Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County is experiencing record enrollment in the CalFresh food supplement program. As of June 1, 2024 CalFresh benefits are being received by more than 398,000 eligible people in the region, which is a 5.8% increase compared to the same month in 2023.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCommunity members are invited to join the County and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to the upcoming Take on Alzheimer’s free informational event.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith 33 branches and more than 300 library staff, San Diego County Library has become the first in California to be designated a “Certified Sustainable Library” through the Sustainable Libraries Initiative’s award-winning Sustainable Library Certification Program.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSan Diego County released its 2024 Love Your Heart Report Monday, showing the annual February public health campaign gave more than 58,000 people free blood pressure checks and potentially saved 806 people from medical emergencies like strokes or heart attacks.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside food truck, primarily funded through the County’s K-12 Community Grant Program, is complete and will soon be used in the community.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith schools out for summer for many teens and children, the risk of them gaining access to alcohol goes up when parents are at work and teens may be unsupervised.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSan Diegans will soon see and hear a new County media campaign designed to raise public awareness about human trafficking. The educational campaign includes radio announcements, outdoor billboards, and digital media to inform children, youth and their peers on how to protect themselves from exploitation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe County of San Diego, the City of San Diego’s Housing Commission, and the National City Housing Authority have agreed on plans to help residents affected by the January storms to transition out of the County’s Emergency Temporary Lodging Program to longer-term housing solutions.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s matchmaking of sorts. The County needs a diverse pool of suppliers. And businesses that can offer those supplies, well, they need business. A company specializing in helping small businesses find government contracts brought the two together at a Connecting with the County event Wednesday in National City.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA graduation ceremony was held Saturday for the Library High School class of 2024
