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Escondido, Homelessness March 12, 2023

Most Escondido homelessness funds went to police, not homelessness programs, according to city staff report

Some $1.4 million of $2 million targeted to address homelessness in Escondido went to the city’s police department rather than homelessness services, according to a city staff report released last month. The money that specifically comes from the city’s general fund came under fire from some residents at a February 15, 2023 city council meeting, according to the Voice of San Diego. “We keep seeing…

Homelessness, San Diego January 6, 2017

Poverty in San Diego County higher than during Great Recession

When Jim Floros started his job as president and CEO of the San Diego Food Bank at the beginning of 2013, he says the nonprofit served about 330,000 people a month. The divergence between poverty and employment points to deeper problems in the San Diego region’s economy. That number has since grown to 370,000. That might seem odd given that San Diego County’s unemployment rate fell…

Homelessness, The World January 2, 2017

All the way to Wichita: Homeless Escondido man rides bike — and vision — 1,640 miles

No one at Wichita knew what to make of Keith Callison at first. He showed up in September, saying he’d pedaled his bicycle from California to Kansas by way of Tulsa. Sixteen hundred and 40 miles, give or take. He said he came here because the Lord told him to. And because he wants to make airplanes. He said he had no job. No high…

Escondido, Homelessness January 25, 2016

Counting and aiding Escondido homeless

Every homeless person counts It happens every year. Interfaith Community Services gets a handle on the extent of homelessness in Escondido with its annual count of homeless people. The count is scheduled for 4 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29 in the streets and shelters of Escondido. Volunteers are needed, according to agency officials. Called We All Count, the annual single-day event that provides…

Education, Escondido September 20, 2015

High school students report on Escondido homeless people at Grape Day Park (Video)

This was the view when a group of high school students from Calvin Christian School went to Grape Day Park in Escondido one fine day in 2010. They interviewed homeless people and handed out care packages to make a documentary for school. For more visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcK9FkjXDQA.

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