LEMON GROVE, CA – Lemon Grove has experienced a dramatic 85% increase in its unsheltered population, according to the 2024 Regional Task Force on Homeless’ Point in Time Count data, marking the largest increase in East County and the third largest in San Diego County.
The city, grappling with the surge, announced Tuesday that it has been awarded an $8.4 million Encampment Resolution Funding grant from the state of California. The grant is earmarked for the rapid rehousing of approximately 150 unsheltered individuals living in encampments along State Route 94 and North Avenue.
“This grant will help the city provide services and support for people experiencing homelessness and encampments, resulting in meaningful pathways to stable and permanent housing,” said Lemon Grove Mayor Alysson Snow…