Serve to Solve Projects

"They were here for us in our darkest of times. They invested in us through their donations to Solutions, they hired us, they believed in us, they saw us as worth it. Now we are going to be there for them in their time of need." - Jennifer Pankey, Solutions graduate

Serve to Solve projects provide transformative experiences for the community and the best part is ... it is all powered by our Overcomers, the Solutions graduates who have defeated the churn of homelessness and generational poverty. Our program creates givers, who want to give back to the community that has helped them find the success they have today. Our teams of residents and graduates collaborate with community leaders to make a lasting impact.

How do Serve to Solve projects help Crush the Churn of Homelessness & Dependency?

We can ONLY crush the churn through a ground up, community based and market driven approach and so therefore the results that we produce (our Overcomers) are only possible because of the RELATIONSHIPS we have with the private sector.
Our Overcomers, acting as the GUIDE, have developed a reciprocal SOCIAL CONTRACT between those we serve (our residents) and those who fund their transformation from deep dependency to self-sufficiency and freedom.
We teach, equip and empower the Overcomers to be CONTRIBUTORS to society by being employed, paying taxes, and giving back to their neighbors who have supported them along the way.

At Solutions, we won't just "serve to serve" but to Serve to Solve the toughest issues and problems. Serve to Solve projects evolve from some of our communities toughest problems who meet our toughest Overcomers.

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Some of our Past Projects

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Our students and helped build bunk beds for a new North County non-profit, Sleep in Heavenly Peace. SHP provides bunk beds to children without beds and who are sleeping on the floor. Our students built the beds out of donated wood, tools and wood stain before being delivered to families in North County.
Anthem Church

Students helped Anthem Church deep clean and set up for an event. The students collaborated and worked together as a team.
Thrift Store

One of our lead volunteers opened a thrift store. Proceeds of this store are used to expand access to programs for children of lower income families. Our students and Overcomers helped prepare for the grand opening by hanging shelving units, cleaning, and setting up the items for sale.
Coyote Cafe

Led by master deck builder Mike Walters, (who was homeless on the streets of Vista in 1997 and now a 22 years sober, business AND home owner), our grads and residents constructed a 1,000 sq. ft. covered platform/deck so that more patrons can dine outside in a safe and beautiful space.
Brewed Vista

Brewed Vista is a new family business in the community and with only 4 outdoor tables, was losing money to keep the doors open during the Covid dining restrictions. Our residents and graduates built an outdoor patio, quadrupling the amount of seating right out front!
Mom's Kitchen

Mom's Kitchen, home of the World's best biscuits and gravy, now has a new outside dining area that our graduates and current residents built. They fenced in an area of the parking lot, added fake grass and canopies, making for a very enjoyable outdoor meal!
Mini Miracles Academy

Mini Miracles Academy has been a longtime supporter of ours, accepting our kids into their daycare facility before our families' funding is available, allowing our students to join Solutions Academy sooner than they would normally be able to. We loved having the opportunity to help Mini Miracles clean up some demoed areas of their facility and help put together a new playground!
Coastal Cleanup Day

We participated in Oceanside's annual Coastal Cleanup Day to give back to the wonderful community that has supported us over the years. Thank you for partnering with us, Green Oceanside!