Funders Together to End Homelessness San Diego

Housing as Medicine: Why Homelessness is a Housing Crisis with Dr. Margot Kushel, UCSF | The Healthy Project Podcast | Episode 188 Corey Dion Lewis sits down with Dr. Margot Kushel, a practicing general internist with over 30 years of experience at San Francisco General Hospital and Director of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and H...

In this podcast from The Healthy Project, @mkushel.bsky.social breaks down how 1️⃣High homelessness rates are driven by a lack of affordable housing, not the prevalence of mental health conditions and 2️⃣ #HousingFirst policies work better than Treatment First approaches.
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A group of local foundations, nonprofits, and housing developers with deep local roots are forging a creative new approach to affordable housing development. Their goal is to broadly improve health and opportunity in #SanDiego communities. So why housing? timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2026...

An Experiment to Move Homeless People Into Long-Term Housing Is Still Going Strong Officials in Oceanside and Carlsbad are working on moving hundreds of unsheltered homeless people into housing. So far, it’s working.

A permanent housing-focused approach to encampment clearing in #Oceanside and #Carlsbad is working 💡 The State-funded effort aims to move every person living in encampments around the 4-mile shared border between the cities into housing. #homelessnessissolvable

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Chula Vista breaks ground on permanent housing for homeless at former motel The project, funded primarily through California’s HomeKey grant program, is part of the city’s comprehensive strategy to address homelessness with long-term housing solutions.

More permanent supportive housing for the win👏👏👏 #ChulaVista will transform a dilapidated motel into 27 units for people experiencing #homelessness, including veterans. We love seeing projects focused on long-term solutions come to life across #SanDiego!

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Special volunteer opportunity - be part of the one-day Point-in-Time Count and make an impact on homelessness in San Diego for years to come‼️ Help collect data on homelessness to inform policies that fight homelessness in our communities. sandiego.pointintime.info

San Diego’s Homelessness Math Problem Narrows The Regional Task Force on Homelessness reported a 13 percent year-over-year drop in people falling into homelessness and a 17 percent uptick in people moving into homes.

New data shows a 13% drop in people falling into #homelessness and a 17% uptick in people moving into homes. Experts credit two key strategies, diversion and veteran-focused resources like housing vouchers.
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Working families and residents transitioning from homelessness have a new place to call home in the heart of #CityHeights: Serenade on 43rd. #SanDiego County Behavioral Health Services will provide on-site support at the 65-unit affordable housing community. Permanent supportive housing for the win!

This #GivingTuesday, make a difference here at home by supporting nonprofits helping San Diegans secure and sustain housing that is safe, stable, and permanent.

Visit catalystsd.org/catalyst-col... to learn about Funders Together partner organizations.

#sandiego #homelessnessissolvable

Navigating the Post-Subsidy Cliff: Considerations for Families Approaching the End of Rapid Rehousing - Terner Center Authors:   Tessa Nápoles, Postdoctoral Researcher, Terner Center Christina Economy, Research Associate, Terner Center Carolina Reid, Faculty Research Advisor, Terner Center Rapid Rehousing (RRH) progr...

Rapid Rehousing programs providing time-limited rental subsidies & case management have emerged as an intervention that can help end #homelessness. New research highlights benefits & limits, including what happens when families face the end of assistance. ow.ly/1WVJ50Xut9r

Evidence Shows Permanent Supportive Housing Helps People Exit Homelessness. A Proposed Funding Change Would Cut Those Programs. A proposed shift in federal funding away from permanent supportive housing solutions could push tens of thousands of people out of their housing program over…

"Rigorous studies consistently show that [permanent supportive housing] is the most effective solution to increasing housing stability and reducing chronic homelessness."

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This Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, let's remember that #homelessness in #SanDiego is not a personal failing, it’s the result of a lack of affordable and accessible housing. 4 things you can do to turn the tide against homelessness in our communities: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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More Affordable and Available Housing Would Mean Fewer Children and Young People Experiencing Homelessness To reduce the number of students experiencing homelessness and promote upward mobility for children and young people, local leaders should focus on the root …

How can local leaders help children and young people access stable #housing and boost upward mobility?

In this Urban Wire article, experts share insights on youth #homelessness and practical #policy solutions using county-level data. Learn more this Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week.

The City of Oceanside was named SD Region Gov. Partner of the Year at Hope Through Housing SD's event. Achievements include the Cape Cod Senior Village, La Mision Village, Mission Cove I and II, and Greenbrier Village—a 60-home community specifically for residents who've faced homelessness.

