July  is Military Families Service Impact Month in Cityfest's Service to the Community; Please prayerfully consider donating new infants'  and children's items and funds for their purchase for our many daily services to young military families in San Diego. Your donations are much needed as we serve an average of 1,000 junior enlisted families a month in the San Diego area. Donations can be sent or delivered to San Diego Military Outreach Ministries (Phone (619) 461-4164 for instructions. Thank you for supporting military families.

SDMOM welcomed over 100 new moms to be at Shower on Navy Base San Diego. SDMOM gave gifts and shared information along with other resourceds organizations. Your support makes it possible. Please consider donating infant items or funds to purchase them. Thank you for supporting young military families.

Wanted: We need about 300-500 square feet of  extra storage for received donations of household goods. Can you help us? Call our office at (619) 461-4164 and help us help our military  families. Thank you.

Faith in Action team from Solana Beach Presbyterian Church

Volunteers from Solana Beach Presbyterian Church worked a Sunday in February at SDMOM location. They assembled shelves, made diaper packs, filled food bags, and many other tasks. Many thanks for their support of our young military families.

Many thanks to Sand Pebbles Resort for donating 17 rooms of furniture.

Toys Given to Military Families

In December 2009, SDMOM gave over 4,000 toys, numerous quilts, children's clothing and many other items to 750 military families at six Holiday Toy Stores, and through various commands and to families of severely wounded service members. All gifts were free. Following are several thank you messages we received.

I wanted to say thank you very much for being able to participate in the Holiday Toy Store. It was my first time and I am very grateful to your organization for making our holidays this year easier for us. Thank you for all you do for military families. It is very much appreciated. It helps out a lot, especially through deployment during the holidays. Merry Christmas and God Bless! The Scott Family.

My name is Lavelle and mine was one of the many fortunate families that received gifts from your organization this Christmas. I attended the store at La Jolla Presbyterian Church and I just wanted to give a big thank you to everyone who organized such a wonderful event! Everything was so well organized, the people were so nice and in the Christmas spirit. The dedication and time that went into decorating the church was well noticed, for it was beautiful. Please do me the favor and pass this along to everyone who had a part in this event because it was "Perfect". Thank you much for all that you do.

Horse and wagon provide rides for the kids.

FROM NAVAL HOSPITAL, SAN DIEGO

Hi Barbara. I wanted to thank you for allowing Sonja and I to come over to the warehouse and pick out Christmas gifts for the children of our wounded service members here at the Naval Hospital and surrounding area. Sonja and I were overwhelmed at the toys there and it made a lot of children very happy. We had several injured service members who literally had nothing to give their children. In fact I had one combat injured Marine mother whose two little girls had put several small gifts under the tree for mommy, and then asked where their gifts were. Thanks to you (and SDMOM) there were gifts for these little girls! Thank you very much again.  Steve Vargo, MS, Counselor Advocate, Military Severely Injured Center

SDMOM supports our wounded warriors and their families.

Recent Events:

HARLEY OWNERS GROUP donated 60 bikes to SDMOM to give to kids of enlisted military families at our 6 toy distribution centers in December in San Diego.

In November, "Lift Up America" and "Tyson Foods" gave cases of frozen chicken meats to San Diego's family services including SDMOM. 

Some of our San Diego Chargers came to help our staff load our vans.

This food goes to our enlisted military families in San Diego

Thanks to our community businesses and service groups for your support.

SDMOM had their Back to School giving of backpacks and school supplies to military kids in August with more to be given in September. All from community donations.

Quarterly Baby Shower are held at Naval Base held for moms-to-be from military families . Along with presentations by helping agencies, each mom receives a diaper bag with personal and infant supplies. Showers are also held at MCAS Miramar with SDMOM hosting. Community supported.

On May 4th, SDMOM Director, Barbara Chavez, attended a Military Kids Appreciation Day at Naval Hospital San Diego. SDMOM visits children in the pediatric ward, new moms and leaves gift backpacks with personal items for our wounded service members. We also assist families of recovering wounded service members.

La Jolla Brownie Troop # 3164 delivers books and children's supplies to our warehouse for military families. Thank you for your support.

 Our Work in 2009

SDMOM provided donated food 7 times a month to thousands of enlisted military families at military housing areas along with bread distribution 8 times a week. We gave children’s items, infant supplies, furniture and other household goods from our warehouse 3 days a week to over 500 junior enlisted families each month. We also participate in quarterly baby showers for moms to be, host Family Readiness Group events, visit new moms at the Naval Hospital and gave numerous liaison resource briefings to Senior Petty Officers and Division Officers at military bases. SDMOM gives an annual Easter Hunt with over 100 families with Easter baskets and gifts given.  We distributed hundreds of  gasoline cards, many other food gift cards, over 200 Thanksgiving food boxes and hosted over 700 families for Christmas toys and food gifts and gave the remaining toys to other  military families through their commands.  We worked  with Wounded Warriors and The Naval Hospital to serve families of severely wounded troops. All of our services are free of charge including childcare at scheduled events.  Our operating budget is supported by sponsoring businesses, service organizations, churches, military chapels and private donors. Your financial support for our staff, vans, food stocks and communications is especially welcome and crucial. Checks may be made out to San Diego Military Outreach Ministries or SDMOM. All contributions are tax deductible. THANK YOU San Diego!!!!

Help us to support our best and bravest. SDMOM’s Home Office is located at La Mesa Presbyterian Church. Our warehouse is at Miramar East (Camp Elliott), Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. We are a charitable corporation totally supported by private donors, churches, businesses, volunteers and other non-profit organizations serving enlisted military families of all faiths. All contributions are tax deductible.  Your donations keep our staff employed and our vehicles running. Thank you for your support.