Vista Hill Foundation

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Please join The REACH Institute on Wednesday, May 19th at 7pm ET for an hour-long Q&A webinar, Grief & Loss: Supporting a Child Who Has Lost a Parent to COVID-19. Participants will gain a broad understanding of traumatic grief, practical guidance for working with patients and strategies for parents/caregivers to support kids who may be struggling. ALL are welcome – Parents & Professionals.

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Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego Children's Primary Care Medical Group Vista Hill Foundation
"On any given day, there are almost 4,000 people unsheltered and trying to survive on the streets of San Diego County, without the most basic physiological needs being met. By providing food, water and basic services, this collaboration will save lives.” - Gwendolyn Sontheim, Aqualia International Foundation, LTD.

Thanks to the vision and generosity of Ms. Sontheim, the Lucky Duck Foundation has launched a food and water delivery program, connecting San Diego's unsheltered homeless to life-saving nourishment and potential services.

Read the full press release: https://www.luckyduckfoundation.org/news/provide-food-and…less-san-diegans/

And donate now: https://www.luckyduckfoundation.org/provide-food-and-water/

The Lucky Duck Foundation would like to thank the donors, supporters, collaborative partners, and outreach teams that make Ms. Sontheim's vision a reality: The San Diego Sherriff’s Department; Regional Task Force on the Homeless; Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell; San Diego Gas & Electric; The Danna Foundation; The Walter & Betty Zable;Nathan Fletcher; Todd Gloria; Bank of America; Alpha Project; McAlister Institute; Home Start, Inc.; Crisis House; NAMI San Diego; Family Health Centers of San Diego; Vista Hill Foundation; Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD); .glenna; and many more.
Rachel Anne Peniche brought a big ray of sunshine to us when she picked up her COVID 19 signs and decals for Vista Hill Foundation. Thank you Rachel!
CHECK OUT AN INCREDIBLE ARTICLE OF OUR HUMBLE CLIENT!
http://www.vistahill.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/vol32-no1-WEB.pdf

Josephine and Marie had their home furnished in March 2020 in San Diego right before the spread of COVID-19. We partnered with Vista Hill Foundation to furnish Josephine's home. Photography by Bob Ross and article from Vista Hill Foundation

There's still time to donate for Giving Tuesday and help us reach more families leaving homelessness! We're at $1,510 out of $5,000. DONATE NOW >>> https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E191009&id=32
Parents help make our school excellent! What a great turnout for our first Coffee With the Principal of the new school year.
Special thanks to our Escondido Council PTA, Vista Hill Foundation, and Escondido Education COMPACT for your support!
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Today we’re excited to welcome home Julie and her four wonderful daughters to their newly furnished and dignified home! 🏡
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Special thanks to Vista Hill Foundation for helping Julie find housing and for supporting her and her family throughout her journey. You are the real super heroes! 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️
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Huge thank you to our Humble Warriors for pouring your hearts and sweat into today to help us turn these empty walls into a beautiful home! Tonight, and everyday moving forward this beautiful family will have a comfortable and safe place to sleep and to dream even bigger dreams, because of you! 🛏
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If you want to learn how to get involved or to learn more about Humble Design please visit our website: www.humbledesign.org
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Visit us NOW until 6.15 during our Youth Alliance Exhibition, which will be open with FREE admission, to view work like these incredible glowing papier mache animals by the amazingly talented Vista Hill Foundation clients and more!

Vista Hill, a nonprofit org. with programs/services in San Diego Co. that focus on intellectual & de

We can be found assisting families in very difficult situations in many of our communities large and small, rural and suburban. You will see our caring staff working with challenging populations that most other agencies shy away from in areas that are conveniently located to the people we serve.

Operating as usual

12/06/2022

For the ParentCare families, these sayings take on a special meaning. Many of our families are trying to reunify as a family. The holidays are a particularly hard time for many. Thank you to all that try and make things a little brighter this holiday season.

Photos from Vista Hill Foundation's post 12/02/2022

Vista Hill is proud of the individualized educational, recreational, behavioral and vocational training that the Stein Education Center's main campus and Adult Service programs provide to children and adults throughout San Diego County with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, severe emotional disturbance, or multiple disabilities. We are so grateful of the amazing staff in Vista Hill's Stein Education Centers.

11/30/2022

During this season, the most requested items from Vista Hill ParentCare's moms is jackets, hoodies and shoes for their children. We are looking for in-kind donations of new, gently used jackets/hoodies - sizes: 18 months to 5T, and shoes - sizes: 6 - 12 for children.
Please contact [email protected] or call 858-514-5123 if you have any of these items to donate. We thank you for your generosity and kindness.

