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We invest in an evidence-based Housing First model to end homelessness in San Diego. We work at the systems-change level across permanent supportive housing, rapid re-housing, prevention, and advocacy. #HousingEndsHomelessness
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"Rigorous studies consistently show that [permanent supportive housing] is the most effective solution to increasing housing stability and reducing chronic homelessness."
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Evidence Shows Permanent Supportive Housing Helps People Exit Homelessness. A Proposed Funding Change Would Cut Those Programs.
A proposed shift in federal funding away from permanent supportive housing solutions could push tens of thousands of people out of their housing program over…
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November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"Rigorous studies consistently show that [permanent supportive housing] is the most effective solution to increasing housing stability and reducing chronic homelessness."
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This Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, let's remember that #homelessness in #SanDiego is not a personal failing, it’s the result of a lack of affordable and accessible housing. 4 things you can do to turn the tide against homelessness in our communities: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, let's remember that #homelessness in #SanDiego is not a personal failing, it’s the result of a lack of affordable and accessible housing. 4 things you can do to turn the tide against homelessness in our communities: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#hhweek
#hhweek
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How can local leaders help children and young people access stable #housing and boost upward mobility?
In this Urban Wire article, experts share insights on youth #homelessness and practical #policy solutions using county-level data. Learn more this Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week.
In this Urban Wire article, experts share insights on youth #homelessness and practical #policy solutions using county-level data. Learn more this Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week.
More Affordable and Available Housing Would Mean Fewer Children and Young People Experiencing Homelessness
To reduce the number of students experiencing homelessness and promote upward mobility for children and young people, local leaders should focus on the root …
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November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
How can local leaders help children and young people access stable #housing and boost upward mobility?
In this Urban Wire article, experts share insights on youth #homelessness and practical #policy solutions using county-level data. Learn more this Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week.
In this Urban Wire article, experts share insights on youth #homelessness and practical #policy solutions using county-level data. Learn more this Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week.
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The City of Oceanside was named SD Region Gov. Partner of the Year at Hope Through Housing SD's event. Achievements include the Cape Cod Senior Village, La Mision Village, Mission Cove I and II, and Greenbrier Village—a 60-home community specifically for residents who've faced homelessness.
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The City of Oceanside was named SD Region Gov. Partner of the Year at Hope Through Housing SD's event. Achievements include the Cape Cod Senior Village, La Mision Village, Mission Cove I and II, and Greenbrier Village—a 60-home community specifically for residents who've faced homelessness.
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“The changes announced in this year’s CoC NOFO represent a profound and dangerous departure from longstanding evidence-based homelessness policy..." says BHHI Director Margot Kushel, MD.
Read @mkushel.bsky.social's full statement:
homelessness.ucsf.edu/resources/pr...
Read @mkushel.bsky.social's full statement:
homelessness.ucsf.edu/resources/pr...
Statement by UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Director Margot Kushel MD on HUD’s FY2025 Continuum of Care Program NOFO | Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative
SAN FRANCISCO (November 17, 2025) – Following is a statement by Margot Kushel, MD, Director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) at the University of California, San Francisco, on...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“The changes announced in this year’s CoC NOFO represent a profound and dangerous departure from longstanding evidence-based homelessness policy..." says BHHI Director Margot Kushel, MD.
Read @mkushel.bsky.social's full statement:
homelessness.ucsf.edu/resources/pr...
Read @mkushel.bsky.social's full statement:
homelessness.ucsf.edu/resources/pr...
What We're Reading 💡 Some great ideas emerged from @voiceofsandiego.org's Politifest, including practical ways to improve how #SanDiego City & County connect with people experiencing both homelessness and mental health challenges 👉
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6 Things San Diego Could Do to Aid Homeless People with Behavioral Health Challenges
Politifest speakers agreed that San Diego County government should take the lead on delivering solutions to aid homeless residents grappling with addiction and mental health conditions.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What We're Reading 💡 Some great ideas emerged from @voiceofsandiego.org's Politifest, including practical ways to improve how #SanDiego City & County connect with people experiencing both homelessness and mental health challenges 👉
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/10/09/6...
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Celebrate what's working 🎉 The HEAL (Homeless-Experienced Advocacy & Leadership) Network ensures people directly impacted by #homelessness are active participants in shaping housing solutions in #SanDiego County.
