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The generosity of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation has been experienced and well documented over the years by a wide variety of charitable and civic groups and individuals throughout San Diego County. Sycuan's spirit of sharing goes beyond this financial assistance, however. Neighbors in East County and beyond have experienced Sycuan's hospitality first-hand as the tribe has opened its facilities and resources to the surrounding communities.

The Sycuan Fire Department, originally established in 1974 to provide full-time protection for the reservation, now helps with fire fighting and emergency medical help for the surrounding 700 square miles, as well. Sycuan fire fighters and specially trained forest fire crews have answered the call for help throughout the Southwest, including support to fight brush and wild fires throughout the region and assisting in the Columbia Space Shuttle recovery program in Texas.

The Sycuan Medical & Dental Center serves the primary health care needs of the tribe and Sycuan employees, as well as neighboring East County residents. Over 25 medical and dental professionals work within the modern facility, which includes a full-service pharmacy.

Sycuan recognizes the future of Sycuan's social and economic advancement depends on promoting education of Sycuan's future leaders. Education is important for the revitalization, retention, and maintenance of traditional knowledge that was passed to Sycuan through ancestors. Sycuan recognizes the crucial role of Indigenous knowledge as an integral part of Nation building in the present and future education of its tribal members and the Kumeyaay Nation at large.

The Sycuan Education Department has created several programs to meet the growing educational needs of its tribal members and the Kumeyaay Community. These programs were designed to meet all levels of educational needs, from kindergarten to post-secondary education. These programs are based upon the best Indigenous knowledge and Western knowledge so that each student can receive a well-balanced education.

The programs are:

Established by the Sycuan Band to support Kumeyaay cultural identity, sovereignty and self-determination, while meeting the educational needs of Native and non-Native students, KCC places a special focus on the Kumeyaay language, Kumeyaay Philosophy, and traditional Indigenous arts such as Kumeyaay basketry. Additional areas of focus are Kumeyaay history, federal Indian law and policy, and computer skills.

A primary focus of KCC is to strike a healthy balance between traditional Indigenous and Western systems of knowledge.

Kumeyaay Community College is a tribal institution dedicated to the research of Kumeyaay traditional knowledge. Kumeyaay Community College is created and maintained by the sovereign power of the Kumeyaay people as an educational organization designed to teach the younger generations of the People as well and the non-Kumeyaay population at large.

Kumeyaay Community College is dedicated to creating a program of superior education and academic training through Native people's worldview with an emphasis on the Kumeyaay perspective.

Tribally defined educational needs are unique and embrace a variety of topics: language, culture, history, Indian law, political science, tribal and state relations, models of citizenship from around the world, Indigenous studies, models that foster direct youth participation in the social, economic, and political affairs of the nation.

Kumeyaay Community College will engage in research, education, publishing, and linguistic preservation in order to continue the traditional knowledge of the Kumeyaay Nation.

KCC has a unique partnership with Cuyamaca Community College, a local state college. Cuyamaca Community College, in partnership with KCC, currently offers Kumeyaay Language (years 1 and 2), Kumeyaay Ethno Botany, and Kumeyaay History for credit toward their AA Degree. These credits are transferable to other state colleges.

Sycuan also offers a comprehensive Child Care Program which is available to not only Sycuan tribal members, but to Sycuan's employees and the local community as well. Led by a professional, caring and well trained staff, Sycuan's child care program is open from 6:00 am to 11:30 pm Monday through Friday.

These facilities and the manner in which they are shared are testimony to Sycuan's dedication to being a good neighbor and a positive force within the East County community.and beyond.

Organizations supported by the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, include:

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

  • 211 San Diego
  • A New PATH
  • A Reason to Survive (ARTS)
  • Admiral Baker Golf Club
  • AIDS/LifeCycle
  • Alpine American Little League
  • Alpine Chamber Community Foundation
  • Alpine Community Center
  • Alpine Girls Softball Association
  • ALS Association
  • Alvarado Hospital Auxiliary
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
  • American Diabetes Association
  • American Heart Association
  • American Indian Child Resource Center
  • American Indian College Fund
  • American Indian Film Institute
  • American Legion Auxiliary
  • American Liver Foundation
  • American Lung Association
  • American Red Cross
  • American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)
  • America's Finest City Softball League
  • Anza Borrego Foundation
  • Arc of San Diego
  • Arthritis Foundation
  • Asian Business Association (ABA)
  • Athena San Diego

