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Partner Highlight: Fred Finch Youth & Family Services Breaks Barriers with Innovative Pilot Program

Jul 10, 20232 min read

Partner Highlight: Fred Finch Youth & Family Services Breaks Barriers with Innovative Pilot Program

Many individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) face significant barriers when seeking meaningful, quality...

The Foundation for Developmental Disabilities Announces Recipients for $200,000 Special Gift Funds

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May 31, 20232 min read

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The Foundation for Developmental Disabilities Announces Recipients for $200,000 Special Gift Funds

The Foundation for Developmental Disabilities announces recipients for its 2023 Special Gift Funds RFP Cycle XI Capital Funding.

The Foundation for Developmental Disabilities Announces Its Latest Program Grant Recipients

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May 29, 20232 min read

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The Foundation for Developmental Disabilities Announces Its Latest Program Grant Recipients

The Foundation for Developmental Disabilities is proud to announce its latest Program Grant recipients.

Sitara Sethi, CEO of the Foundation for Developmental Disabilities on The Gap Minders Podcast

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May 18, 20231 min read

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Sitara Sethi, CEO of the Foundation for Developmental Disabilities on The Gap Minders Podcast

In case you missed it, Sitara Sethi, CEO of the Foundation for Developmental Disabilities sat down with The Gap Minders for an insightful...

Congratulations to the FDD's Latest Grant Recipients

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Aug 17, 20222 min read

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Congratulations to the FDD's Latest Grant Recipients

The Foundation's Board of Directors recently approved $41,505 in Program Grants funding to five nonprofit organizations in San...

RFP Cycle X: Capital Funding Announcement

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Jun 2, 20221 min read

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RFP Cycle X: Capital Funding Announcement

The Foundation is excited to announce that our Board of Directors recently approved $59,785 in capital funding through the Foundation's...

Raymond M. Peterson Scholarship Grants Awarded

May 24, 20221 min read

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Raymond M. Peterson Scholarship Grants Awarded

The Foundation is proud to announce that we have awarded $46,800 in scholarship grants to 16 exceptional students. All the awardees are...

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Mar 30, 20221 min read

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Thank You for Your Support!

We are so grateful to everyone who attended and contributed to the San Diego Seals Down Syndrome Awareness Night. This was an amazing...

Mar 30, 20221 min read

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Congratulations to the FDD’s Latest Grant Recipients

The FDD is proud to announce that our Board of Directors has approved $52,000 in Program Grants funding to four nonprofit organizations...

Partner Highlight: Special Needs Resource Foundation

Feb 10, 20221 min read

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Partner Highlight: Special Needs Resource Foundation

shopAble: Support Business Owners with Disabilities As Valentine’s Day is around the corner, we wanted to take a moment to highlight one...

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Jan 26, 20221 min read

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Congratulations to the FDD’s Latest Grant Recipients

Congratulations to the FDD's latest grant recipients!

Jan 20, 20221 min read

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RFP Cycle X: Grant Information Session

Join Andrew Nunn-Miller, Programs and Development Associate, on Wednesday, February 9th, at 11:00am as he walks you through the...

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Oct 14, 20211 min read

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Announcing our New CEO, Sitara Sethi

The San Diego Imperial Counties Developmental Services Foundation (FDD) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it has named...

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Jan 7, 20211 min read

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Today we mourn

We are saddened by the loss of one of our beloved board members George McFaddin who died peacefully in his sleep on December 16th 2020....

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Apr 30, 20201 min read

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#GivingTuesdayNow

This #GivingTuesdayNow we hope you consider donating to our emergency help fund - this unique fund assists clients of the San Diego...

FDD honored as Outstanding Grant Making Organization at National Philanthropy Day

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Dec 23, 20191 min read

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FDD honored as Outstanding Grant Making Organization at National Philanthropy Day

We were pleased to be honored as the Outstanding Grant Making Organization of the year at the National Philanthropy Day Awards hosted by...

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Sep 23, 20191 min read

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New event

Join Sitara Sethi, Director of Programs and Development on November 6th at 9:30am as she walks you through the Foundation grant writing...

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Sep 9, 20191 min read

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Thank you for your support

We are so grateful to everyone who attended and contributed to our Annual Foundation Day at the Races! It was an incredible day of...

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Jun 26, 20191 min read

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Grant Information Session

Join Sitara Sethi, Director of Programs and Development on July 31st at 9:30am as she walks you through the Foundation grant writing...

Congratulations to our Scholarship Recipients

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May 22, 20191 min read

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Congratulations to our Scholarship Recipients

We have granted $34,500 in scholarship grants to 15 exceptional students who are currently pursuing degrees in San Diego and Imperial...