November 25, 2024
Contacts: Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, APR, Fellow PRSA – Serving Seniors
619-997-2495 or gfalkenthal@gmail.com
Serving Seniors Named 2024 Top Workplace in San Diego County
One of just six nonprofits in 11th year on list
For its sixth straight year, Serving Seniors was named one of The San Diego Union-Tribune’s “Top Workplaces for 2024.” The annual awards are based on anonymous employee feedback. A majority of Serving Seniors’ employees participated in this year’s assessment.
Serving Seniors is one of just six nonprofits out of 93 employers named to the 2024 list. It has made the list in 11 out of the 12 years the awards program has taken place. This year’s recognition comes while navigating the impact of older adult homelessness on the San Diego region as the Serving Seniors team meets the growing need for services supporting low-income and homeless older adults.
“As older adult homelessness continues to stubbornly persist in the San Diego region, our employees rise to the challenge with enthusiasm and grace,” said Serving Seniors President/CEO Paul Downey. “They are equally innovative and caring, always looking for ways to improve on delivering our services. They inspire me every day.”
The Philadelphia-based survey firm Energage determines the recipients based on a scientific confidential employee survey process. The survey measures 15 drivers of culture critical to organizational success such as alignment, execution, and connection.
“Earning a Top Workplaces award is a distinctive mark of excellence, setting companies in a recognizable way,” said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. “Top Workplaces embody the highest standards, and this award, rooted in authentic employee feedback, is a point of immense pride for company leaders.”
In addition to nominations, Energage reached out to eligible companies in San Diego County with 50 or more employees. This year, 3,284 employers in San Diego County were invited to participate and 124 agreed. Employers can be public, private, nonprofit, or governmental.
Employers were ranked based on their employee survey feedback. Survey results must include a minimum 35% of all employees to be considered valid.
Serving Seniors staff are supported by the contributions of more than 400 compassionate volunteers who are also devoted to the mission of the organization, as well as the many generous donors who make their work possible.
About Serving Seniors
Founded in 1970, Serving Seniors is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Diego, California, dedicated to serving low-income adults aged 60 and over. A leader in senior advocacy and programming, Serving Seniors has created an innovative model of comprehensive services including nutrition meals, housing, health and social services and lifelong learning opportunities to thousands of seniors in need. It is the largest provider of meals to seniors in the county, and one of the only organizations in the nation providing a robust range of services to vulnerable, at-risk older adults.
Serving Seniors President and CEO Paul Downey has been instrumental in the organization’s growth over the past 30 years. Since being appointed the role in 1995, Downey has guided the nonprofit’s innovative efforts to provide supportive services focused on keeping low-income seniors healthy and independent. Under Downey’s leadership, Serving Seniors has grown to provide over one million nutritious meals and coordinated services to 7,000 older adults each year. Read Serving Seniors’ groundbreaking report, Senior Homelessness: A Needs Assessment.