B

  • Baja Animal Sanctuary
  • Barrio Logan College Institute
  • Barrio Station
  • Because I Love You (BILY) Parent & Youth Support Group
  • Better Business Bureau
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County
  • Billy's Kids Youth Foundation
  • Blessed Kateri Tekawitha Parish
  • Bob Moretti Memorial Scholarship Foundation
  • Bomberos de San Diego
  • Bone Marrow Foundation of San Diego
  • Bonita Valley Girls Amateur Softball Association
  • Boosters of Old Town
  • Boy Scouts of America
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of East County
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County
  • Boys to Men Mentoring Network
  • Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl
  • Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club of San Diego
  • Burn Institute

C

  • Cajon de Oro Little League
  • Cal-Diego Paralyzed Veteran's Association
  • California Ballet
  • California Department of Forestry Firefighters
  • California Federation of Women's Clubs, Southern District 26
  • California Native Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA)
  • California Note Catchers
  • California Wolf Center
  • Camp Barrett
  • Camp HOPE
  • Camp Pendleton Historical Society
  • Campo Band of Mission Indians
  • Campo Border Patrol Explorers
  • Campo Station Welfare and Recreation Representative
  • Canine Companions for Independence
  • Canyon Lake Middle School
  • Carousel Ranch
  • Center for Academic and Social Advancement
  • Chaldean-Middle Eastern Social Services
  • Challenge Center
  • Challenged America
  • Challenged Athletes Foundation
  • Cheerforce San Diego
  • Chicano Correctional Workers Association
  • Chicano Federation
  • Child Abuse Prevention Foundation
  • Childhelp
  • Children's Choice
  • Children's Initiative
  • Chinese Hospital
  • Chinese Service Center
  • Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce
  • Chula Vista Police Department
  • Chula Vista Women's Club
  • Circle of Faith
  • City of Chula Vista Friendship Games
  • City of El Cajon
  • City of National City
  • City of Vista
  • Coinshooters of San Diego
  • Colon Cancer Alliance
  • Combined Health Agencies
  • Community Health Improvement Partners
  • Community Research Foundation Heartland Adult Mental Health & Vocational Services
  • Community Youth Athletic Center
  • Conner's Cause for Children
  • Cornerstone Therapeutic Riding Center
  • Coronado Chamber of Commerce
  • Council of Philippine American Organizations
  • County of San Diego Community Services Group
  • CoxMedia Salute to Teachers
  • Creekside Early Learning Center
  • Crossroads Foundation
  • Cuyamaca College
  • Cuyamaca College Foundation
  • Cygnet Theatre Company
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

D

  • Damas Latinas de San Diego
  • Dan Lovin Memorial Fund
  • Daughters of Light
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, Letitia Coxe Shelby Chapter
  • Debbie Chisholm Memorial Foundation
  • Deerhorn Valley Volunteer Fire Auxiliary
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Disabled Services Advisory Council
  • Downtown San Diego Partnership
  • Drug Enforcement Administration Survivors Benefit Fund
  • Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
  • Dystonia Support & Advocacy Group of San Diego

E

  • East County Posse
  • East County Regional Occupational Program
  • East County Youth Symphony
  • Easter Seals of Southern California
  • EastLake Educational Foundation (EEF)
  • EdUCate!, The University City Foundation for Public Schools
  • El Cajon Community Development Corporation
  • El Cajon Elkonettes of Lodge 1812
  • El Cajon Elks Lodge #1812
  • El Cajon Municipal Employees Association
  • El Cajon National Little League
  • El Cajon Pony Baseball League
  • El Cajon Valley High School
  • El Cajon Western Little League
  • El Cajon Youth Football & Cheer
  • El Capitan High School
  • ElderHelp of San Diego
  • Elk Valley Rancheria
  • Emerald Pony Baseball
  • Encinitas Elks Lodge #2243
  • English Through Academics, Athletics and the Arts Abroad
  • Eugene Brucker Education Center

