Regional Leader
On Homelessness
We want to extend a huge thank you to the 1,600 community heroes who canvassed every corner of the county on Jan. 30 to make this year’s Point-in-Time Count a success. As a volunteer during those cold pre-dawn hours, you took action to prevent and reduce homelessness in our community. Without you, we risked missing the critical data needed to secure funding and services for those in need. Every person counts – and so does your help. THANK YOU to our volunteers!
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.
Tools are available to count people experiencing homelessness with more accuracy and provide them with individualized services. More municipalities should use them.
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.
