Donation Drop Offs Available at All 35 Mission Fed Branches Across San Diego County
SAN DIEGO – Nov. 18, 2024 – Bringing holiday joy to under-resourced patients and families in need, La Maestra Community Health Centers is teaming up with Mission Fed Credit Union for the annual Toy and Gift Drive for the fourth year.
From Nov. 18 through Dec. 6, San Diegans can drop off new, unwrapped toys, books and gifts for children of all ages at any of Mission Fed’s 35 branch locations across San Diego County or at Mission Fed’s corporate headquarters located at 10325 Meanley Drive, San Diego, CA 92131. Gifts will be distributed to local patients at La Maestra’s El Cajon and City Heights locations. For a full list of Mission Fed locations, please visit http://www.missionfed.com/branches.
“Each year, the Annual Toy and Gift Drive helps bring much-needed holiday cheer to our patients and their families and we are grateful for Mission Fed and their continued support,” said Zara Marselian, Ph.D., FACHE, president and chief executive officer of La Maestra Community Health Centers. “With the help of Mission Fed, our sponsors and community members, we’re excited to brighten the holidays for even more patients this year.”
Together, La Maestra and Mission Fed are encouraging the San Diego community to embrace the spirit of giving and help ensure that patients and families from low-income, under-resourced communities will have a gift this holiday season. Every year, La Maestra employees, volunteers, donors and sponsors come together to provide heartfelt donations such as clothing, toys, and nutritious foods to help brighten the holidays.
“Giving back is at the core of Mission Fed’s identity, and as a community-focused organization, we are honored to partner with La Maestra for another year to support our neighbors who need it most this holiday season,” said Doug Wright, president and chief executive officer of Mission Fed
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About La Maestra Community Health Centers
La Maestra Community Health Centers is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). For more than 34 years, the organization has served immigrant, refugee, uninsured, and underinsured populations living in the communities of central, east, and south San Diego County, California. Today, La
Maestra operates 18 primary medical care and behavioral health clinics, ten dental suites, three school-based sites, and two mobile medical and dental units. La Maestra serves more than 45,000 patients annually. La Maestra employs a holistic, solutions-based approach to health care through the organization’s La Maestra Circle of Care® services, which provides primary, specialty care and social services including job training, eligibility and enrollment assistance, microcredit translation, interpretation, transportation, legal advocacy, a community garden, food pantry, after-school and summer programs and transitional housing.
About Mission Fed Credit Union
Mission Federal Credit Union (Mission Fed) is the largest member-owned, not-for-profit, full-service financial institution exclusively serving San Diego County. Mission Fed enhances the lives of its members through financial education and services, providing stability and strength to help San Diegans with financial wellness and success. Banking at Mission Fed means doing good for San Diego. Mission Fed gives money back to our local communities, has helped hundreds of nonprofits and important causes, and builds deep relationships with community partners.
Mission Fed has served the financial needs of San Diegans for over 60 years through checking, savings, loans, credit cards, insurance, and other financial offerings. Mission Fed has more than $5.0 billion in assets, 280,000 members, 34 convenient local branches, 30,000 fee-free CO-OP ATMs nationwide and free mobile and online banking services. The credit union was named a Top Workplaces USA winner in 2021 and placed in the top five California credit unions on Forbes’ Best-In-State Credit Unions list in 2022. Mission Fed is also the first San Diego-based credit union to receive the “Juntos Avanzamos” designation, honoring its commitment to serving and empowering Hispanic/Latinx consumers. Federally insured by NCUA and Equal Housing Lender. To learn more, visit www.MissionFed.com.
