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The Eli Home

PROGRAMS
Our focused programs aim to empower those affected by homelessness, abuse, addiction, and other life-altering situations. We offer various services to help rebuild and inspire our clients toward a brighter future. Our programs include shelter, community renewal, and mothers’ addiction recovery. The Eli Home believes in second chances and is committed to making a positive difference in the lives of those in need.

SHELTER
Our shelter program offers a beautiful and peaceful environment for abused children under 12 with their mothers with 24/7 staff to facilitate programs including parenting training, parent-child interaction, anger management, individual and group counseling, and job training to ensure families move forward to violence-free permanent housing.

24 hour shelter

Managing social skills

Building respect

Healthy child-parent interaction skills

Managing emotions

Vocational training and assistance

Individual and group counseling

Extended services year round

Referral of services and resources

Assistance with obtaining permanent housing

CHILDREN OF ADDICTS
RECOVERY PROGRAM
A new program that began in September 2019. The Eli Home residential recovery program provides housing and extensive case-managed program services to homeless children and their mothers with substance use disorders (SUDs). There is a desperate need for programs that shelter homeless recovering mothers and their children together.

Support System

Housing Options

Sobriety Assistance

Legal Assistance

Vocational Training And Assistance

Individual And Group Counseling

Referral Of Services And Resources

 

EAST STREET COMMUNITY
RENEWAL INITIATIVE
ESCRI serves a three-square-mile area surrounding Eli home that is a predominantly low-income, densely populated, and high-crime area, which can create stressors that may result in family violence.

Financial Education

Job Training

Family Counseling

Social Services

Parenting Education

After School Tutoring

Teen Club

Food Distribution

Health Education Service

Citizenship Classes

 

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Fallbrook Food Pantry

​Purpose
Fallbrook Food Pantry believes a nutritious diet is essential to the well-being of the individuals in our community.  We believe every individual should have access to a healthy and nutritious diet. We practice being good stewards of the funds and items donated to us and never violate the trust of our community.  We respond to people in-need by advocating dignity, respect, and fairness for all people by providing hope through nurturing love and emotional support.  Most importantly, we encourage our clients to become self-sufficient, independent, and productive members of the community.
 
Nutrition Guidelines
Fallbrook Food Pantry is committed to providing a variety of nourishing foods from every food group to all clients.  We commit to providing the following at every distribution: 
 
Fresh Fruits & Vegetables

  • Each person receives 8-10 pounds of fresh produce weekly
    • 6 or more different fresh fruits
    • 6 or more different fresh vegetables

Whole Grains

  • 1 or more whole grains
  • Examples include:
    • 100% whole grains
      • Ex. rolled oats, barley, Bulgar, faro, millet, quinoa, brown rice, wild rice
    • Whole grain rich bread, pasta, and tortillas
      • Contains whole grain as the first ingredient (ex. 100% whole wheat, whole corn, etc.)

Proteins

  • 1 or more lean proteins
  • Examples include:
    • Poultry, lean beef, lean pork (fresh or frozen)
    • Fresh whole eggs
    • Canned white meats
      • Low sodium, canned in water when possible (ex. low sodium canned chicken)
    • Fish
      • Fresh, frozen, or canned in water
    • Canned/dry beans or lentils
      • No sugar or salt added
    • Nuts/nut butters
      • Unsalted, no sugar added (when possible)

 
Purchased Products:

  • FFP is committed to having our purchasing reflect a balanced diet as described by Feeding America, San Diego Food Bank, and USDA’s MyPlate.
  • FFP will continue to approach nutrition holistically and consider physical, spiritual and cultural needs.

