Speakers

A Rotarian from Encinitas sold his business and traveled with his wife and 2 children for a year, through Europe, Middle East, Africa, India and Southeast Asia. He talks about his planning and his experiences as well as lessons learned. Slideshow has dozens of shots the family took while traveling.
More information: gregorysharrisauthor.com

Eric Lovett has over 25 years of leadership experience with non-profit organizations and charitable causes across the United States. As the founder and Executive Director of Urban Street Angels, Lovett has spearheaded the organization's growth over the past seven years with a keen eye toward expanding the scale, scope and impact of the its efforts to end youth homelessness in San Diego, California.
After relocating to Southern California nine years ago, it quickly became apparent to Lovett that housing options and job opportunities were in short supply for homeless youth. Relating the despair he saw on the streets to the personal experiences he had gone through early in his own life experiencing rejection and discrimination, Lovett set out to make a difference.  In 2013, he opened up his own home to homeless youth - at one point, providing safe housing for up to eight homeless youth. Fast forward to today where Urban Street Angels will serve over 150 youth this year with transitional housing, rapid rehousing, job training programs, employment opportunities, linkages to education, and an innovative holistic program focused on reducing the stigma associated with severe mental illness. Urban Street Angels continues to lead the way in meeting the needs of so many youth who have experienced pain and destruction in their lives, helping them find a way to leave the streets behind for good!  Through strategic partnerships with the County of San Diego - Behavioral Health Services, the Regional Taskforce on the Homeless, Veterans Village of San Diego, National University, Microsoft, and Father Joe's Villages, Lovett has Urban Street Angels poised for even greater impact in 2021 and beyond.  

“Urban Street Angels - providing sustainable solutions that offer hope and opportunity to homeless youth seeking to leave the streets behind.”

Back to the Future: Polio Rotary and Covid 19

Benni is a PhD student with Ralph Keeling and Jeff Severinghaus. His own work is on measuring noble gases in the atmosphere.  His work In Jeff's lab involves working on ancient glacial ice from Antarctica and what it can tell us about the natural background state of the climate.

Join us to hear directly from the Chief what's the latest with the San Diego Police Department.  Given the current climate of calls for Defunding of Police Departments, it should be an interesting presentation.