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One-Stop Homeless Service Center

On January 26, 2012, construction kicked-off for "Connections Housing Downtown", a 223-bed homeless service center that will provide permanent and transitional housing, on-site health clinic and support services to homeless San Diegans. It is expected to be completed in late 2012. Watch Video.

Background

On March 1, 2011, the Housing Authority of the City of San Diego approved a $2 million loan from the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) for the development of a one-stop homeless service center called “Connections Housing Downtown” located at the World Trade Center in downtown San Diego.

The project team consists of the Affirmed Housing Group, Family Health Centers of San Diego and Los Angeles-based People Assisting the Homeless (PATH).

On-site medical services are a key component of the service center. The facility includes 150 interim beds and 73 permanent supportive housing units. Additional services such as job counseling, mental health screening, and drug and alcohol treatment will also be offered.

The estimated $30 million project is financed through a combination of developer tax credits and funding provided by the Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC), SDHC, City of San Diego Redevelopment Agency and Veterans Administration.

SDHC also served as the facilitator to a 2010 Citizen’s Selection Committee regarding the establishment of the homeless service center.

Members of the committee included representatives of the Mayor’s Office, SDHC, the Centre City Development Corp., the County of San Diego, United Way of San Diego County, the Downtown Residents Group, the East Village Community Action Network, Downtown Partnership, and the Corporation for Supportive Housing.