FTEHSD a proud supporter of HEAL's work!
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FTEHSD a proud supporter of HEAL's work!
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October 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Celebrate what's working 🎉 The HEAL (Homeless-Experienced Advocacy & Leadership) Network ensures people directly impacted by #homelessness are active participants in shaping housing solutions in #SanDiego County.
FTEHSD a proud supporter of HEAL's work!
www.housingsandiego.org/blog/35-year...
FTEHSD a proud supporter of HEAL's work!
www.housingsandiego.org/blog/35-year...
Remembering those we lost and working toward a future without #homelessness 🫶 During this year's #WorldHomelessDay we remembered the 3,756 individuals who passed away on the streets of #SanDiego over the past 12 years.
The crisis playing out on our streets is preventable. #HousingSolvesHomelessness
The crisis playing out on our streets is preventable. #HousingSolvesHomelessness
October 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Remembering those we lost and working toward a future without #homelessness 🫶 During this year's #WorldHomelessDay we remembered the 3,756 individuals who passed away on the streets of #SanDiego over the past 12 years.
The crisis playing out on our streets is preventable. #HousingSolvesHomelessness
The crisis playing out on our streets is preventable. #HousingSolvesHomelessness
Last week we were in downtown #SanDiego to mark #WorldHomelessDay, where thousands of flameless candles laid out on the lawn of the county administration building represented the 3,756 lives lost on our streets over the last 12 years. 💔
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#homelessnessissolvable
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#homelessnessissolvable
World Homeless Day marked in downtown San Diego with vigil and free services
Oct. 10 is World Homeless Day. In San Diego, an event was held to honor those lost and help those currently without a home.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Last week we were in downtown #SanDiego to mark #WorldHomelessDay, where thousands of flameless candles laid out on the lawn of the county administration building represented the 3,756 lives lost on our streets over the last 12 years. 💔
www.kpbs.org/news/quality...
#homelessnessissolvable
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#homelessnessissolvable
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#SanDiego #nonprofits🚨 Join our Southern Border Delegation at the CalNonprofits Policy Conference in LA. We'll connect in advance, attend the conference & debrief on how to activate collectively. Register directly with CalNonprofits for the conference: calnonprofits.org/2025-policy-conference-about/
October 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
#SanDiego #nonprofits🚨 Join our Southern Border Delegation at the CalNonprofits Policy Conference in LA. We'll connect in advance, attend the conference & debrief on how to activate collectively. Register directly with CalNonprofits for the conference: calnonprofits.org/2025-policy-conference-about/
What We're Watching 🖥️ Our friend Tamera Kohler, CEO of Regional Task Force on Homelessness chats with @invisiblepeople.tv. Tamera reveals what the data really shows, the hard truths about why homelessness is rising and the solutions that actually work.
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Faith, Trauma, and Leadership: Leading San Diego’s Homelessness Response
YouTube video by Invisible People
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October 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
What We're Watching 🖥️ Our friend Tamera Kohler, CEO of Regional Task Force on Homelessness chats with @invisiblepeople.tv. Tamera reveals what the data really shows, the hard truths about why homelessness is rising and the solutions that actually work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjvo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjvo...
We toured the Bethel 1 project in Logan Heights, with all units going to formerly homeless veterans & seniors!🎉 Bethel AME San Diego is building it in partnership with Yes in God's Backyard (YIGBY), which partners with faith-based institutions to transform underutilized land into affordable housing.
September 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
We toured the Bethel 1 project in Logan Heights, with all units going to formerly homeless veterans & seniors!🎉 Bethel AME San Diego is building it in partnership with Yes in God's Backyard (YIGBY), which partners with faith-based institutions to transform underutilized land into affordable housing.
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Housing is a human need. As rents soar, more people are left without shelter. Arresting people for being unhoused doesn’t solve the housing crisis—it misuses funds that can be used to create affordable housing solutions: www.washingtonpost.c...
#HousingEndsHomelessness
#HousingEndsHomelessness
September 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Housing is a human need. As rents soar, more people are left without shelter. Arresting people for being unhoused doesn’t solve the housing crisis—it misuses funds that can be used to create affordable housing solutions: www.washingtonpost.c...
