Interfaith Community Services is excited to report that three of our four mortgages featured in the Capital Campaign have been retired! More than $10,000 a month is already being redirected to strengthen and enhance services. Once we retire the final mortgage on our Oceanside Veterans Housing, Interfaith will save an additional $20,000 a month, for a total of more than $30,000 each month that will be used to intensify direct programs and services!

The remarkable success of our campaign has been made possible by the Leichtag Family Foundation, who generously approved a $1 million challenge grant. With additional matching support from Betty & Melvin Cohn, every donation and pledge towards the campaign has been matched dollar for dollar.

We need your help today to retire our final mortgage. Your charitable support to retire the final mortgage will directly help struggling veterans in our community while simultaneously strengthening services for more than 35,000 of your neighbors each year.

We invite you to join us in Lifting UP Our Neighbors...

WATCH: GIVING HOMELESS VETERANS A HOME

[CLICK HERE TO WATCH] Watch an inspiring 8-minute video to learn more about our Oceanside Veterans Housing, the final remaining mortgage in our capital campaign. Hear testimonials from four previously homeless veterans whose lives have been forever changed because of this housing program, and see how you can help give a home to homeless veterans in our community. Share this video with a friend, read the stories below, and discover ways you can lift up your neighbors in need.

TRANSFORMING LIVES

Every night, Interfaith Community Services provides housing for 400 children and adults in North County, including housing for homeless veterans, seniors, families, and women. Below are stories from housing graduates and current residents whose lives have been forever changed.

	CHRIS' STORY One year ago, 28-year-old veteran Chris watched as his dream of a happy, intact family slipped out of reach when his marriage dissolved. After five years of service in the Marine Corps, Chris, who became a stay-at-home dad for his one-year-old son Charlie, found himself faced with the very real possibility of becoming homeless... (MORE)
	LAURETHA'S STORY Born in Michigan and the oldest of seven children, Lauretha joined the United States Marine Corps at 19 years old with ambitions of seeing the world. She served for five years as a Marine, and then reenlisted in the Navy. But life after military service wasn’t easy for Lauretha, and in 2007, she hit rock bottom... (MORE)

ALL DONATIONS WILL BE MATCHED DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR

All donations and pledges toward Lifting UP Our Neighbors will be matched dollar for dollar, including honoring a loved one on Interfaith’s Wall of Heroes or the purchase of a Naming Opportunity.

	Change lives. Make your gift today.

INTERFAITH'S WALL OF HEROES

Honor a veteran or loved one on Interfaith’s Wall of Heroes, while also helping homeless veterans achieve stability and self-sufficiency. In addition, your purchase of a brick for $2,500 or line for $1,000 will be matched dollar for dollar.

To view the Wall of Heroes Brochure: CLICK HERE

			Interfaith Community Services' Wall of Heroes will be located at the Veterans Housing in Oceanside.
			Purchase a BRICK for $2,500 (includes up to 3 lines of text, and up to 42 characters per line)
			Purchase a LINE on a shared bricks for $1,000 (includes 1 line of text, up to 42 characters)

NAMING OPPORTUNITIES

Lifting UP Our Neighbors will retire all of Interfaith's remaining housing and shelter debt, saving more than $370,00 each year. The Interfaith properties with remaining mortgages are:

Naming Opportunities are available at each of these housing programs ranging in options from $2,500 to $1,000,000 with a wide array of options in between. To view available naming opportunities, click HERE.

LEARN MORE

Interested in learning more about Interfaith's Lifting UP Our Neighbors campaign? Come see our programs in action, or tour one or all of our housing programs.

Call Interfaith today to schedule a tour at (760) 489-6380 or (760) 721-2117.

SPREAD THE WORD

Our neighbors need your help and the support of our community. When all of us come together, lives are changed and saved. Please share Lifting UP Our Neighbors with your friends, coworkers, faith center, service club... the whole community.

Lifting UP Our Neighbors is a community-wide effort and Interfaith needs your help to maximize the dollar for dollar match.

If you would like Interfaith to mail you information to share with others, please contact:

Greg Anglea
Director of Development
(760) 489-6380 x220
ganglea@interfaithservices.org