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Thanks to donors like you, VISTA HILL FOUNDATION is able to provide additional services and support to the thousands of program participants, young and old throughout San Diego County. We are grateful to all new and past donors who are celebrating Vista Hill on this Giving Tuesday! via GIPHY

To donate: https://www.vistahill.org/donation-verification/

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11/26/2022

Tis the season for cute baby pictures from Vista Hill ParentCare Program!🥰

Photos from Vista Hill Foundation's post 11/24/2022

Throwback Thanksgiving when a pilgrim and a turkey (aka Rachel Peniche, Friends of Vista Hill Executive Director and Amber Herrmann, Chief HR Officer) are goofing around at Vista Hill's Administrative Offices. Vista Hill programs will be CLOSED Thanksgiving Day and Friday, November 25, 2022. They will reopen on Monday, November 28, 2022.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 😀🦃🥧🍁

11/23/2022

We are a week away from Giving Tuesday! :)
VISTA HILL and it's many programs throughout San Diego County are grateful for your support. Your kindness will make a HUGE difference in the lives of children, families and individuals that participate in Vista Hill programs such as STEIN EDUCATION CENTER, FAMILY TREATMENT & RECOVERY SERVICES, INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES/SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES, and JUVENILE JUSTICE/COMMUNITY SERVICES. To make a tax-deductible donation please click on the link: https://www.vistahill.org/donation-verification/
In the Designation drop down list choose where you would like your donation to be applied to. Thank you! 😀

11/18/2022

Representation is so important. VISTA HILL is always looking for holiday gifts that reflect the populations we serve. Thank you so much to the many donors that help us each year. If you would like to purchase a toy for this 2022 Holiday Season we have created a gift registry on Amazon link:
https://tinyurl.com/vhtoydrive2022

Photos from Vista Hill Foundation's post 11/11/2022

This past weekend one of Vista Hill's staff member went to the Safari Park and enjoyed the Marsupial Walkway. It was made possible due to the wonderful generosity of the late Audrey Geisel and the Dr Seuss Foundation. Vista Hill is always grateful for them and their kindness to all of San Diego County.

11/05/2022

Vista Hill's staff in the SmartCare Native American program attended the Southern Indian Health Council Health and Wellness Fair, where they had a Native American SmartCare booth and gave a presentation on a Holistic Approach to Psychotropic Medications. L - R: Dr. Shawn Sidhu, Assoc. Medical Director; Cari Gloria, Admin/Cultural Liasion; Dr. Mark Chenven, Executive Medical Director; Judy Whitcher, Program Coordinator.

Photos from Vista Hill Foundation's post 11/05/2022

ParentCare Central had a fall festival for moms and kids this week. Pictured are our Teachers and Development Specialists.
Happy Fall! 🍂🍁🥧🏈

11/03/2022

Throwback to Halloween with one of Vista Hill's Parentcare babies. So precious! 😍

Photos from Vista Hill Foundation's post 10/31/2022

Happy Halloween from Vista Hill and its many programs throughout San Diego County.
From witches to many creative characters Vista Hill staff has fun celebrating Halloween with their students and clients. 😀
We hope you have a spooktacular and safe evening!
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Next To Normal Tickets | startheatreco 10/28/2022

Next To Normal Tickets | startheatreco

JOIN FRIENDS OF VISTA HILL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RACHEL PENICHE THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2022 FOR THE 7:30PM SHOWING OF NEXT TO NORMAL. VISTA HILL IS SPONSORING 10 TICKETS. PLEASE CALL OR TEXT 858-243-1570 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND.
Star Theater in Oceanside is showing Next to Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as "one of the year's ten best shows" by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. Rated: PG-13.

Next To Normal Tickets | startheatreco Next to Normal, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, explores how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as "one of the year's ten b...

10/12/2022

The Vista Hill ADAPT program was represented at the International Marce Society Conference for Perinatal Mental Health in England, United Kingdom! An ADAPT-SALI poster was available for review in a Poster session that highlighted ADAPT and UCSD’s partnership in implementation of the Sleep and Light Intervention entitled, “A New Peripartum Depression Sleep and Light Intervention: Transitioning Research in the Community to Address Health Inequities.”

10/10/2022

On Indigenous People's Day, Vista Hill has been so honored to be able to start the Native American SmartCare program in California - providing behavioral and mental health services to our Native American population. Because we work to build stronger families and brighter futures.