 
Donated Products:

  • We will communicate healthy food drive and donation guidelines to all donors:
    • Meat and proteins: beef stew, chicken stew, chili, tuna, lentil soup, peanut butter, nutritional drinks for seniors (i.e. Ensure)
    • Dried goods and canned goods: all canned fruits and vegetables, pastas and pasta sauce, canned and bottled juices, macaroni and cheese, dried beans and peas, rice, breakfast cereals and oatmeal, bread, tortillas, crackers, soups, flour, sugar, cooking oils
    • Dairy: powdered and canned milk (unsweetened)
    • Baby items: baby foods (no formulas)
  • For safe handling purposes, FFP does not accept donations in glass containers.

 
Distributed Products

  • FFP does not distribute:
    • Alcohol
    • Soda
    • Candy
    • Damaged and unsafe foods
  • Soda and candy is offered to volunteers but not distributed to clients

 
Donations to our Partners

  • Foods provided by FFP to our partners organizations will reflect our nutrition values with the goal to provide foods from all 4 food groups
  • FFP does not provide food to partner organizations that we do not ourselves distribute (i.e. sodas, candy, damaged goods, etc.)

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​Continuing Considerations

  • The nutrition policy will be reviewed on an annual basis.

Click here to learn more about Fallbrook Food Pantry. 

Kids and Horses Inc.

What Makes a Therapy Horse?

First off, contrary to some beliefs, therapy horses are not perfect. People in our industry our very aware that the perfect dream horses does not really exist; however, there are some pretty special equine partners out there that are ready to make a difference in the lives of so many.

 

Job Description

Therapy horses have to be used to being pulled out for lessons throughout the day. Unlike a lot of other horses, they aren’t able to do a long ride and rest for the remainder of the day. Often they have two to three lessons scattered throughout the day’s schedule. On top of that, they have to be used to different riders getting on their backs every day and having a variety of handlers tack and lead them. Therapy horses are commonly surrounded by a small army of people and are exposed to a variety of toys, props, noises, over the topline activity, etc. Not every horse can do this, but we sure do love and appreciate the ones that are ready, willing, and love their jobs.

 

What are we looking for?

Our program is currently on the look-out for some new equines to join our herd. Here is a small list of what we are hoping to find. We are open to some discussion on the size and age standards. 

~ Perfect age range for us (at the moment) is between 10 and 20 years old.
~ Size-wise we usually look for 14-15hh. We appreciate the stocky horses that can carry adult-sized riders, but we also enjoy having some narrower horses for our little riders. We are on the hunt for a Draft/Quarter Horse cross! 
~No major health problems or lameness issues.
~We aren’t usually picky about breeds of horses. It all depends on their background and temperament, but you won’t usually find any of the typically high-strung breeds on the property.  So far, we have had good luck with ranch and trail horses, and we have had a couple of retired three-day eventers work phenomenally with our clients.
~We appreciate horses that are versatile, solid, quiet, calm, tolerant, patient, good with people, able to accept a lot of sensory input (toys, noises, etc.), and not typically spooky.
 

 

How does it work?

We usually lease all of our horses from their owners. The horses are brought to the ranch for an assesment. Our equine manager and her team of staff and/or volunteers go through some steps to decide if we should accept the horse into the trial program. The horses than go through a 60-90 day trial in which they are exposed to what a day of lessons look like through mock lessons and one-on-one sessions with the horse team. From there, the horse may or may not graduate into becoming one of our prized therapy horses. All of our horses are well-taken care of and loved on daily.

Do you have a horse that you think might make a good therapy horse? Fill out the form below and let us know!

PROGRAM HORSE QUESTIONNAIRE FORM 

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Elevate Your GAME

Elevate Your G.A.M.E. (EYG) was founded in 2002 by Gipson Lyles (chairman of the board) and Michael Freeman (the executive director).

Michael Freeman met Gipson Lyles (principal of Compton High School in 2001) at his high school class reunion dinner in the fall of 2001. Gipson was there to make an appeal for help. Michael responded to Gipson’s appeal and went back to Compton High to meet with Principal Lyles to discuss how he might help. At that meeting, Gipson and Michael agreed to work together to launch a mentoring program at Compton High School. A few months later on April 13, 2002, Elevate Your G.A.M.E. was born with a kick-off event that matched the first set of mentors with the first set of students.