#HousingEndsHomelessness
#HousingEndsHomelessness
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People experiencing homelessness have poor health, struggle to access care & face high ER and hospitalization rates—despite high rates of insurance.
What happens when Medicaid cuts make things worse?
Explore current challenges: buff.ly/atxK3fU
Stay tuned for our expanded report—coming soon!
What happens when Medicaid cuts make things worse?
Explore current challenges: buff.ly/atxK3fU
Stay tuned for our expanded report—coming soon!
September 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
People experiencing homelessness have poor health, struggle to access care & face high ER and hospitalization rates—despite high rates of insurance.
What happens when Medicaid cuts make things worse?
Explore current challenges: buff.ly/atxK3fU
Stay tuned for our expanded report—coming soon!
What happens when Medicaid cuts make things worse?
Explore current challenges: buff.ly/atxK3fU
Stay tuned for our expanded report—coming soon!
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A Black homeowner gets a $330K home appraisal.
When her white husband shows the house instead, it jumps to $465K.
It’s not a glitch; it’s bias. This op-ed outlines how local policy can address it and improve equity.👉 bit.ly/4gcBMyn
#HousingEquity #AppraisalBias #LocalSolutions
When her white husband shows the house instead, it jumps to $465K.
It’s not a glitch; it’s bias. This op-ed outlines how local policy can address it and improve equity.👉 bit.ly/4gcBMyn
#HousingEquity #AppraisalBias #LocalSolutions
September 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A Black homeowner gets a $330K home appraisal.
When her white husband shows the house instead, it jumps to $465K.
It’s not a glitch; it’s bias. This op-ed outlines how local policy can address it and improve equity.👉 bit.ly/4gcBMyn
#HousingEquity #AppraisalBias #LocalSolutions
When her white husband shows the house instead, it jumps to $465K.
It’s not a glitch; it’s bias. This op-ed outlines how local policy can address it and improve equity.👉 bit.ly/4gcBMyn
#HousingEquity #AppraisalBias #LocalSolutions
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Calling all CA #nonprofit staff (program managers, outreach coordinators, educators, clinicians, admin, HR etc). Take the CA Nonprofit Employee Survey to be part of the data used by funders, policymakers & advocates to strengthen our sector💪 bit.ly/CausesCountEmployee2025
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September 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Calling all CA #nonprofit staff (program managers, outreach coordinators, educators, clinicians, admin, HR etc). Take the CA Nonprofit Employee Survey to be part of the data used by funders, policymakers & advocates to strengthen our sector💪 bit.ly/CausesCountEmployee2025
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Today is #SanDiegoGives' Day of Giving! You can support local organizations moving the needle on homelessness in our communities, including our friends at Adjoin, Interfaith Community Services, Community HousingWorks, and Lucky Duck Foundation >> ncphilanthropy.org/programs/san...
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September 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Today is #SanDiegoGives' Day of Giving! You can support local organizations moving the needle on homelessness in our communities, including our friends at Adjoin, Interfaith Community Services, Community HousingWorks, and Lucky Duck Foundation >> ncphilanthropy.org/programs/san...
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#sandiegogives
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A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment.
Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness
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September 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment.
Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.
Congratulations to Heather Moore and her son, King, on their beautiful new home! Local nonprofit #HumbleDesign #SanDiego stepped in to furnish their newly secured apartment, turning a nearly empty space into a home filled with character and love💙💙💙
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So you’re no longer homeless, but your home’s empty? This group can help.
Researchers think Humble Design’s work furnishing units may prevent families from returning to the streets.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Congratulations to Heather Moore and her son, King, on their beautiful new home! Local nonprofit #HumbleDesign #SanDiego stepped in to furnish their newly secured apartment, turning a nearly empty space into a home filled with character and love💙💙💙
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/01/s...