F

  • Family Health Centers of America
  • Fashion Group International of San Diego, Inc.
  • Feeding America, San Diego
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  • Fil-Am Foundation
  • Filipino-American Arts & Culture Festival
  • Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce
  • Finest City Squares
  • Fire Safe Council
  • Flying Hills Elementary
  • Freedom is Not Free
  • Friends of Braille Institute San Diego
  • Friends of Ocotillo Wells
  • Friends of Scott Foundation
  • Friends of Tecolote Canyon

G

  • German American Societies of San Diego
  • Girl Scouts of San Diego-Imperial Council
  • Granite Hills Swim and Dive
  • Grant Math/Science Magnet School
  • Grossmont College Foundation
  • Grossmont Community Concert Association Music Scholarship Council
  • Grossmont Cuyamaca Community College District
  • Grossmont Gardens Retirement Community
  • Grossmont High School Instrumental Music Program
  • Grossmont Hospital Foundation
  • Guardian Angel Program of San Diego

H

  • Harbison Canyon Lions Club
  • Heartland Lions Club
  • Helen Woodward Animal Center
  • Helix Charter High School
  • High Heals Foundation
  • Hillsdale Middle School
  • Holes for Heroes
  • Holy Trinity School
  • Home of Guiding Hands
  • Home Start
  • Hospice of the North Coast
  • Huntington's Disease Society

I

  • Imperial County Sheriff's Office
  • Indian Human Resource Center
  • Insight Vision Center
  • Intermountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Auxiliary
  • International Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Association (IFOPA)
  • Inter-Tribal Sports Organization
  • Irish Outreach San Diego

J

  • Jamacha United Support Team
  • Jamul Little League
  • Japan Society of San Diego & Tijuana
  • Jennifer Diamond Cancer Foundation
  • Jewish Women International
  • Julian 4th of July Parade
  • Julian High School
  • Julian Women's Club
  • Junior Achievement of San Diego & Imperial Counties
  • Junior League of San Diego
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

K

  • Kid Korps USA
  • Kiku Gardens
  • Kiwanis Club of Alpine
  • Kiwanis Club of East County
  • Kiwanis Club of El Cajon Valley
  • Kiwanis Club of Hidden Valley
  • Kiwanis Club of Jamul/Dulzura
  • Kiwanis Club of San Diego
  • Kiwanis Club of Santee
  • KPBS
  • Kumeyaay Elementary School Foundation
  • Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center

L

  • La Jolla Playhouse
  • La Mesa Chamber of Commerce
  • La Mesa Dale Elementary School
  • La Mesa Police Officers Association
  • La Mesa Village Merchants Association
  • La Posta Band of Mission Indians
  • Ladies Auxiliary for Retarded Citizens
  • Ladies of Columbus
  • Lakeside Amateur Softball Association
  • Lakeside American Little League
  • Lakeside Chamber of Commerce
  • Lakeside Optimists Club
  • Las Patronas
  • Latino American Political Association
  • Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center
  • LEAD San Diego
  • League of Women Voters of San Diego
  • Lemon Grove Care & Rehab
  • Lemon Grove Historical Society
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • Liam Foundation
  • Lincoln High School
  • Lions Tigers & Bears Big Cat Rescue
  • LiveWell San Diego Adult Resource Network
  • Los Coches Creek Middle School PTA
  • Los Coyotes Band of Indians
  • Los Toros Youth Football & Cheer
  • Lower Handicap Golf Club

M

  • Mabuhay Alliance
  • Make-A-Wish Foundation
  • Malashock Dance School
  • Mama's Kitchen
  • MANA de San Diego
  • Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
  • Marvin Elementary School
  • Mary Y Niño Foundation
  • Matt LaChappa Athletic Foundation
  • Matt Ruiz Benefit
  • McAlister Institute
  • MCCS-MCAS Miramar
  • Meals-on-Wheels
  • Mental Health America of San Diego County
  • Mira Mesa High School
  • Mission of Hope
  • Mission San Diego de Alcalá
  • Moms on a Mission
  • Montgomery High School
  • Montgomery Middle School
  • Mother Goose Parade Association
  • Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
  • Mountain Empire Business Association
  • Mountain Empire Men's Club
  • Mt. Helix Academy
  • Mt. Helix Runnin' Rebels Pop Warner
  • Mt. Laguna Improvement Association
  • Multi-Cultural Convention Services Network
  • Murray Manor Elementary School
  • Muscular Dystrophy Association
  • Museum of Making Music

