Environment
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When the County broke ground last month on its seventh Crisis Stabilization Unit—a place to give people in the midst of crisis a calm place to recover—it wasn’t just a boon for behavioral health.
It was also a boost for the environment, sustainability and thwarting climate change in San Diego County.
Veterans
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The County’s Office of Military and Veterans Affairs (OMVA) is one of many County departments gearing up for the region’s largest annual event for unhoused veterans, the Veteran’s Village of San Diego’s Stand Down. The event is scheduled August 9 to 11. It will include an array of resources, and County services, for unhoused veterans.
Animals
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Sweet doggies, kitties, rabbits, roosters, tortoises, pigs and guinea pigs are looking to steal a piece of your heart. As part of the nationwide Clear the Shelters campaign, all adoption fees for the County’s shelters are being waived.
Health
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The County’s Tuberculosis Control Program is working in close collaboration with Grossmont Union High School District to notify students, staff and volunteers potentially exposed to tuberculosis (TB) during the second semester of the 2023-24 school year at Mount Miguel High School.
Government
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A new $750,000 grant will strengthen the County’s efforts to fight unscrupulous employers who cheat workers of their rightfully earned pay.
Health
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The County has two Live Well on Wheels buses (Live WoW) that visit local communities and provide residents with easy access to a wide range of County health and community services right in their own neighborhood.
Families
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It is back-to-school season, and County Child Support Services is giving away hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies, while supplies last, to families who attend its Super Saturday event.