🌱 Outreach To Help Homeless + Affordable Housing + New Crisis Center

Good morning, people of San Diego! It's me again, Bettyann Pernice, your host of the San Diego Daily.

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Mostly sunny. High: 69, Low: 60.

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Here are four of the top stories in San Diego today:

1. Rather than sending the police to manage the situation, the City of La Mesa is trying something new to help the homeless. Outreach workers now respond to non-emergency calls as part of a push to develop new solutions to the growing number of people who are on the streets in the area. The Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement program (HOME) finds solutions to the underlying reasons why people ended up without homes. Of course, there are challenges. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Voice of San Diego)
2. A total of $20 million in federal and state funds will be awarded to San Diego County for five affordable housing projects. Affordable residences will be built in Vista, Logan Heights, National City, Carlsbad, and San Marcos. A total of 375 homes will be created for low-income residents, as well as for homeless seniors and veterans. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (NBC San Diego)
3. A new 24-hour, 7-days a week, walk-in Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) opened in Oceanside. The County of San Diego created this additional facility to provide mental health and substance abuse services to the community. The Oceanside CSU, located inside the County Live Well Health Center, is a walk-in facility, designed to resemble a living room environment, a kinder, gentler, community facility. To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (countynewscenter.com)
4. There are now two vacancies on the Palomar College Proposition M Bond Oversight Committee that need to be filled. The non-compensated members will help decide how capital improvement funds will be spent. Want to get involved? To learn more: Click into parenthesis, then click the link. (Patch Press Release Desk)

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Today in San Diego:

• Technology 101/Tecnologia 101 — Logan Heights Branch Library. (10 a.m.)
• Sing & Sign Toddler Storytime *OUTDOORS* — Point Loma Branch Library. (10 a.m.)
• Beyond the Playground: Storytime in the Park — Mira Mesa Branch Library. (10:30 a.m.)
• Kearny Mesa Planning Group: Serra Mesa — Kearny Mesa Branch Library. (11:30 a.m.)
• Sound Healing and Guided Meditation — Riford/La Jolla Branch Library. (Noon)
• After School Crafting — Pacific Beach, Earl and Birdie Taylor Branch Library. (2 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• San Diego Police Department: "One of San Diego’s iconic tourist destinations is Old Town. Lana and her family, visiting from France, wanted to experience Old Town. While sightseeing through the park, Lana got separated from her family. Thankfully, we were able to find her parents and reunite them to continue to see Old Town in all its beauty!" (Facebook)
• San Diego Humane Society: "Our team of 50 Humane Officers are in the field 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, making San Diego County safer for people, pets and wildlife. Their work makes a lifesaving difference for animals in need, like Pig Pen! This kitten's remarkable story is just one of countless others that are made possible thanks to this heroic team." (Facebook)
• San Diego Botanic Garden: "Introducing 'Member Hour' on select mornings during the World of Orchids exhibition! Every Sunday and Monday from 9 to 10 a.m., May 8 through June 12, SDBG members can show their digital or physical card to enter the orchid exhibition in the Dickinson Family Education Conservatory for a private hour, during which other visitors are permitted to roam the rest of the Garden." (Facebook)
• City of San Diego: "From tutoring at libraries to keeping our parks clean, volunteers provide integral services for our community. We're celebrating National Volunteer Week from April 17 to April 24, by recognizing hundreds of volunteers who donated more than 145,000 hours in 2021. Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and energy to making San Diego a better place for all of us!" (Facebook)
• San Diego Unified School District: "Students: Feeding San Diego and the Comic-Con Museum invite you to participate in the Hunger Action Hero Art Contest by designing a hunger action hero who helps end hunger through food rescue. Enter for the chance to have your character brought to life at Comic-Con International, win free passes to attend and more!" (Facebook)

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— Bettyann Pernice