Staying healthy and battling COVID-19 is challenging, especially for those experiencing homelessness. County public health nurses on Homeless Outreach Teams make regular visits to the unsheltered population to educate and hand out hygiene kits.
The housing crisis in San Diego is especially hard on our vulnerable populations; working families, the elderly, people with disabilities and veterans who have been homeless. The County offers rental assistance through our Section 8 Housing Program and partnerships with local landlords.
People experiencing homelessness in the County’s unincorporated areas during the coming rainstorms can find shelter thanks to the County’s Inclement Weather Shelter Program.
The County Health and Human Services Agency was awarded more than $1.7 million in federal funds to house people with disabilities.
Nearly 1,800 Live Well San Diego Partners and community members gathered on Monday for the fourth annual Live Well Advance and School Summit, a daylong conference to share strategies that promote the County’s vision of a health, safe and thriving region.
The County Board of Supervisors adopted a budget Tuesday for fiscal year 2019-2020 that underscores its commitment to helping the region’s most vulnerable residents.
Melanie Bryant is one of hundreds of people who have found a stable place to live thanks to Project One for All, the County of San Diego’s extensive effort to house and provide needed services to homeless people with serious mental illness.
