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about themselves and be confident in the world — those are all things that we care about and that we put money against." An eventual goal for the foundation is to expand its programs and services beyond San Diego and broaden its impact in the country and beyond. However, San Diego remains in its found- er's heart. "Alex and her husband, Servando [Carrasco], really want to have an impact here in San Diego," says Wolf Stein. " ey're very much rooted in the community, and they want to give back to where they live." alexmorganfoundation.org Kindness, Care, and Companions When it began in 1960, Rancho Coastal Humane Society was a little yellow house surrounded by pasture and dirt roads. Nearly 65 years later, one of the dirt roads is Interstate 5, and the little animal rescue center in the little yellow house has just completed a long-overdue renovation to its campus that added much-needed space for its many services including and far beyond animal adoptions. "We have some great momentum now," says RCHS president Judi Sanzo. "It's interesting, the physical buildings themselves have drawn attention to us, and now we are telling people who are looking at us what we've been doing for the last many years, and they say, 'I don't know you did that.' Now we're going to be in a position where we can do more of what we've been doing all along." "Our foundation does not only live in sports," explains Wolf Stein. "It really is focused on helping girls and women find a confident path forward on the field and off. So, sports equity and getting more kids to play is important, but getting more moms to feel supported and getting more girls to feel good >> The new learning center at Rancho Coastal Humane Society features dedicated classrooms and a conference center that can host up to 200 for community training, education, meetings, and events Alex Morgan (center)