The number of homeless outreach workers is far lower than what is required to adequately address the needs of the San Diego County's homeless population.
SAN DIEGO
Encampments along the San Diego River will be cleared away and people living in them will find permanent homes under a new partnership between an environmental group and a homeless-service provider.
Under the new effort, the San Diego River Park Foundation will work with People Assisting the Homeless, more commonly known as PATH, to connect 40 homeless people now living in the brush alongside the river with services and housing by the end of the year.
San Diego River Park Foundation Chief Associate Director Sarah Hutmacher said the partnership is one that she’s been working toward for some time.