Father Joe’s Villages is expanding its permanent-housing programs for San Diego’s indigent population in the face of a housing shortage in the area, the organization announced Monday.
“A growing part of San Diego’s homeless crisis is the lack of permanent affordable housing. Our city has a vacancy rate of nearly zero,” according to Deacon Jim Vargas, the nonprofit’s president and CEO.
“We’re leading the way by investing in nationwide best practices to solve homelessness while remaining committed to addressing each person’s unique barriers to achieving self-sufficiency,” he said.
The new programs will include services for veterans, young adults, single men and women, and San Diego’s most chronically homeless individuals.
The organization will add permanent housing at the Toussaint Center for single adults and for adults ages 18-24. Additional individuals will be served in scattered-site housing throughout San Diego County. The organization will continue to serve teens at its St. Vincent de Paul Village campus in the East Village.
“These modifications are part of our long-term vision to invest in diverse strategies that most effectively, and permanently, get people off the streets,” Vargas said. “With increased permanent housing options, Father Joe’s Villages will be better able to utilize housing and supportive services to help individuals and families secure a stable future.”
No staff will lose their jobs as part of the program adjustments. Employees changing roles within the company will fill positions created by the new programs.
— City News Service
