Sheriff's YANA (You Are Not Alone) Program Grants
Funding Amount
$10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Year-round service coverage”
Overview
Overview:
Grant funding provided to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to support the YANA program, which ensures daily telephone contact and regular visits to isolated seniors.
Program Details
- Award amount: $10,000 grant
- Year awarded: 2020 (holiday season)
- Geographic scope: San Diego County
- Beneficiaries: 135 seniors enrolled in YANA program
- Funded from: No Senior Alone initiative
YANA Program (You Are Not Alone)
Program Components:
- Daily telephone calls to enrolled seniors
- Weekly visits from senior volunteer patrol teams
- Welfare checks by deputies if no one answers phone
- Year-round service coverage
- Holiday gift deliveries and support
Sheriff's Stations Participating:
- 13 stations and substations across county including:
- North Coastal
- Rancho San Diego
- Vista
- Poway
- Ramona
- Santee
- Lemon Grove
Use of Funds
Grant funded:
- Holiday gift baskets for 135 enrolled seniors
- Holiday season surprise visits maintaining social distance
- Continuation of year-round welfare check program
Target Population
- Isolated seniors living alone
- Seniors at risk of social isolation
- Vulnerable older adults
Contact Information
San Diego Seniors Community Foundation
- Phone: (619) 684-9114
- Email: info@sdscf.org
- Mailing: P.O. Box 60515, San Diego, CA 92106
- Website: sdscf.org
San Diego County Sheriff's Department
- For YANA program inquiries: Contact local sheriff's station
What San Diego Seniors Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 10
- Total given
- $238K
- Median grant
- $16K
- Range
- $6,000–$57K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: San Diego, CA; Fallbrook, CA; San Marcos, CA.
- 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Fields of Work
- Seniors
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
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