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Source: Point in Time Count; RTFH
The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is conducted annually in San Diego County during the last week of January. The count is a snapshot of homelessness on a single night and provides a base or minimum number of those experiencing homelessness in the region.
The 2021 annual PIT Count did not include a count of unsheltered San Diegans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The San Diego Continuum of Care was granted an exception by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Source: Downtown San Diego Partnership
The Downtown San Diego Partnership (DSDP) Clean & Safe program conducts a monthly count of the total number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Downtown San Diego. The program adopted the counting methodology that the Regional Task Force on the Homeless used in the annual Point-In-Time-Count (PITC) to count individuals in tents/structures and vehicles prior to 2019. Program staff count 1.75 individuals per visible tent/structure and 2.03 individuals per vehicle that shows clear signs of habitation.
The data do not differentiate between how many individuals were observed and how many were calculated based on the methodology for structures and/or vehicles. In April 2021, DSDP expanded their boundaries to include additional neighborhoods in their monthly count. For additional information on DSDP’s calculations, mapping and additional neighborhoods, please visit DSDP’s website.
Source: San Diego Housing Commission
Project One for All (POFA) is a partnership with the County of San Diego to provide rental housing vouchers combined with supportive services for adults experiencing homelessness with serious mental illness.
Source: Point in Time Count; RTFH
The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is conducted annually in San Diego County during the last week of January. The count is a snapshot of homelessness on a single night and provides a base or minimum number of those experiencing homelessness in the region.
Data for sheltered Veterans from the 2019 PIT Count in the City of San Diego is not available.
The 2021 annual PIT Count did not include a count of unsheltered San Diegans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The San Diego Continuum of Care was granted an exception by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Source: San Diego Housing Commission
The HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program combines HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance for homeless Veterans with case management and clinical services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). SDHC partners with the VA San Diego Healthcare System to administer VASH vouchers paired with ongoing supportive services to San Diego’s most vulnerable Veterans experiencing homelessness.
Source: Regional Task Force on the Homeless
The Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Rapid Rehousing (RRH) Program provides temporary financial assistance and short-term case management services to assist veterans at risk of or experiencing homelessness and their families with obtaining permanent housing.
Source: Regional Task Force on the Homeless, Housing Inventory Count
This graph shows the number of resources that are dedicated for Veterans at risk of or experiencing homelessness in the City of San Diego. In 2019, 200 beds were dedicated for Veterans, but the projects were not set up as Veteran specific beds in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
SDHC was Awarded 50 New Housing Vouchers for Veterans
In December 2021, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded 50 new Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers to the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC). These vouchers will help pay rent for veterans experiencing homelessness, who will also receive supportive services from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. These VASH vouchers have an estimated annual value of $623,982. Including the new vouchers, HUD has awarded 1,285 VASH vouchers to SDHC since 2008.
VASH Voucher utilization improvements
Operation Shelter to Home provided an opportunity to improve the utilization of Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers. Through coordination with local, regional, and federal leaders, including leaders from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and operational staff, barriers around how the VASH program historically operated were addressed. This led to a dramatically higher utilization rate of VASH vouchers.
Source: Point in Time Count; RTFH
The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is conducted annually in San Diego County during the last week of January. The count is a snapshot of homelessness on a single night and provides a base or minimum number of those experiencing homelessness in the region.
Data for sheltered Youth from the 2019 PIT Count in the City of San Diego is not available.
The 2021 annual PIT Count did not include a count of unsheltered San Diegans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The San Diego Continuum of Care was granted an exception by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Source: San Diego Housing Commission
The Family Unification Program (FUP) federal rental housing vouchers help reunite children with their families and assist youth exiting foster care who experience homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. SDHC was awarded 75 additional vouchers in April, 2020, and 50 of these vouchers are allocated for youth exiting foster care who experience or are at risk of experiencing homelessness. Prior to 2020, there were no FUP vouchers dedicated to transition aged youth.
Source: Regional Task Force on the Homeless, Housing Inventory Count
The Housing Inventory Count is a point-in-time inventory of provider programs within a Continuum of Care that provides beds and units dedicated to serve people experiencing homelessness.
This graph shows the number of dedicated resources for youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness in the City of San Diego at the time the Housing Inventory Count (HIC) was conducted. In alignment with HUD standards, the number of Rapid Rehousing beds is reported based on the number of clients enrolled on the night the HIC was conducted, rather than the number of beds dedicated to youth. The decrease from 2019 to 2020 is not necessarily a reduction in the number of beds dedicated to youth, because of the reporting mechanism for Rapid Rehousing beds. Less clients may have been served due to households staying in the Rapid Rehousing program for a longer period of time.
Additional Family Unification Program (FUP) Vouchers allocated for Transitional-Age Youth (TAY) population
SDHC was awarded 75 additional federal FUP vouchers, which help reunite children with their families and assist youth exiting foster care who experience homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. SDHC committed as many of the 75 additional FUP vouchers as needed for the TAY population at the Convention Center.
Youth Dedicated Shelter Beds
78 shelter beds dedicated to youth ages 24 and under were newly operational in various City funded shelters in calendar year 2021.
Urban Street Angels increased capacity for 21 additional Transition-Aged Youth (TAY) beds at their overnight shelter
San Diego Youth Services added 11 beds for youth at their Youth Emergency Shelter
Father Joe’s Villages dedicated 46 beds for TAY at Golden Hall
