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SAN DIEGO
Sometimes the road out of homelessness can begin with something as simple as getting an identification card, filling out the right form or talking with the right social worker.
And sometimes, it takes a friend in the know to help with those things.
With that in mind, the San Diego Rescue Mission is launching Walk With Me, an outreach program that will pair volunteers with homeless people on a one-to-one basis.
“I feel like the mission’s been playing defense for 65 years,” said Rescue Mission President and Chief Executive Donnie Dee, who often turns to sports analogies because of a career that included playing tight end with the Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks in the late 1980s.
SAN DIEGO
Sometimes the road out of homelessness can begin with something as simple as getting an identification card, filling out the right form or talking with the right social worker.
And sometimes, it takes a friend in the know to help with those things.
With that in mind, the San Diego Rescue Mission is launching Walk With Me, a new homeless outreach program that will pair volunteers with homeless people on a one-to-one basis.
“I feel like the mission’s been playing defense for 65 years,” said Rescue Mission President and CEO Donnie Dee, who often turns to sports analogies because of a past career that included playing tight end with the Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks in the late 1980s. “I want to play offense, and offense to me is to be more out there, out in the community, meeting people who are experiencing homelessness.”