Safe Sleeping Sites Are Helping Tackle Homelessness in San Diego

September 23, 2024, 1:15 pm

Safe Sleeping is a low-barrier shelter option with over 500 tent spaces across two sites located on City property. The Safe Sleeping program provides meals, transportation and services to help people get back on their feet. Read more about Safe Sleeping Sites Are Helping Tackle Homelessness in San Diego

Outreach Efforts Are Changing Lives For San Diegans Experiencing Homelessness

September 13, 2024, 12:02 pm

City-funded outreach teams connected just over 400 people to permanent or other forms of long-term housing in FY2024 – one local mother has a new outlook on life now that she and her daughter have a place to call home. Read more about Outreach Efforts Are Changing Lives For San Diegans Experiencing Homelessness

City of San Diego Appeals to Property Owners and Managers for Potential Shelter Space

September 6, 2024, 11:55 am

With the goal of increasing long-term capacity in the City’s shelter system and replacing beds in temporary shelters set to close in the coming years, the City of San Diego today issued a formal solicitation calling on property owners and managers to offer up potential locations that could be used… Read more about City of San Diego Appeals to Property Owners and Managers for Potential Shelter Space

Homelessness Outreach Focused on Interstate 15 Corridor Successfully Helps San Diegans in Need of Housing and Supportive Services

July 29, 2024, 1:33 pm

City of San Diego uses state funding aimed at addressing encampments and connecting people experiencing homelessness with housing. Read more about Homelessness Outreach Focused on Interstate 15 Corridor Successfully Helps San Diegans in Need of Housing and Supportive Services

City of San Diego Announces Tentative Lease Deal to Pave Way for Historic Homeless Shelter Campus

July 17, 2024, 12:40 pm

As the latest and perhaps most significant, long-term step in the City of San Diego’s continued efforts to address homelessness, Mayor Todd Gloria has announced a lease deal to transform a 65,000-square-foot commercial building in Middletown into a state-of-the-art shelter campus. The Hope @ Vine… Read more about City of San Diego Announces Tentative Lease Deal to Pave Way for Historic Homeless Shelter Campus

San Diego Leaders Celebrate New Shelter Option for Families Fleeing Violence

June 25, 2024, 9:48 am

San Diego celebrated the arrival of a new shelter option for women and children who are fleeing domestic violence. The Casa Mariposa Domestic Violence Shelter will offer survivors the services they need to get their lives back on track and ensure they do not fall into homelessness when they leave… Read more about San Diego Leaders Celebrate New Shelter Option for Families Fleeing Violence

City of San Diego Announces Golden Hall Shelter Transition Plan

May 24, 2024, 12:52 pm

New intakes paused in preparation for expected year-end closure; residents to be relocated. Read more about City of San Diego Announces Golden Hall Shelter Transition Plan

San Diego to Increase Homeless Outreach Along San Diego River with $3.6 Million State Grant

March 19, 2024, 11:14 am

As part of an ongoing effort to bring people experiencing homelessness off the street and connect them to supportive services and housing, the City of San Diego plans to conduct additional cleanup and outreach to unsheltered individuals living in encampments along the San Diego River. This… Read more about San Diego to Increase Homeless Outreach Along San Diego River with $3.6 Million State Grant

San Diego to Receive $29.9 Million to Address Homelessness

February 27, 2024, 11:32 am

The City of San Diego will continue tackling homelessness by supporting shelter space, outreach efforts and housing programs thanks to an additional $29.9 million grant allocation from the State of California. The California State Legislature made the money available through the latest… Read more about San Diego to Receive $29.9 Million to Address Homelessness

Overnight Shelter for Women at Old Central Library Reopens

January 24, 2024, 2:12 pm

As part of the City of San Diego’s ongoing effort to provide more shelter options for people experiencing homelessness, a 34-bed shelter exclusively for women reopened this week at San Diego’s old Central Library. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) San Diego will operate the overnight… Read more about Overnight Shelter for Women at Old Central Library Reopens