The project aims to provide permanent housing for dozens of people amid rising homelessness across the county.
Milejo Village resident Rachel Hayes stands for a portrait on a balcony at the permanent supportive housing complex in San Ysidro on Nov. 2, 2023.
As the rate of people falling into homelessness continues to outpace the rate of people finding stable housing across San Diego County, advocates and officials hope the new homes will help slow the crisis.Rachel Hayes, one of the first residents to get a place at Milejo Village, said many people don’t realize how hard it is to go from living in a tent to having stable housing again.
Conversations around homelessness often focus on the process of finding permanent housing. But the months and years afterwards are also a critical time. Even after moving off the street, many people can struggle to navigate things like living with neighbors again and figuring out how to pay rent — and may lose that housing again.counted more than 5,000 unhoused residents who had moved into permanent housing. But by 2022, a quarter of them had returned to homelessness.
San Diego Housing Commission Vice Chair Ryan Clumpner speaks during the official opening event for Milejo Village, Thursday., a regional network that works to match people experiencing homelessness with shelter and other services. All of the 64 apartments are currently occupied, according to a Jamboree Housing spokesperson.
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