EVENTS
Scholarship Breakfast
Vet's Stand Down
MLK Day Parade
Golf Tournament
Holiday Ball
Padres Training

Veteran's Stand Down

Stand Downs are a part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' efforts to provide services to homeless veterans. Stand Downs are typically one to three day events providing services to homeless veterans such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, dental services, VA and Social Security benefits counseling, and referrals to a variety of other necessary services, such as housing, employment, legal, and substance abuse treatment. Stand Downs are collaborative events, coordinated between local VAs, other government agencies, and community agencies who serve the homeless.

The first Stand Down was organized in 1988 by a group of Vietnam veterans in San Diego. Since then, Stand Downs have been used as an effective tool in reaching out to homeless veterans, reaching more than 200,000 veterans and their family members between 1994-2000.

Zeta Sigma Lambda sponsors the Women’s tent in the local Veterans Stand Down, usually held the second weekend in July at the ball fields behind San Diego High School.