What’s the issue?
Homelessness is a crisis with a solution. By expanding access to safe, affordable housing to everyone, we can end homelessness.
Stable housing gives every San Diegan the opportunity to thrive. It creates safe environments to help people manage serious, chronic health issues. It builds a foundation for those who have been out of the workforce to re-enter it.
Affordable housing creates equity by tackling the large discrepancies in homelessness based on race, class and age.
Housing is a right and a need for everyone — the UN classifies it as a basic human right.
What can we do to SOLVE THIS ISSUE IN SAN DIEGO?
Speak up:
For more information, read Effective Messaging Strategies for Housing as a Solution to Homelessness.
- Support more affordable housing. Call your City Councilmember to voice your support when a new affordable housing development is happening in your neighborhood.
- Speak out against racist systems and actions. Centuries of government-sponsored segregation have led to the economic disparity between Black and white households.
- Advocate for real solutions to homelessness. Prioritize permanent housing with support services as needed.
Donate:
- Donate to the Giv4 Homelessness Fund.
- Donate to a housing & homelessness service provider like:
- Donate to Housing Justice organizations like:
Preach compassion and kindness, not judgment and misinformation. Remember: homelessness isn’t a choice or a personal responsibility.
Resources
If you’re experiencing homelessness or know someone who is, call these numbers.
- Call 211 to reach homelessness services
- Call (619) 578-7768 for the SD Housing Commission
If you’d like to learn more about homelessness advocacy, visit the links below.
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