In the fall of 2024, the City of San Diego expanded its Safe Sleeping Program, which provides safe, legal, city-approved tent encampments and supportive services for people facing homelessness.
The low-barrier option provides a safe shelter tent, electronic charging stations, housing navigation, meals, health care, transportation, veterinary care, and other supportive services at two city properties in San Diego.
Each tent can shelter up to two individuals, allowing folks to stay with a partner or caretaker while they access services.
The program was first implemented in the summer of 2023 to address unsheltered homelessness and unsafe street encampments, with 500 tents…