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#JobAlert:
▫️Center for Community Solutions is hiring an Associate Director of Philanthropy | San Diego | $26.00 - $28.60
▫️Hope Services is hiring a Community Support Facilitator | San Jose | $21.25
▫️Center for Community Solutions is hiring an Associate Director of Philanthropy | San Diego | $26.00 - $28.60
▫️Hope Services is hiring a Community Support Facilitator | San Jose | $21.25
September 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#JobAlert:
▫️Center for Community Solutions is hiring an Associate Director of Philanthropy | San Diego | $26.00 - $28.60
▫️Hope Services is hiring a Community Support Facilitator | San Jose | $21.25
▫️Center for Community Solutions is hiring an Associate Director of Philanthropy | San Diego | $26.00 - $28.60
▫️Hope Services is hiring a Community Support Facilitator | San Jose | $21.25
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Most congregations are land rich and cash poor, but even so, they bring far more to the table than they realize. “There are a lot of benefits for a developer to work on a church property," says Jill Shook.
Listen here: bit.ly/45ivtWe
Listen here: bit.ly/45ivtWe
August 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Most congregations are land rich and cash poor, but even so, they bring far more to the table than they realize. “There are a lot of benefits for a developer to work on a church property," says Jill Shook.
Listen here: bit.ly/45ivtWe
Listen here: bit.ly/45ivtWe
Your Friday good news 🎉🎉🎉 380 new housing units (100 reserved for low-income households) will be built near the Blue Line trolley, which will:
✅ Reduce traffic
✅ Reduce air pollution
✅ Help low-income families put more $ toward basic needs
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#housingsolveshomelessness
✅ Reduce traffic
✅ Reduce air pollution
✅ Help low-income families put more $ toward basic needs
www.kpbs.org/news/living/...
#housingsolveshomelessness
After 6 years, San Diego approves 380-unit housing project next to Blue Line trolley
More than a quarter of the homes will be affordable to low-income renters.
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August 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Your Friday good news 🎉🎉🎉 380 new housing units (100 reserved for low-income households) will be built near the Blue Line trolley, which will:
✅ Reduce traffic
✅ Reduce air pollution
✅ Help low-income families put more $ toward basic needs
www.kpbs.org/news/living/...
#housingsolveshomelessness
✅ Reduce traffic
✅ Reduce air pollution
✅ Help low-income families put more $ toward basic needs
www.kpbs.org/news/living/...
#housingsolveshomelessness
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People need homes not handcuffs. Trump’s plan to institutionalize unhoused people with addiction or mental health issues will put more people on the street & in prison. This perpetuates a discriminatory system that harms unhoused Black people the most. We must fight back. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
What Trump's order on clearing encampments, forced hospitalization means for the unhoused
President Trump signed an executive order that makes it easier for states to remove homeless encampments and force unhoused people into mental health or addiction treatment programs. Homeless rates ha...
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August 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
People need homes not handcuffs. Trump’s plan to institutionalize unhoused people with addiction or mental health issues will put more people on the street & in prison. This perpetuates a discriminatory system that harms unhoused Black people the most. We must fight back. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
When it comes to addressing #homelessness, we do *not* have to choose between respecting human dignity and upholding public safety -- we can and should have both. 🤝
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/08/20/b...
#homelessnessissolvable #escondido #sandiego @voiceofsandiego.org
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#homelessnessissolvable #escondido #sandiego @voiceofsandiego.org
Balancing Dignity and Public Safety to Address Homelessness
Escondido and one of North County’s largest homeless services providers worked through disagreements to find common ground.
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August 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
When it comes to addressing #homelessness, we do *not* have to choose between respecting human dignity and upholding public safety -- we can and should have both. 🤝
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/08/20/b...
#homelessnessissolvable #escondido #sandiego @voiceofsandiego.org
voiceofsandiego.org/2025/08/20/b...
#homelessnessissolvable #escondido #sandiego @voiceofsandiego.org
Spotlight on #SafeParking: A solution to homelessness working in our communities! Safe parking lots in #SanDiego County are helping people who recently became homeless transition to stable housing, with more than 50% of participants finding permanent living situations.
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Safe parking lots help reduce homelessness in San Diego County
Safe parking lots in San Diego County are proving effective in helping people who recently became homeless transition to stable housing.
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August 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Spotlight on #SafeParking: A solution to homelessness working in our communities! Safe parking lots in #SanDiego County are helping people who recently became homeless transition to stable housing, with more than 50% of participants finding permanent living situations.
www.10news.com/news/local-n...
www.10news.com/news/local-n...