CEO Blog

Standing with survivors means more than responding to domestic violence. CRC CEO John Van Cleef shares why prevention education, advocacy and community involvement are essential to building healthy relationships and safer communities.

Trauma can affect every part of a person’s life, but healing is possible with the right support. CRC CEO John Van Cleef shares how CRC’s Trauma Recovery Center helps people who have experienced violence and trauma find safety, rebuild confidence and move forward.

Food insecurity has surpassed peak pandemic levels in San Diego County. CRC CEO John Van Cleef shares why Hunger Action Month matters now and how our community can take action, including a special $25,000 matching gift challenge.

In his latest blog, CEO John Van Cleef reflects on why gratitude matters most during challenging times—and how everyday acts of compassion, generosity and perseverance quietly strengthen our community.

In his latest blog post, CEO John Van Cleef reflects on a question guiding CRC’s future: What does our community need from CRC over the next five years? As North County continues to change, CRC is listening, adapting and remaining committed to helping neighbors move from crisis toward stability, dignity and hope.

In honor of Leave a Legacy Month, CRC CEO John Van Cleef reflects on how planned gifts can carry compassion forward, helping ensure future generations of neighbors find care, dignity and hope when they need it most.

Volunteerism is more than service. It’s an expression of self-giving love. It is the quiet decision to step toward someone else’s need with compassion, dignity, and presence.

Honoring women also means investing in the conditions that help them and their families thrive.

In every community, there are people who make things better because they decide to. They notice what’s needed. They bring others along. They keep showing up. 

As we recognize Dr. King this month, I invite you to start with one small act and let it grow.

A Year of Impact, Made Possible Together As we reflect on 2025, we’re very grateful for the many ways our community showed up for neighbors in need, through everyday acts of care and moments of collective action that made a meaningful difference. Community Highlights There were so many meaningful moments...

As we head into the holidays, my heart is full of gratitude. Not the fleeting kind, but the kind grounded in what I witness every day: people choosing to stand with their neighbors, choosing generosity, choosing hope.