N

  • National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
  • National City Boys and Girls Club
  • National City Chamber of Commerce
  • National City Chamber of Commerce Foundation
  • National City Police Officers Association
  • National Council of Negro Women
  • National Foundation for Autism Research
  • National Guard Association of California
  • National Latino Peace Officers' Association
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society Pacific South Coast Chapter
  • National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children, Inc.
  • Native American Land Conservancy
  • Native American Rights Fund
  • Navy Wives Clubs of America Food Locker
  • Neighborhood Healthcare
  • New Alternatives Foster Agency
  • Nine Girls Ask
  • Noah Homes
  • Norman Park Senior Center
  • Northwest Indian College
  • Novaspace

O

  • Oceanside Elks Lodge 1561
  • Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)
  • Olympian Saints Youth Football & Cheer Association
  • Optimist Club of the Performing Arts
  • Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce

P

  • Pacific Islander Festival Association
  • Pacific Policy Research Foundation
  • Palomar College Foundation
  • Palomar Pomerado Health Foundation
  • Pan Pacific Law Enforcement Association
  • Parkinson's Disease Association of San Diego
  • Parkland for Alpine Youth (PLAY)
  • Patrick Henry High School Spirit of '76 Boosters
  • PAWS San Diego County (Pets Are Wonderful Support)
  • Pazzaz Educational Enrichment Center
  • Philoptochos Society of San Diego
  • Pilgrim Lutheran School
  • Poway Youth Rugby
  • Project Wildlife
  • ProKids
  • Promises 2 Kids
  • Public Relations Society of America
  • Purple Heart Fund

Q

  • Quail Botanical Gardens
  • Quest Soccer Club

R

  • Rady Children's Hospital
  • Ramona Baseball Association
  • Ramona Elementary School
  • Rancho Jamul Youth Sports Association
  • Rancho San Diego Little League
  • Rancho San Diego Pop Warner
  • Rancho Santa Fe Community Center
  • READ/San Diego
  • Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
  • Richland Elementary School
  • Rios Canyon Little League
  • Riverside County Indian Health
  • Rolando Little League
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities
  • Rotary Club of El Cajon

S

  • Sagebrush 4-H
  • Saint Rose of Lima Parish
  • San Diego & Imperial Counties School Administration
  • San Diego Advertising Fund for Emergencies (SAFE)
  • San Diego Air & Space Museum
  • San Diego American Youth Center
  • San Diego Architectural Foundation
  • San Diego Armed Services
  • San Diego Association of Non-Profits
  • San Diego Autism Society of America
  • San Diego Automotive Museum
  • San Diego Blood Bank
  • San Diego Brain Tumor Foundation
  • San Diego Center for Children
  • San Diego Chamber Orchestra
  • San Diego Chinese Center
  • San Diego Chinese Cultural Association
  • San Diego Chinese Historical Museum
  • San Diego Chinese Women's Association
  • San Diego Coast Keeper
  • San Diego ConVis
  • San Diego Council on Literacy
  • San Diego County Crime Commission
  • San Diego County Crime Stoppers
  • San Diego County Deputy Sheriffs Foundation
  • San Diego County Fire Chiefs Association
  • San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency
  • San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Foundation
  • San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce
  • San Diego East County Economic Development Council Foundation
  • San Diego Firefighters Emerald Society
  • San Diego Hall of Champions
  • San Diego Harbor Police Department
  • San Diego High School
  • San Diego Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • San Diego Historical Society
  • San Diego Hospice Foundation
  • San Diego Humane Society & SPCA
  • San Diego Imperial Council
  • San Diego LGBT Community Center
  • San Diego Lincoln Club
  • San Diego Madres, Inc.
  • San Diego Museum of Art
  • San Diego Museum of Man
  • San Diego Natural History Museum
  • San Diego Opera
  • San Diego Organizing Project
  • San Diego Perinatal Center
  • San Diego Police Canine Association
  • San Diego Press Club
  • San Diego Public Library
  • San Diego Rescue Mission
  • San Diego River Park Foundation
  • San Diego Society for Human Resources Management
  • San Diego Square Dance Association
  • San Diego State University
  • San Diego Symphony
  • San Diego Taxpayers Association
  • San Diego Unified School District
  • San Diego Union Tribune Newspaper in Education
  • San Diego Youth Services
  • San Diego-Imperial Counties Developmental Services, Inc.
  • San Luis Rey Mission Indian Foundation
  • San Miguel Firefighters, Local 1434
  • San Pasqual Academy
  • San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce
  • Santana High School
  • Santee Little League
  • Santee School District Foundation
  • Santee/Lakeside Elks Lodge #2698
  • Saving Horses, Inc.
  • Scripps Health Foundation
  • Seacrest Village Retirement Communities
  • Selnek-is Tem-Al Scholarship Fund
  • Senior Citizen Services
  • Senior Community Centers
  • Share Our Strength
  • Sharp HealthCare
  • Shelter Valley Citizens' Corporation
  • Sierra Academy
  • Silver Strand Elementary PTA
  • Small Frye/Generation F Performing Arts
  • Sons of the American Legion
  • Soroptimist International
  • Southern California American Indian Resource Center (SCAIR)
  • Southern California Golf Association Foundation
  • Special Olympics
  • Sports for Exceptional Athletes
  • Spring Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • St. Germaine Children's Charity
  • St. Joseph's School
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  • St. Madeleine Sophie's Center
  • St. Martin's Academy
  • St. Vincent De Paul Village
  • STAR/PAL United for Youth
  • Starlight Theatre
  • Steele Canyon High School
  • Stella Nova Dance Company
  • Stockton Recreation Center
  • Stoney's Kids
  • Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition, Inc.
  • Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center
  • Susan G. Komen Foundation

