BLUEPRINT FOR HOPE

Home is where hope lives. It is where we watch our children grow, pursue our goals and dreams, and live our golden years among friends.

But these days, too many of our fellow San Diegans don’t have a place to call home. The rising cost of housing, a lost job, illness or simply unforeseen hardships can force our friends, neighbors, veterans and families onto the streets.

U.S. News & World Report rated San Diego as one of the most expensive places to live in the United States for 2024-2025. According to RentCafe.com, the average rent in San Diego is more than $2,900 per month. A household needs to earn $77.88 per hour—more than four times the minimum wage in the city—to afford a two-bedroom apartment in downtown San Diego, according to the National Low-Income Housing Coalition.

According to the Regional Task Force on Homelessness, the number of people experiencing homelessness for the first time each month continues to outpace the number of people who obtain housing.

That is why our focus is creating a Blueprint for Hope.

We’re helping people stay in their homes, working to provide shelter for those who need it, creating new rental homes that people can afford, preserving homes that are currently affordable, and advocating for legislation to create more housing.

We’re working to build a San Diego where everyone has a home they can afford. This is our Blueprint for Hope.

Together, we can build it into a new reality for our city.

 

How You Can Help

Landlords

  • Rent to someone experiencing homelessness.
  • Rent to Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance participants.

Single-Family Homeowners (Detached homes)

  • Consider building an accessory dwelling unit to rent as affordable housing. CLICK HERE.

Mortgage Lenders

  • Complete training to participate in SDHC’s First-Time Homebuyer Programs. Encourage prospective buyers with low or middle income to apply. CLICK HERE

Community Members

  • Support creating and preserving affordable housing in your neighborhood. Speak to your friends and neighbors. Provide comments at public meetings.
  • Advocate to elected officials in support of affordable housing, homelessness solutions and more funding for federal rental assistance programs.
  • Donate to nonprofit homelessness service providers in San Diego or initiatives like Seniors Safe at Home.