DATE:
November 18, 2025
23
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH AND SERVICES PILOT PROGRAM IN LEMON GROVE (DISTRICT: 4)
Body
OVERVIEW
On August 27, 2024 (17), the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) directed staff to develop and implement a pilot program to expand homeless outreach and services to assist people at-risk of or experiencing homelessness in incorporated City of Lemon Grove. In addition, the Board directed staff to collect data and assess the program's effectiveness in assisting unhoused people, report back in six months with an update, and return in 12 months for consideration with this information.
In October 2024, the County of San Diego (County) Health and Human Services Agency, Housing and Community Development Services, Office of Homeless Solutions (HCDS-OHS) initiated the Homelessness Outreach and Services Pilot Program in Lemon Grove (Pilot Program). On March 31, 2025, a memorandum was submitted to the Board to provide a status update on the progress made, preliminary outcomes, and next steps for the Pilot Program.
Today's action requests the Board receive an update on the assessment of the effectiveness of the Pilot Program in assisting unhoused people in Lemon Grove, and the recommended next steps.
This item supports the County vision of a just, sustainable, and resilient future for all, specifically those communities and populations in San Diego County that have been historically left behind, as well as our ongoing commitment to the regional Live Well San Diego vision of healthy, safe, and thriving communities.
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CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Receive an update on the Homelessness Outreach and Services Pilot Program in Lemon Grove.
EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT
According to the Regional Taskforce on Homelessness, the 2025 Point-in-Time Count identified 9,905 individuals living on the streets or in shelters; of those, 110 individuals were counted in Lemo...
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