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Hundreds of San Diego County Employees woke up extra early this morning to participate in the annual Point-in-Time Count. During the one-day outreach event, volunteers walk and drive through local communities to engage with and collect data from people experiencing homelessness.
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County Probation and HHSA held a Community Resource Fair at the Chula Vista Public Library Sept. 24 to deliver critical programs and services directly to the people who need them most. More than 50 local agencies and community organizations also participated.
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Public Health Services has a new mobile resource to help deliver health services and information directly to local communities. The County’s latest Live Well on Wheels (LWoW) bus made its debut this month and will soon hit the road.
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People experiencing homelessness and living in the Sweetwater Riverbed area have new hope for permanent housing. A state grant for $5.1 million and the collaborative work between the County, the City of Chula Vista, National City and California Department of Transportation has led to greater homeless outreach, increasing numbers of people transitioning into housing and regular clean-up opportunities.
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A $17 million grant to the county from the state’s Encampment Resolution Fund to resolve encampments in the riverbed is creating results. Expanded outreach is helping people experiencing homelessness find safe and stable housing and connect to supportive services while the riverbed area is being cleaned up.
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A group of 36 residents of San Diego County graduated Feb. 17 from the “Academia de Alguacil,” the first-of-its-kind Spanish language sheriff’s academy sponsored by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
