The Homelessness Response Center (HRC), now known as The Hub, is open.
The Downtown San Diego Partnership Unhoused Care Team is the new lead service provider for The Hub’s operations at The Downtown Central Library (5th floor).
Call 211:
This connects you to an outreach specialist who can help with a brief intake and refer you to The Hub.
1. On the last Friday of each month at 12 noon:
Task Force on Homelessness - group zoom call.
Agenda:
* Brainstorm,
* Discuss effective uses of resources,
* Formulate solutions to act on.
...please to email Phil with request for link or for suggested additions.
2. On the last Saturday of each month at 8:30-10 am:
Services Outreach Table
- in conjunction with food outreach by Second Chances Bread of Life
- and in support of PATH and our OB liaison D.C.!
- Lifeguard Tower Parking by Bacon St./Santa Monica Ave.
- Volunteers with specific mental health expertise are most welcome!
3. On the last Sunday of each month at 7 am:
- Observational Survey of Unsheltered in Central OB
- From Santa Cruz to Robb Field
- From the Ocean to Sunset Cliffs
Survey #1 (72), Survey #2 (113 ), Survey #3 (70), Survey #4 ( )
Peer support for depression, call (619) 295-1055 National Alliance on Mental Illness https://namisandiego.org/support/
Residents that are in danger of losing their home or that are facing eviction, the San Diego Salvation Army may have limited funds for helping with back rent. There are multiple sites. Call (619) 239-1106 or 619-446-0274. Other locations include:
Diversion and prevention Phone: 619-578-7768
Call the diversion first
https://www.sandiego.gov/homelessness-strategies-and-solutions/assistance
List of Shelter or Services
Find a temporary or transitional place to stay for homeless individuals.
Phone: 2-1-1
Report Mental Health, Drug or Alcohol Crises
Contact the Mobile Crisis Response Teams (MCRT).
What to expect after contacting MCRT
Phone: 888-724-7240
Mobile Crisis Response Teams Website
Reporting Threats, Criminal Activities or Medical Emergencies
If there is an immediate threat to a person or property, a crime is in progress, or there is a medical emergency, dial 9-1-1.
If a crime has already occurred and there is no immediate threat, call the non-emergency line 619-531-2000.
Report Encampments
Report encampments through Get It Done.
What to expect after reporting an encampment
2-1-1 San Diego 2-1-1 help@211sandiego.org
Homeless Outreach Team (SDPD Neighborhood Policing) 619-446-1010 HOT@pd.sandiego.gov
Homelessness Response Center 619-880-8810 HRCSD@sdhc.org
Homelessness Strategies and Solutions Department HSSD@sandiego.gov
Mobile Crisis Response Team 888-724-7240
Personal Belonging Retrieval 858-694-7000
San Diego Housing Commission 619-578-7553 sdhcinfo@sdhc.org
Saturday mornings at Lifeguard Tower parking lot. These folks are the real deal.
In OB each week, very helpful, provides services, outreach, and referrals. PATH is one of the keys to the success of the OB Task Force on Homelessness.
Our mission is to act as advocates to support homeless youth ages 17-24 and provide access to the resources they need to improve their quality of life. We aim to get them off the streets into safe housing and help them attain self-sufficiency. https://doorsofchange.org/
Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry is a non-profit organization, responding to food insecurity in our community. We are working out of Water’s Edge Community Center located at 1984 Sunset Cliff’s Blvd. San Diego, CA 92107.
Distribution hours are every Monday, rain, or shine, including all holidays 9:30am – 12pm.
We accept donations:
Monday’s 9:00am – 12pm
Wednesdays 9:00am – 10:30am
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) in good standing.
OB Emergency Food Inc. DBA: Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry since 1979.
In 1978 area churches and community organizations came together to open the first pantry at the Women’s Club. In 1979 we officially become a non-profit helping food insecure families and individuals.
Almost 50 years later the Pantry continues to help provide food to over 1,000 men, women, and children per month in the 92106, 92107 and 92110 area.
Teams focus on reducing barriers and leveraging internal and external resources to help individuals exit homelessness. They respond to community referrals, provide immediate basic needs support, and offer ongoing case management to improve individual safety and stability.
City's Coordinated Outreach Team. The City’s Coordinated Street Outreach Program with PATH currently includes 19 outreach workers on the Mobile Response Teams and 10 outreach workers on the Rapid Response Teams. In addition to our outreach program with PATH, the City also has a separate team of 9 outreach workers through Downtown San Diego Partnership who are specifically assigned to neighborhoods Downtown.
Both teams focus on reducing barriers and leveraging internal and external resources to help individuals exit homelessness. They respond to community referrals, provide immediate basic needs support, and offer ongoing case management to improve individual safety and stability.
We currently have 2 outreach workers specifically assigned to the beach communities. HSSD continuously monitors areas where there are growing numbers of unsheltered individuals and makes adjustments to outreach staffing levels, as necessary, to best meet emerging needs.
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/sdhcd/OHS.html
4851 Newport Ave.
- individual services
“It starts with a meal.”
Alley Ministry provides meals on:
Wednesdays, and every other Saturday
@ Resurrection Church
2083 Sunset Cliffs
- cooked meals, sandwiches, fruit

Drop-in services center
- feasibility stage
Showers of Blessings, partners with the Episcopal Church, co-located with Alley Ministry @ 2083 Sunset Cliffs, every other Saturday. https://www.resurrectionob.org/events/showers-of-blessing

Housing Instability Prevention Program (HIPP) flyers are available.
Please advise anyone that may be experiencing a housing crisis, living in the City of San Diego, and in a lease, that they can call 2-1-1 or the Housing First Hotline (619) 578-7768 to be assessed for HIPP.
Housing Instability Prevention Program
Homelessness Housing Innovations Division
San Diego Housing Commission
1122 Broadway, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101
SDHC Housing First Hotline: (619) 578-7768
Sect 8 Waitlist Call Center: (619) 578-7640

The Inclement Weather Shelter Program provides additional shelter capacity during inclement weather days. The program is operational generally from November through March.


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