Mission SAY San Diego’s mission is to partner with youth, adults, families, and communities to reach their full potential. Our vision is opportunity, equity and well-being for all San Diegans.
Description WHAT WE DO SAY San Diego partnerships and services address the comprehensive needs of the entire individual or family rather than focusing on one symptom or problem. SAY engages the community to work collaboratively and works with systems such as law enforcement, schools, and local government to create positive change. SAY San Diego’s holistic approach enriches youth, empowers individuals and families, and engages communities.
To see a snapshot of SAY’s impact, click here for our agency video.
CORE SERVICES Alcohol, tobacco, and substance abuse prevention Before and after school programs, preschools, and school readiness Child abuse prevention and family support Collaborative partnerships for military families, refugee/immigrant families, students, parents, and more Family strengthening and self-sufficiency Foster care and kinship parenting support Juvenile delinquency prevention and diversion Mental health counseling, case management, adult services, and youth development Access to health care, employment, and self-sufficiency Click to get information about how our programs can help you.
EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION At SAY San Diego, we strive to provide a positive work environment for all employees, volunteers, interns, vendors, visitors and program participants. One of the ways we accomplish this is by embracing a variety of diverse talents, experiences and perspectives. We believe SAY San Diego will thrive by being an inclusive team player. We are committed to maintaining an environment of equal employment opportunities for all applicants and members of our teams.
SAY San Diego fulfills this commitment through a variety of measures including internal and external posting of job openings, hiring, training and promoting individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military or veteran status, disability, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age. We prohibit harassment and discrimination based on a perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. In addition, we look at company programs, policies, procedures and activities with equity, diversity and inclusion in mind. In keeping with our core values, SAY San Diego is steadfast in taking action to ensure equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
We are dedicated to providing employees with a great place to work where they can offer their diverse talents, experiences and perspectives to fully respond to the needs the individuals and communities we serve.
SAY San Diego has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 68 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SAY San Diego employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Nonprofit & NGO industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 77% of employees would recommend working at SAY San Diego to a friend. This is based on 68 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
63% of job seekers rate their interview experience at SAY San Diego as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at SAY San Diego.