HomeAid San Diego's 3rd Annual STEP UP! Walk to End Homelessness - in partnership with NAIOP San Diego

3000 North Mission Bay Drive
San Diego, CA 92109

Running > 5k

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Event Description

Join HomeAid San Diego, in partnership with NAIOP - San Diego Commercial Real Estate - at the 3rd annual STEP UP! Walk to End Homelessness. Learn more about the homelessness issues across San Diego county, what’s being done to alleviate these issues and how you can provide a helping hand.  

Our kick-off event will take place on Sunday, November 14 at De Anza Cove, Mission Bay Park.  Check-in opens at 7:30am, with a pre-event progam at 8am and stepping out for the walk at 8:30am.

Our virtual portion of the walk starts on Nov. 15-21 which gives walkers a chance to participate all over the county and the country.   

Participants will receive: 

  • Event T-Shirt (limited to first 100 registrants)
  • Reusable Shopper Bag (limited to first 100 registrants)
  • A HomeAid San Diego CareKit - to pay forward to someone in need
  • Event graphics for at home promotion
  • Access to all event day offerings, Facebook Live, guest speakers and more.

Every step counts in this fight to end homelessness across San Diego.  Join HomeAid San Diego in partnership with NAIOP to raise awareness and funds to build more housing and shelters for San Diego’s homeless men, women and children.

Homeschool Education Tools

Kid participants will receive our student resources to learn more about homelessness and why the Step Up! walk is important and gives them a wonderful opportunity to give back to their community.

 Who We Are

Established in 2002, HomeAid San Diego is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to building multi-unit housing, providing outreach support and workforce development training for San Diego’s temporarily homeless men, women and children. The organization is supported by an alliance of local building and real estate industry organizations. 

 

 

Who We Serve

Unlike any time in America’s history, today’s homeless are primarily women, children, and families. Contrary to popular belief, the majority of today’s homeless are not the people seen on the street. Today’s homeless are the “Invisible Homeless” who are without a place to live due to unforeseen life circumstances. They are parents who had to choose between paying the rent or paying for a daughter’s medicine. They are mothers who removed their children from abusive fathers. They are parents who lost their job because a manufacturer closed a plant. They are pregnant teens who were thrown out by angry parents. They are emancipated foster youth without a place to live or a means of support. They are senior citizens and veterans who no longer have a family to care for them. They are abused children removed from their homes for their safety. They are victims of natural disasters and other catastrophes. They are veterans returning from recent wars.

 

These homeless simply need a temporary home to regroup, catch their breath and rebuild their lives.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

EVENT PARTNER - NAIOP SAN DIEGO

PRESENTING SPONSOR – AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES

 

Event details and schedule

Our 3rd Annual STEP UP! Walk to End Homelessness kick-off event is Sunday, Nov. 14 and it will be held at De Anza Cove, Mission Bay Park for walkers who want to join us in-person.  We will continue the event from Nov. 15-21 as a virtual walk.

EVENT CHECK-IN

Event check-in will start at 7:30am.

Please bring proof of registation on your phone or printed from Active.com when you check-in.  We will hand out your t-shirt, care kit, and reusable grocery bag. We will also have coffee and food items for purchase.

VIRTUAL OPTION

We encourage registrants who want to do the walk separatetly to wear their event shirts and walk to show your support as well between Monday, Nov. 15 and Sunday Nov. 21.

We'd also love for you to share your selfies and other great photos/videos during walk week using hashtag #stepup2endhomelessness #homeaidsd 

PARKING

There is ample FREE parking at the walk location site and the walking path allows for strollers, bikes, skateboards and rollerskates.

ALTERNATE PACKET PICKUP

If you'd like to meet us for a happy hour prior to event day, we will offer a packet pick-up in late October.  Date and location details will be shared with registrants closer to the event date.

You can also opt to have your race packet mailed to you for a $10 per packet fee.

We hope you will consider joining us in November during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness month to support HomeAid San Diego's mission to bring more housing solutions to those experiencing homelessness across Southern California.

If you have more questions about the event, please reach us at info@homeaidsd.org. 


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