SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The city of San Diego’s shelter for homeless young adults is set to double its capacity after moving into a new site, an underutilized office space in downtown.
The new facility falls under the umbrella of the city’s Safe STAY program for unhoused, transition-aged adults — or those between the ages of 18 and 24 — and will replace the existing 21 beds currently available across two interim sites that became available last year.
The East Village shelter is able to accommodate 43 people in a semi-congregate setting, meaning beds are located within cubicles or in a shared room that offers more privacy than traditional shelter spaces.
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Like the program’s interim shelters, the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) is contracting the San Diego LGBT Community Center, also known as The Center, to operate the facility in partnership with San Diego Youth Services and the YMCA of San Diego County…