DATE:
August 27, 2024
17
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
DEVELOPMENT OF A HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH AND SERVICES PILOT PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF LEMON GROVE (DISTRICT 4)
Body
OVERVIEW
On July 18, 2023, the City of Lemon Grove (Lemon Grove) passed a resolution declaring an emergency shelter crisis. This resolution was in response to the growing number of unhoused people without the ability to obtain shelter and facing a real threat to their health and safety in Lemon Grove. The most recent Point-in-Time Count (PITC) in 2024 identified 111 unsheltered individuals in Lemon Grove. This included 4 youths, 30 seniors, 12 veterans, and 50 chronically homeless individuals. Historically, Lemon Grove led their own homeless outreach efforts with support from the County of San Diego (County) and other partners. However, Lemon Grove is no longer conducting homeless outreach efforts. Unfortunately, there are limited homelessness services available in Lemon Grove for unhoused individuals.
The County's Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities Department (HSEC) currently provides homeless outreach efforts in the unincorporated area, including areas near Lemon Grove. In order to provide greatly needed emergency shelter and other homelessness services to Lemon Grove, the County should establish a pilot program that builds off the success of HSEC's homeless outreach efforts in the unincorporated area. Under HSEC's leadership and in partnership with the City of Lemon Grove and community partners, this pilot program could provide homeless outreach, case management, field access to self-sufficiency public assistance programs (e.g., General Relief, CalFresh, Medi-Cal, CalWORKs), housing navigation, and links to community services and resources. By collaborating with the County's Housing Authority, the City of Lemon Grove, community-based organizations, non-profits, and faith-based organizations, the pilot program team will be able to deliver streamlined services to ...
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