Community Involvement
A-1 Self Storage has always been committed to building strong, vibrant communities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. We are deeply involved in the communities we serve as well as supporting global charities. As a company we are dedicated to giving our talents and resources to those that need help the most. We would like to share with you some of the tremendous causes we believe in and support every year:
HealthCare Organizations
- Alzheimer Disease Research
- American Heart Association
- American Lung Association
- Americares
- Arthritis Foundation
- Blind Children's Center (Los Angeles, CA)
- Challenged Athletes Foundation
- Children's Hospital San Diego
- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Culture of Life Family Services (San Diego, CA)
- East County Pregnancy Care Center
- Fair Foundation
- Grossmont Hospital
- Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
- March of Dimes
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Scripps Mercy Hospital (San Diego, CA)
- Sharp Hospital (San Diego, CA)
Educational Organizations
- Christian Community Theater
- Catholic Near East Welfare Association
- Cristo Rey Network (Inner-city high schools)
- Franciscan University of Steubenville
- Nativity Prep Academy (Inner-city junior high school in San Diego)
- Thomas Aquinas College
- University of San Diego - Institute for Nonprofit Education and Research
- University of San Diego - Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate
Social Service Organizations
- Operation Homefront
- Toys For Tots
- All For God (Establishing youth groups in churches)
- Casa Cornelia Law Center (Legal services to victims of human and civil rights violations)
- Catholic Charities San Diego
- The Cheneweth Foundation (Support for people with developmental disabilities)
- Elder Help of San Diego
- Life Perspectives (Educational programs for children and families)
- Mama's Kitchen (Food and support to San Diegans with AIDS)
- Meals on Wheels Greater San Diego
- NOAH Homes (Residences and services for adults with developmental disabilities)
- St. Vincent de Paul Villages (Homeless ministries in San Diego)
- Salvation Army
- San Diego Rescue Mission (Homeless ministries in San Diego)
- Special Olympics Southern California
- Thomas More Law Center
- Whispering Winds (Catholic retreat center for students and families)
- Saint Dismas Guild (Bible studies and spiritual support for prisoners)
- Prison Fellowship Ministry
- Word Among Us (Prison Bible study ministry)
International Organizations
- Augustinian Scholarship Fund (Educational opportunities for disadvantaged students in Mexico)
- Doctors Without Borders
- Eudist Servants of the 11th Hour (Ministry to prisoners in Tijuana with Mother Antonia)
- Friends of the Poor (International aid and relief organization)
- Helps International (Aid to people in Latin America)
- Invisible Children (Aid to children in Uganda)
- International Relief Teams
- Missionvale Care Center (Services for poor in Port Elizabeth, South Africa)
- Serving Hands International (International aid and relief)
- World Vision
International Projects
- Food and clothing for over 400,000 people every year in developing countries
- Construction of over 2,000 homes
- Establishment of over 50 school buildings
- Distribution of blankets, educational materials, computers and medical equipment in Mexico
- Partnership with Tijuana General Hospital to supply medical equipment
- Partnership to provide medical equipment to a children's hospital in Haiti
- Economic development project in Uganda to provide over 5,000 families with the ability to raise pigs
- Water well development project in Sudan
- Establishment of a micro-finance bank for women in Ghana