In the Christ Lutheran Church parking lot at Cass Street and Chalcedony, six temporary homes for unsheltered neighbors are finally standing after a years-long battle with bureaucratic red tape.
In late June, Shoreline Community Services unveiled Compass Commons, a collaborative housing project that offers a first-of-its kind approach to addressing homelessness in San Diego.
The set of six shelter cabins are designed to offer dignified, transitional shelter to working, unhoused residents. The project was a collaborative effort between neighboring town councils, local churches, businesses and governmental offices, and it positions Pacific Beach as the first neighborhood in San Diego to take this community-driven approach to homeless solutions.
Shoreline Community Services began as a meal service at the Pacific Beach United Methodist Church in 2015, before expanding into an independent nonprofit. By 2020, Executive Director Caryn Blanton recognized that meals alone weren’t enough…