09/30/2022

Members of Vista Hill's ParentCare staff attended the recent Grand Opening of the tiny home village at Meridian Baptist Church in El Cajon. The program is run by the group Amikas and the Emergency Sleeping Cabins will serve as bridge housing for homeless women and children. Vista Hill's ParentCare programs also provides services that support women and children, including intensive outpatient programs for women with substance use disorder. These ParentCare services support the entire family dynamic with include parenting skills training, co-occurring disorder treatment, and enriched pre-school for the children. Thank you ParentCare staff for showing your support for the tiny home village.

09/26/2022

Friends of Vista Hill Executive Director, Rachel Peniche, was thrilled to be one of these Fab Four at the Serving Seniors Beatles themed “Sunshine Gala” on Saturday night with Honorary Chairs and long-time Vista Hill supporters Barbara Brown (left) and Carole Sachs (right). Fern Murphy (middle with Rachel) has also been a wonderful friend to Vista Hill. The band was back together and “it feels so right!”

09/19/2022

Recovery Happens is a community event sponsored annually by the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency. Cyndi Casarrubias, ParentCare Central Program Manager, and Gabe Munoz, Regional Recovery Center Counselor, were there to represent Vista Hill and to provide information on our many recovery programs.

Photos from Vista Hill Foundation's post 09/13/2022

A big THANK YOU to Jemma Samala, Admin to Vista Hill Corporate and Friends of Vista Hill and the Scripps Ranch Kiwanas Club for making the dream of a Little Library at the Geisel Activity Center into a reality. It will be well used by ParentCare clients and their children.

VIDEO: Rosecrans Bridge Shelter Ready To Open 09/12/2022

VIDEO: Rosecrans Bridge Shelter Ready To Open

Vista Hill is proud to be a part of the Rosecrans Bridge Shelter, providing behavioral health services to the people who will be using this facility. Robert Dean, President & CEO of Vista Hill was on hand for the grand opening along with the other community partners.

VIDEO: Rosecrans Bridge Shelter Ready To Open A brand-new shelter in the Midway District will soon provide a safe place to stay for as many as 150 people experiencing homelessness.

09/04/2022

All Vista Hill offices and programs will be closed on Monday, September 5, 2022 to observe the Labor Day holiday.

09/02/2022

Congratulations to Vista Hill's Shirley Fett who was nominated for the San Diego Business Journal’s Non-Profit and Corporate Citizen Award and has become a 2022 Finalist. This is a significant honor as the San Diego Business Journal received hundreds of nominations. We are very proud to see a Vista Hill employee represented on the list.

Shirley is a Nurse Practitioner with Vista Hill's Smart Care Behavioral Health Consultation Services program and in particular has done a wonderful job representing Vista Hill and its message all over the county with her Autism trainings. Over the years she has provided training to Child Welfare Services, Hospitals, San Diego Police Officers, and many more. Most recently she presented for the Poway Unified School District transportation providers which is so successful it caught the attention of a Transportation Programs Consultant for the California Department of Education for more training opportunities.

You can see the article here:https://sdbj-com-images.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Special_Section_-_Nonprofit__Corporate_Citizenship_Awards_2022_Finalists.pdf

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We honor Vista Hill's beautiful clients, students, staff, donors and volunteers. ❤️‍🩹💜❤️‍🩹

08/26/2022

JOB OPENINGS AT VISTA HILL
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08/26/2022

Thanks a million to Vista Hill's extraordinaire volunteer, shredding queen, and Friends of Vista Hill Board Member! We are so grateful to have Faith's friendship and support of Vista Hill programs.

13th Annual Early Childhood Mental Health Conference – We Can’t Wait! 08/20/2022

13th Annual Early Childhood Mental Health Conference – We Can’t Wait!

Join SmartCare Behavioral Health Consultation Services (BHCS) for the 13th Annual Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) Conference, where we will focus on the path from healing to well-being for our children. Presenters will focus on early childhood development, epigenetics, resilience and protective factors in children and families and will address the unique and complex needs of families living in very challenging circumstances. Distinguished speakers will provide updates on evidence-based practices, trauma-informed care, child welfare services, and advances in early education programs that address improving social-emotional development.

Target Audience:
The target audience includes those involved in providing assessment, treatment, education, support, and advocacy for children and families.

13th Annual Early Childhood Mental Health Conference – We Can’t Wait! 13th Annual Early Childhood Mental Health Conference – We Can’t Wait! How are the Children? The Path from Healing to Well-Being September 15-16, 2022 Virtual Event via Zoom Learning Objectiv…

Board Paves Way for New Investments into Mental Health Resources 08/18/2022

Board Paves Way for New Investments into Mental Health Resources

This is great news!
"Tuesday’s Board action will allow schools to hire additional mental health personnel, provide professional development for school staff, and support other strategies that respond to the mental health needs of children and youth."

