For the first time in nearly three years, San Diego had more people exit than become homeless – advocates are crediting diversion as the reason why.
When Susan Peterson went back to living in her car in San Diego, she was embarrassed to reach out for help again.
After years of sleeping on and off in her car, homelessness caseworkers had arranged for her to move to North Carolina. The 75-year-old managing a leukemia diagnosis was going to move in with her daughter. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out…