Grant Consulting Services helps organizations across the globe to affect positive change through the written word. Grant Consulting Services has assisted organizations in obtaining millions and millions of dollars in grant funding through expert grant research and professionally written grant proposals. So far in 2018, they have helped organizations obtain just over $1 million in grant funds. The organization’s knowledge of all things related to grants has helped bring much needed resources to people living with HIV/AIDS, assisted homeless women in learning job skills, and brought needed medical supplies to 3rd world countries.For the past 17 years, they have provided comprehensive grant development services to organizations. Grant development services include program planning, researching potential funders, grant proposal writing, grant critiquing, and grant reporting.
Valerie A. Nelson-White, of Grant Consulting Services, is the co-Founder and first President of the San Diego County Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association.
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Diana Aaron’s affiliation with North County Philanthropy Council began more than a decade ago when she was Executive Director of 
Did you know that every month over 2,000 men and women are released from active military service in San Diego County? And, their county has one of the highest veteran unemployment rates in the nation?
Kitchens for Good (KFG) is a social enterprise 501(c)(3) that uses kitchens as a tool to nourish bodies, empower the marginalized, and create economically vibrant communities. The mission of KFG is to break the cycles of food waste, poverty and hunger through innovative programs in workforce training, healthy food production and social enterprise. In its kitchens, KFG bridges the gap between wasted food and hunger by rescuing surplus and cosmetically imperfect food from wholesalers and farmers and engaging students in a culinary apprenticeship program to transform these ingredients into nutritious meals for hungry families. Since 2015, KFG has rescued over 86,000 pounds of surplus food, distributed over 121,000 meals, and has trained 162 individuals, previously seen as “unemployable,” for careers in the culinary industry. This approach not only feeds the food lines but shortens the line itself by offering pathways out of poverty for individuals transitioning out of incarceration, homelessness and foster care. KFG ensures its sustainability through a catering and food service enterprise that offers on-the-job training opportunities for its culinary students while generating revenue to support the organization’s programs.
Mitchell Medrano’s relationship with North County Philanthropy Council began three years ago, shortly after he graduated from University of Redlands.
Debra Sallaz, Development Officer, Solutions for Change
North County Insurance (NCI)
Alison Aragon, Grants & Communications Specialist