City of San Diego opens homeless shelter for women in old Central Library

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This 36-bed shelter will operate at night. It is run by the National Alliance for Mental Illness of San Diego and Imperial Counties under contract with the city's Homeless Strategies and Solutions Department.

San Diego has created nearly 700 beds for people experiencing homelessness in the past year, yet it has also set records for the most homeless on the streets of Downtown San Diego — 1,839 in December — and number of homeless deaths — more than 574 in 2022.

"I am so proud to report that in 2022, more than 2,200 people ended their homelessness through the city's outreach and shelter system," he said. "The problem we face is that, for every 10 people we get off the street and into housing, 13 people become homeless — many for the first time," Gloria said."The reality is, there are San Diegans who simply are not able to keep up with the rising cost of living.

For the old Library site, multiple break-ins and vandalism had complicated efforts to open the shelter. Additional steps have been taken to secure the building, according to a city statement.

 

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I love that old building, great to see it repurposed for a worthy cause 😎

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