The San Diego Housing Commission chose the LGBTQ Center to run a 45-bed shelter for transitional age youths
The city of San Diego’s first homeless shelter focused on youths who identify as LGBTQ could open sometime this year in one or two interim locations before a permanent site is located.
When at capacity, the permanent shelter will serve up to 45 transitional-age youths, those 18-24 years old. The shelter is referred to as LGBTQ-affirming, meaning members of the community will feel welcomed, but it also will accept non-LGBTQ youths. Youth Services Associate Director Steven Jella said a shelter focusing on youths will help stop the local homeless population from growing.
“It is critical that the city invest in early intervention programs,” she said, adding that a 2020 count of the county’s homeless population found 8 percent of people living on the street and 35 percent in shelters were transitional-age youth.
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