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2018 Accomplishments

• STEP CEO & Co-Founder, Tony Teravainen, selected as a Veteran Vanguard Star Award honoree by the Us4Warriors Foundation

• STEP CEO & Co-Founder, Tony Teravainen, selected as a 2018 Leadership Award honoree by the North San Diego Business Chamber

• 2018 Bill Trumpfheller Social Impact Award Winner

• STEP Vice President, Kathi Bradshaw, MSW, appointed Chair, Transition Fund Committee, San Diego Veteran Employment Committee

• The Association of Defense Communities name San Diego as a 2018 Great American Defense Community, highlighting Support The Enlisted Project (STEP) as an innovative program serving military families in crisis

• STEP CEO & Co-Founder, Tony Teravainen, appointed Chair of the San Diego Coast Guard City Executive Steering Committee

• STEP CEO & Co-Founder, Tony Teravainen, awarded San Diego Mayor Certificate of Recognition

• STEP CEO & Co-Founder, Tony Teravainen, spoke at TEDx Turtle Rock

• STEP CEO & Co-Founder, Tony Teravainen, appointed to San Diego County Veterans Advisory Council

• STEP CEO & Co-Founder, Tony Teravainen named Best Executive in the Nonprofit Category by San Diego Business Journal

• STEP CEO & Co-Founder, Tony Teravainen, named San Diego County Veteran of the Year in the Nonprofit Category

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2017 Accomplishments

• San Diego County Veteran of the Year Finalist, Tony Teravainen

• Member of North San Diego Business Chamber

• State of California, Senate, Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Achievement - Senator Joel Anderson

• Charity Navigator - 4 Star Rated 

• Member of San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce's Defense, Veteran & Military Affairs Council 

• GuideStar Platinum Participant

• San Diego Regional Chamber of Business Commerce Small Business Awards Finalist, Vet Success Category

• Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Achievement serving military families on behalf of the San Diego Military Advisory Council; given by The State of California

• BBB Accredited Charity (A+)

• Proud Member of The Circle of Influence: San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

2016 Accomplishments

• Circle of Excellence Award on behalf of Torrey Pines Bank

• Special Commendation in recognition of our generous efforts to support enlisted men and women; given by Councilmember Mark Kersey, City of San Diego, Fifth District

• State of California Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Achievement serving military families on behalf of the San Diego Military Advisory Council

• BBB Accredited Charity (A+)

• Proud Member of Circle of Influence; San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

• Special Commendation for our Second Annual Family Appreciation Carnival; given by The City of San Diego

• Charities Award; given by The Naval Officers’ Spouses’ Club of San Diego

• Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition; given by Scott Peters, Congressmember  

2015 Accomplishments 

• 2015 Non-Profit Veteran Organization of the Year; given by The City of Oceanside

• Corporate Member of the Association of the United States Army

• Certificate of Recognition for our support of veterans and the military and being nominated for the Veterans Allegiance Award; given by The State of California

• Certificate of Appreciation; given by Military Officers Association of America- Miramar Chapter 

• Proud Member of Circle of Influence; San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

• Special Commendation for our First Annual Family Appreciation Carnival; given by The City of San Diego

• Charities Award; given by The Naval Officers’ Spouses’ Club of San Diego

• Certificate of Recognition for advancing the mission of caring for our military and veteran families; given by Marie Waldorn, Assembly Member 75th District

2014 Accomplishments 

• 2014 San Diego County Veterans Allegiance Award- Nonprofit Nominee

• Proud Member of Circle of Influence; San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

• Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of our outstanding support of veterans and the military; given by The Department of Veterans Affairs

• Certificate of Recognition for outstanding leadership and service while demonstrating exemplary support for San Diego’s veteran community; given by Lorena Gonzalez, Assembly Woman, 80th District

• Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition; given by Duncan Hunter, Congressmember

• San Diego County Special Proclamation Honoring Support the Enlisted Project