by Dave Schwab • Times of San Diego
PACIFIC BEACH – There’s good news from Shoreline Community Services in Pacific Beach: It’s a go on the homelessness services provider’s Workforce Sleeping Cabin Project serving their Community Care Crew.
Shoreline Community Services operates The Compass Station, a drop-in resource center for unhoused individuals in the central beach area. Shoreline has been working on the sleeping cabins project for over a year and is currently in permitting. As part of the cabin permitting process, a “Notice of Future Decision” has been sent to the nearby community.
“In July 2023, we launched the Community Care Crew, an employment social enterprise that creates pathways out of homelessness through paid employment, structure, and support,” said Caryn Blanton, executive director of Shoreline Community Services.
“It’s workforce housing for six members on our community care crew, people who are cleaning the streets of PB, taking out our trash, graffiti cleanup, pressure washing, light landscaping, and event support — that’s who these are for. You have to be in the program.”
Community Care Crew is employed by Shoreline and contracted by Discover PB, Mission Beach Town Council, local businesses, and faith organizations.
Community Care Crew members are presently sleeping on the streets or in their cars, rising at 6:30 a.m. to do their jobs. They become eligible for transitional housing by meeting clear goals and responsibilities. They also participate in weekly case management, receive career navigation, and follow a progress-based path toward stability.
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