National City opens its first homeless shelter, expanding services in the South Bay

People walk outside the new South County Lighthouse in National City during a press conference on June 19, 2024. The new homeless shelter is run by San Diego Rescue Mission and is the first emergency shelter in the South Bay.

Rescue Mission CEO Donnie Dee said the new shelter is part of his organization’s efforts to take a regional approach and prevent people being pushed from city to city. “You could call 211, and they couldn't give you anything locally other than going to a completely different city,” said Rosy Vasquez, an advocate and former CEO ofNational City’s new shelter expands those options significantly. Vasquez said she’s particularly hopeful because Rescue Mission is already operating two other emergency shelters in Oceanside and San Diego.

“You don't really find too many elected leaders that live right next door to a homeless shelter that actually support it,” Bush said. “But this is what we need to do, because this is a homeless crisis and this is something that is needed in our community.”San Diego Rescue Mission CEO Donnie Dee sits for a portrait at the new South County Lighthouse in National City during a press conference on June 19, 2024.

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