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RESPONDING TO JESUS' CALL
“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” Matthew 25:40
The work of You Did It For Me is inspired by the Gospel of Matthew, 25:34-40. Our focus is to assist unsheltered adults in piecing together the resources and support necessary for thriving. Because YDI4M is privately funded, we have the autonomy to meet needs that fall outside existing programs.
All of us encounter homelessness.
We pass strangers holding signs asking for work, money and food. We glimpse persons sleeping in doorways and parks. We brush by these individuals in our local East County communities where we live, work, shop, worship and play.
In that moment of encounter, we wonder what to do. Our hearts and hands are brimming with a desire to help. Yet, we argue internally: “Should I give them money ― will they use it for food or ...?” “Should I ignore them ― there are plenty of nonprofits that can ...?”
The reflective merry-go-round stops us from acting. Our sisters and brothers remain unsheltered, unfed, unclothed, uncared for. Let’s step off the merry-go-round and follow in the footsteps of Mother Theresa of Calcutta who reminds us:
“You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do. Together, we can do great things.”
ALL ARE WELCOME
You are welcome to join You Did It For Me, Inc., a nonprofit serving San Diego East County communities. Participation in any services provided to the vulnerable by You Did It For Me does not require any religious affiliation or participation in any religious activity. As we walk side by side in loving relationships for the common good, we work to earn the trust of unsheltered individuals, change systems that keep people in poverty, and overcome barriers on the long path to a permanent home.
Vision. Misson. Purpose. Core Values.
VISION
People working side by side to transform lives and communities.
MISSION
Connecting vulnerable people in San Diego East County with services and resources to secure and maintain housing, food, healthcare, education and work.
PURPOSE
For the thousands of vulnerable individuals trying to thrive in San Diego East County, You Did It For Me, Inc. offers connections and resources for securing and maintaining housing, food, healthcare, education, and work through a network of service providers, organizations, faith communities and volunteers.
CORE VALUES
DIGNITY: Every person is created beautifully and wondrously in the image and likeness of God. We choose to affirm the dignity of every individual by engaging people with respect, compassion and understanding, rather than judgment.
COMPANIONSHIP: Modeling Jesus’s invitation as He walked with others, we invite residents, faith communities, service providers, businesses, and other community-based organizations to walk together with us in long-lasting and thriving relationships.
COMMITMENT: We experience the Divine Mystery when we responsibly steward and care for people and resources in our local communities.
GENEROSITY: The radical love of God for each person inspires us to offer our time, talents and treasure with deep joy and abundant giving.
Leadership Team
ANNA MARIE PICONI SNYDER
FOUNDER, BOARD CHAIR, CEO
Inspired by faith and decades of working with people in healthcare, churches, and small business, Anna Marie set foot on the streets of San Diego East County's neighborhoods. She spent her days accompanying unsheltered people, assisting nonprofit service providers, and collaborating with outreach specialists, faith communities and school representatives. During her work chairing an East County Homeless Task Force group, she discovered gaps in serving the needs of people trying to emerge from homelessness. In 2018, she established You Did It For Me with a handful of volunteers who set out to work side by side in loving relationships to transform lives of people in East County.
"People working side by side to transform lives and communities." You Did It For Me Vision