of the row so I don't feel too confined. Then went back to the stage area to listen to the music, speakers, dancers, and Pastor Miles give a little speech to the crowd. Mayor Jerry Saunders was there and he posed for pictures with a beautiful white parrot perched on his shoulder. I hope (well-maybe not-I am a Democrat) that the bird was potty-trained! I was so pleased that I ran into my friend-Mark-who used to live in my apartments but then lost his job and became homeless. A real homeless person to hang with! I am having a genuine authentic homeless experience! This is all going so swimmingly. Started to get tired and thought I'd head back to read my Bible by flashlight before I turned in. What does await me-wet blankets and pillows. Damp; sleeping bags and jackets. I didn't realize that the "dew" would dampen everything, unless those items were covered up by some cardboard or plastic! Foiled again! I guess I am just not "street savvy" enough to realize such details. Go over to the free cardboard area to try and fashion a small tent to place over me because I am now so cold but all the cardboard is already spoken for. Again-authenticity because I have seen the homeless fighting over cardboard along the San Diego River!. But like a true resilient homeless person-I had a solution. I dragged all my stuff out to my car and for about a hour blew my car heater at full blast on all the wet stuff. I was able to dry the sleeping bags off and rummaged around in my car to find another jacket and small pillow. With my in-and-out volunteer privileges, I traipsed back to the event and did my best to try and get a little shut eye. I managed a few good hours before the sun finally (mercifully) came up and I was able to get a IV line of Starbucks coffee into me just in time to look upright for the early Rock Church Sunday service. Another year-another night camped out to raise money for the homeless and San Diego Rescue Mission-a worthy non-profit doing God's work out on our San Diego city streets. See you next year-when I will bring my own portable heater, white noise machine, and more Benadryl!

This is a great event for families to participate together in giving back to the community. For the…read moreservice project portion I was assigned to the Women's and Children's Center at the San Diego Rescue Mission. There were several different tasks assigned to our group: cleaning the bathrooms, hallway, salon, playroom, and inventory of the children's store. After the service project you have the option of heading to Liberty Station to pick up your event shirt and a meal voucher. I didn't end up staying for the Liberty Station activities or the overnight stay but I was able to grab a bite and explore the thrift shop they had set up. It was great to see so many of the San Diego youth involved in a great event for the community. Would recommend the event to everyone!

The Jewish Gift Closet is a wonderful place where you can donate items with ease, as long as it's…read morein good condition. They have many items from clothing, kitchen ware, bedding and toiletries to help in time of need. All the Staff including Volunteers are wonderful

Amazing place doing good for the community. Happily donate and the people are working hard to…read moreprovide this to the community

After finding out about this place I was so hopeful that I would get temporary help. Their website…read moreclearly states that they review every application. I had someone come to my home to review my application with me and go over details just to be denied with no real reason and I understand that not everyone will be approved. I showed proof of employment that I am a government employee and a domestic violence survivor with two kids and it took them over a month to tell me they declined my application but the advocate made it seem as if they were going to help me. I feel so let down and stressed trying to figure out what I could do in the meantime. I literally told them that I had no food in my refrigerator and they still wouldn't help me.

I heard about San Diego Nice Guys through a social worker. At that time I had a car with over…read more300,000 miles on it and just had a transmission problem that cost me $1,800.00 to fix, but there were several other problems that needed fixing,and due to a lot of reasons I was totally out of money to afford it,so I was about to lose my car with no money to get another one.I applied to try to get them to pay for the engine and water pump problems, but I didn't have much faith. To my pleasant surprise, they contacted me but didn't promise me anything. After my case was approved, instead of helping me fix my car, they gave me another car! I couldn't believe it! They gave me a car much newer than mine, in much better condition! Many thanks to Will and everyone at the San Diego Nice Guys! People like the Nice Guys are the ones who keep us from losing faith in humanity. ! God bless you! Elias De Freitas