Board Paves Way for New Investments into Mental Health Resources The County Board of Supervisors today voted unanimously to accept two grants that will allow the County to make significant investments into behavioral health services.

08/18/2022

It was a hot day but so glad to support The Rotary Club of Rancho Bernardo.

Congratulations to Rancho Bernardo Rotary's Vines & Vittles family event on Sunday, August 14th. Jenny and Rachel, Friends of Vista Hill were visited at Vista Hill's booth by San Diego Rotary's District Governor, Chuck Pretto. We were honored to be a part of such a fun day for families of all ages. We look forward to next year! 😀

08/17/2022

Happy National Nonprofit Day! A big THANK YOU to all of Vista Hill's donors, supporters, volunteers and its incredible staff. In 2020, nearly 24,550 individuals benefitted from Vista Hill's services offered at program sites throughout San Diego County.

08/17/2022

Congratulations to Rancho Bernardo Rotary's Vines & Vittles family event on Sunday, August 14th. Jenny and Rachel, Friends of Vista Hill were visited at Vista Hill's booth by San Diego Rotary's District Governor, Chuck Pretto. We were honored to be a part of such a fun day for families of all ages. We look forward to next year! 😀

Backpacks and School Supplies Giveaway at Super Saturday Event 08/11/2022

Backpacks and School Supplies Giveaway at Super Saturday Event

This is a great resource/event for children/teens who are in need for supplies for school! Child Support Services is holding a Super Saturday event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 13 to giveaway hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies to all children who attend, until supplies run out. The event will be held at the Department of Child Support Services central office, at 3666 Kearny Villa Rd.

Backpacks and School Supplies Giveaway at Super Saturday Event Child Support Services is holding a Super Saturday event from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Aug. 13 to giveaway hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies to all children who attend, until supplies run out.

08/03/2022

Today our own Senior Operations Director, Angela Rowe celebrates 24 years with Vista Hill! Congratulations Angela! Thank you for all you do to help make stronger families with brighter futures in San Diego County! 😀🥳😍

07/05/2022

The Dependency Drug Court Program facilitated a Court graduation on 6/30. We heard wonderful stories of recovery and reunification. Judge Martin, previous presiding judge over Dependency Drug Court, attended in Picture is of DDC staff and Judge Martin.
*Masks were worn entire time except for photo taking.

07/02/2022

Happy 50th Anniversary to Friends of Vista Hill Board of Trustees Chair, Vicki Hamilton and her husband Don!
Here they are celebrating their anniversary on an African safari ❤️🦁🐆🐘🦓
We love you!

07/02/2022

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." ~ Nelson Mandela

May you have a fun, safe Fourth of July weekend. Vista Hill offices and programs will be closed on Monday, July 4th and will reopen on Tuesday, July 5th.

Happy 4th of July!

Photos from Vista Hill Foundation's post 07/01/2022

A big THANK YOU to Intuit's Build-a-Bike teams and FOCUS (Friends of Children United Society) Carin Cross and Sharyn Blongiewicz for donating 8 children's bicycles to Vista Hill. Friends of Vista Hill Executive Director, Rachel Peniche was thrilled to speak to the teams about Vista Hill. 😀

07/01/2022

We’re here to remind you to use a high SPF and FPF (Fun Protection Factor) this summer. If your UNWANTED car, truck, or boat is getting in the way of your fun – donate it to VISTA HILL! The process is easy, the pick-up is free, and your gift is tax-deductible. Protect your fun this summer. Call 855-500-7433 and mention Vista Hill or learn more at https://careasy.org/nonprofit/vistahill

Photos from Vista Hill Foundation's post 06/29/2022

The Vista Hill ADAPT program sponsored the Climb Out of the Darkness Walk this past weekend! We came together to RISE out of darkness together! “Survivors, mental health providers, and community supporters came together to SHINE THE LIGHT on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.”
https://m.facebook.com/climboutsandiego

Our Story

Vista Hill is a community-based, dynamic non-profit organization. We maintain a diverse array of quality services and programs throughout San Diego County, assisting under-served, challenged children, teens, adults, and families. Our three areas of focus are intellectual & developmental disabilities, substance use disorder, and mental illness.

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Vista Hill Council on Mental Health is thrilled to present guest speaker Robert Kolker, author of the New York Times bes...
Happy Birthday Rachel from staff at SEC-Kearny Mesa
Happy Donut Day and Happy Birthday Rachel!
Yvette dancing at Stein Adult Service Program
Teamwork makes the dream work! #humbledesign
Humble Design has arrived and we are ready for them!

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8910 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard
San Diego, CA
92123

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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