HOW WE IMPACT THE COMMUNITY
WHAT’S OUR FOCUS
We deliver over $45 million in health and human services across the
San Diego region, impacting more than 10,500 students, clients, families, and community members through our work in homelessness, mental health, substance use disorder treatment, and early childhood education.
We’re incredibly thankful for the outpouring of support that made this year’s Moonlight Ball so meaningful. May 2025.
Our littlest learners at ECS St. John’s Head Start, got an up-close look at a real garbage truck, thanks to Republic Services! Through hands-on fun, they explored the preschool skill of sorting, learning the difference between trash, recyclables, and compost. May 2025.
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OUR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS
ECS programs support and engage our clients through:
Wraparound Services: Trauma-informed, strengths-based, needs-driven approach.
Parenting Tools: Support for children with disabilities and pregnant women.
Behavioral Health Support: For family well-being.
We tackle the root issues of substance use, homelessness, and poverty through:
Emergency Help, Transitional Housing, and Behavioral & Mental Health Care
Furthermore, we are dedicated advocates for policies that promote social justice and support vulnerable populations.
(From left to right) CEO Elizabeth (Fitzsimons) Wilberg; ECS Board Vice President Oscar Gomez; and ECS Development Director Tim Whipple at the Día del Niño celebration. April 2025.
“ECS team members play a critical role in helping our clients make strong starts, and re-starts, in their lives. Those starts and re-starts positively affect all the people around our clients and beyond. The ripple effect is exponential. ”