Statement by UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Director Margot Kushel MD on HUD’s FY2025 Continuum of Care Program NOFO | Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative SAN FRANCISCO (November 17, 2025) – Following is a statement by Margot Kushel, MD, Director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) at the University of California, San Francisco, on...

“The changes announced in this year’s CoC NOFO represent a profound and dangerous departure from longstanding evidence-based homelessness policy..." says BHHI Director Margot Kushel, MD.

Read @mkushel.bsky.social's full statement:

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What We're Reading 💡 Some great ideas emerged from @voiceofsandiego.org's Politifest, including practical ways to improve how #SanDiego City & County connect with people experiencing both homelessness and mental health challenges 👉
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Celebrate what's working 🎉 The HEAL (Homeless-Experienced Advocacy & Leadership) Network ensures people directly impacted by #homelessness are active participants in shaping housing solutions in #SanDiego County.

FTEHSD a proud supporter of HEAL's work!

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Remembering those we lost and working toward a future without #homelessness 🫶 During this year's #WorldHomelessDay we remembered the 3,756 individuals who passed away on the streets of #SanDiego over the past 12 years.

The crisis playing out on our streets is preventable. #HousingSolvesHomelessness

World Homeless Day marked in downtown San Diego with vigil and free services Oct. 10 is World Homeless Day. In San Diego, an event was held to honor those lost and help those currently without a home.

Last week we were in downtown #SanDiego to mark #WorldHomelessDay, where thousands of flameless candles laid out on the lawn of the county administration building represented the 3,756 lives lost on our streets over the last 12 years. 💔

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#SanDiego #nonprofits🚨 Join our Southern Border Delegation at the CalNonprofits Policy Conference in LA. We'll connect in advance, attend the conference & debrief on how to activate collectively. Register directly with CalNonprofits for the conference: calnonprofits.org/2025-policy-conference-about/

Faith, Trauma, and Leadership: Leading San Diego’s Homelessness Response YouTube video by Invisible People

What We're Watching 🖥️ Our friend Tamera Kohler, CEO of Regional Task Force on Homelessness chats with @invisiblepeople.tv. Tamera reveals what the data really shows, the hard truths about why homelessness is rising and the solutions that actually work.

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We toured the Bethel 1 project in Logan Heights, with all units going to formerly homeless veterans & seniors!🎉 Bethel AME San Diego is building it in partnership with Yes in God's Backyard (YIGBY), which partners with faith-based institutions to transform underutilized land into affordable housing.

Housing is a human need. As rents soar, more people are left without shelter. Arresting people for being unhoused doesn’t solve the housing crisis—it misuses funds that can be used to create affordable housing solutions: www.washingtonpost.c...

#HousingEndsHomelessness

People experiencing homelessness have poor health, struggle to access care & face high ER and hospitalization rates—despite high rates of insurance.

What happens when Medicaid cuts make things worse?

Explore current challenges: buff.ly/atxK3fU

Stay tuned for our expanded report—coming soon!

A Black homeowner gets a $330K home appraisal.
When her white husband shows the house instead, it jumps to $465K.

It’s not a glitch; it’s bias. This op-ed outlines how local policy can address it and improve equity.👉 bit.ly/4gcBMyn

#HousingEquity #AppraisalBias #LocalSolutions

Calling all CA #nonprofit staff (program managers, outreach coordinators, educators, clinicians, admin, HR etc). Take the CA Nonprofit Employee Survey to be part of the data used by funders, policymakers & advocates to strengthen our sector💪 bit.ly/CausesCountEmployee2025

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Today is #SanDiegoGives' Day of Giving! You can support local organizations moving the needle on homelessness in our communities, including our friends at Adjoin, Interfaith Community Services, Community HousingWorks, and Lucky Duck Foundation >> ncphilanthropy.org/programs/san...

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Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness

A Labor Day reminder: today there isn't a single city, metro area, or state in the U.S. where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a modest 2-bedroom apartment.

Millions of people with jobs—even multiple jobs—aren't safe from homelessness in this country.

So you’re no longer homeless, but your home’s empty? This group can help. Researchers think Humble Design’s work furnishing units may prevent families from returning to the streets.

Congratulations to Heather Moore and her son, King, on their beautiful new home! Local nonprofit #HumbleDesign #SanDiego stepped in to furnish their newly secured apartment, turning a nearly empty space into a home filled with character and love💙💙💙

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#JobAlert:
▫️Center for Community Solutions is hiring an Associate Director of Philanthropy | San Diego | $26.00 - $28.60
▫️Hope Services is hiring a Community Support Facilitator | San Jose | $21.25

Most congregations are land rich and cash poor, but even so, they bring far more to the table than they realize. “There are a lot of benefits for a developer to work on a church property," says Jill Shook.
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