Regional Leader
On Homelessness
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Every January, nearly 1,700 ordinary people come together to make an extraordinary impact across San Diego County.
On the surface, the Point-in-Time (PIT) Count that RTFH oversees is a snapshot in time, a look at homelessness on a single night, but there’s more to it than that. This annual effort is brief but powerful – providing all of us an opportunity to connect with those in need, to better understand who they are, and what they need.
As a volunteer, you will join a team of approximately 1,700 volunteers during the pre-dawn hours of January 30, 2025 to engage homeless persons living in emergency shelters, transitional housing, safe havens and on our streets. You will ensure experiences are counted, voices are heard, and needs are better understood. You will help change lives in San Diego.
RTFH follows HUD’s guidance around how to handle data during and after research projects, and in June of 2024 RTFH requested clarifications from HUD on data sharing. A summary of HUD’s response along with the agency’s full response to RTFH’s questions can be found here.
RTFH Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson
Read RTFH’s annual reports for overviews of the organization’s accomplishments, objectives, and strategic goals moving forward.
Who is Falling Into Homelessness and Who is Exiting the System? In the 12 month period between 10/23 and 9/24, 10 people found housing for every 14 people who experienced homelessness for the first time.
The Regional Task Force on Homelessness unveiled its first-ever Regional Community Action Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in San Diego (aka the “Regional Plan”) through a housing-focused, equity-driven, and person-centered system of care. The new plan sets forth a shared vision, identifies system and resource gaps, and promotes evidence-based approaches with the goal of ending homelessness in the next five years in our region. This “Plan of Plans” incorporates federal, state and local plans to streamline the San Diego region’s needs and create implementable solutions.