T

  • Tecate Children's Day
  • Tecate Community Chamber of Commerce
  • Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce
  • Temecula Valley High School
  • Temple B'nai Shalom
  • The Alpha Project
  • The Bishop's School
  • The Bridge Pow Wow Committee
  • The Center for Community Solutions
  • The Century Club
  • The Country Friends
  • The Gold Diggers
  • The Magic Horse Therapeutic Riding Center
  • The New Children's Museum
  • The Old Globe Theatre
  • The Salvation Army
  • The Valhalla Foundation
  • Tomlinson's Touching Lives Foundation
  • Trauma Intervention Programs of San Diego County

U

  • UCSD Bannister Family House
  • UCSD Foundation Christini Fund
  • UCSD Libraries
  • UCSD Medical Center
  • Union of Pan Asian Communities (UPAC)
  • United Cerebral Palsy of San Diego
  • United Jewish Federation of San Diego County
  • United Portuguese SES Inc.
  • University of San Diego
  • University of Southern California
  • Urban League of San Diego County
  • US Naval Academy Alumni Association, San Diego Chapter
  • USO Council of San Diego
  • USS Midway Museum

V

  • Valhalla High School
  • Veterans Administration Voluntary Service Advisory Committee
  • Veterans Museum & Memorial Center
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars & Ladies Auxiliary Sable Post 2275
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4630
  • Veterans Village of San Diego
  • Victor Valley College Native American Student Association
  • Vision of Children Foundation
  • Vista Grande Elementary School PTA
  • Vista Hill
  • Voices for Children
  • Volcan Mountain Preserve Foundation
  • Volunteers in Probation, Inc.
  • Volunteers of America

W

  • WALKSanDiego
  • Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College
  • Water for People
  • We Thank Our Troops
  • West Hills Little League
  • William J. Clinton Foundation
  • Women in Business Aiding Community
  • Women in Military Service
  • Women’s Southern California Golf Association
  • Words Alive
  • Wranglers Square Dance Club

Y

  • Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
  • YMCA of San Diego County
    • Cameron Family YMCA
    • Copley Family YMCA
    • Downtown YMCA
    • East County YMCA, John A. Davis Facility
    • Hazard Center of Mission Valley YMCA
    • Jackie Robinson Family YMCA
    • Krause Family Skate & Bike Park of Mission Valley YMCA
    • McGrath Family YMCA Sports Complex of East County YMCA
    • Mission Valley YMCA
    • San Diego Armed Services YMCA
    • Toby Wells YMCA of Mission Valley YMCA
    • YMCA Childcare Resource Service
  • Youth Venture Teen Centers
  • YWCA of San Diego County

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