Now, over 2,500 students have been mentored since 2002 and EYG participants have a 95% graduation rate. EYG students have received scholarships and have been accepted to universities across the United States including: UCLA, USC, Tuskegee, Xavier, Pepperdine, UC Berkley, Biola and many other colleges and universities.

Elevate Your G.A.M.E.’s ultimate goal is to spark a movement of mentoring that spreads into every urban community in America.

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Grossman Burn Foundation

ZUBAIDA HASAN – A Miracle Story

Zubaida was 9 years old. She was a member of a nomadic family that consisted of her two parents and eight other children. She and her family are from the Farah province of Afghanistan. In August of 2001, Zubaida was pouring kerosene into an indoor home cooking stove while it was hot. The fuel ignited and she caught on fire. She sustained burns to her face, neck, chest and arms. When the fire was extinguished, her father took her to a nearby medical provider where she was given ointments. As her condition worsened, her father decided to travel to Iran for treatment. She was admitted to a hospital in Iran for 20 days and then discharged. The doctors there suggested to her father to take her home to die. Zubaida did not die, but her injuries resulted in horrible disfigurement, severe functional impairment and a crippled self-esteem.
In February, 2002, on the recommendation of local shopkeepers, Zubaida’s father, Muhammad, sought help from the Americans for his severely burned daughter. She was taken to the American Army base in Kabul. There, Zubaida met with American military doctors and they decided to contact the U.S. State Department to see what could be done.

 

The State Department contacted Dr. Peter Grossman, a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at The Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks, California. With the aid of the Children’s Burn Foundation, a Southern California based charitable organization that lends financial and social assistance to burn-injured children who have no means of getting help any other way, Zubaida was brought to America for treatment at The Grossman Burn Center.

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Arts Bridging the Gap

LA Street Art Initiative
Inspiring civic leadership and community pride in youth through the creation of community-driven murals across the city of Los Angeles.

The Program
The LA Street Art Initiative is a socio-emotional arts program that brings youth, professional artists, and community members together to design, co-create, and paint public murals. Aiming to install 150 murals across Los Angeles before the 2028 Olympics, this program empowers youth to engage with their community, pursue leadership opportunities, build understanding, spark essential dialogue and unique exchanges that support the healing of a community, and the building of an ecosystem of artists.

The Impact
This program connects youth with communities in unprecedented collaborations including people experiencing homelessness, law enforcement, and city officials. Friendships are created through art; biases disappear, and new conversations begin. The creation of each mural is a chance for families, friends and the wider community (housed and unhoused) to come together and create a lasting memory. The mural itself becomes a living legacy project and serves as an important reminder of the power of collaboration and togetherness in often divided cities.

Thanks to our partnership with our graffiti control experts at Woods Maintenance Services, Inc., these murals are permanent, ensuring that the community and especially our youth will see them every day for years to come and be reminded of this magical moment so that no matter how bad their day is or how far they might stray from hope, seeing their creation will bring them back to a brighter, more promising place and set them back on a better path.

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Friendship Foundation

Friendship Foundation received a grant to purchase supplies such as art supplies, crafts, sports equipment, and games for school clubs. Friendship Clubs will reach approximately 2,500 children during the grant year.  The Friendship Foundation transforms the lives of people with special needs, their families, volunteers, and eventually society. Friendship Foundation’s mission is to: 1) bring happiness and companionship to children with special needs in a way that celebrates their uniqueness and individuality through participation in age-appropriate social, recreational and educational activities with their peers; 2) build leadership skills and foster the values of altruism, volunteerism, and sacrifice among student volunteers; 3) impart renewed strength, comfort and peace of mind to the parents of these special children; and 4) heighten the community’s awareness, sensitivity and sense of responsibility with regard to responding to these vital needs.  The Friendship Foundation (then known as the Friendship Circle) received a grant from the Leo Buscaglia Foundation in 2010.

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