SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A new app is helping San Diego County outreach teams quickly connect people experiencing homelessness with available shelter beds that meet their specific needs.
The “Shelter Ready” app, which launched countywide in June, allows outreach workers to find and reserve shelter beds in minutes rather than the hours or days it previously took.
“This piece of technology reduces that time from again hours and days to literally minutes by you’re clicking a few buttons, we got the bed, we got you there, get them a ride there, and then they can be on the path to end their homelessness,” a representative from North County Lighthouse said…