DATE:
October 11, 2022
12
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS TO PREVENT, ADDRESS, AND SEEK AN END TO HOMELESSNESS (DISTRICTS: ALL)Title
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OVERVIEW
The County of San Diego has made significant investments in programs and services to prevent people from falling into homelessness and put them on the pathway to stable housing if they find themselves without a home. On October 19, 2021 (15), the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved recommendations included in a Board Letter entitled Compassionate Emergency Solutions and Pathways to Housing for People Experiencing Homelessness in East County and broadened the scope of the Board Letter to the entire region. This action authorized County staff to identify appropriate locations for emergency housing options, develop a program with flexible funding to address barriers to housing stability, enhance outreach and case management with the addition of six social workers, and improve data collection and analysis countywide.
Following this action, the County's Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities (HSEC) has had an opportunity to put those Board directives into action. HSEC has led efforts to resolve a large encampment at North Magnolia in Unincorporated El Cajon with numerous partners, including the Department of Public Works, Department of General Services, Homeless Assistance Resource Team, Behavioral Health Services, Psychiatric Emergency Response Team, the Sheriff's Department and various community partners. For two months, these teams were deployed to the North Magnolia encampment to address the concerns of local residents and businessowners and resolve critical health and safety risks. A collaborative approach with several County departments has connected encampment residents to housing and resources.
Based on the directive to create emergency housing solutions, the County continued to build on their existing outreach efforts with the launch of the North M...
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