A La Jolla nonprofit is making a difference in the lives of San Diego’s homeless — one sleeping bag at a time. Eye of a Needle Foundation (EON), a La Jolla-based nonprofit that works with other charities to help the homeless, conducted a late-winter sleeping bag drive in partnership with the San Diego Dream Center, also a local 501(c)3 nonprofit. With donations of $10 and $20, the charity duo collected and delivered 150 sleeping bags thus far. The number of homeless families and single parents with children is on the rise in San Diego. It is estimated there are close to 10,000 unsheltered homeless in the city, and many are forced to sleep on the street, under a tarp or in tents. “We are continuing to seek additional donations,” said Andrew Arroyo, founder of EON. “Although San Diego experiences fair weather during the winter and spring days, temperatures dip into the 60s, 50s and even 40s at night. Donations will go to purchase adult sleeping bags designed for temperatures between 30 and 50 degrees.” Andrew Arroyo Real Estate, also La Jolla-based and a partner company of Eye of a Needle, has contributed significantly to homeless outreach for the last few years, including the recent sleeping bag drive. Arroyo and his team are looking to the La Jolla community to help raise an additional 350 bags. Donations for the sleeping bag drive can still be made online through Paypal here. All donations are 100 percent tax deductible and will go directly to the rescue project. EON supports other nonprofit organizations by providing fundraising, marketing, accounting and other administrative services. The primary mission of charity partners is shelter for orphans, prison ministry, outreach to communities of extreme poverty, rescuing street children, providing medicine where healthcare is scarce and helping the homeless. For more information, call (619) GIVE-777 or (619) 448-3777, or visit EON’s website.