County fills funding gap for children’s program, while boosting homeless cabin project
A rendering of the Troy Street cabin site that was part of a presentation by Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe s office Photo courtesy of San Diego County The county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved million in urgency funding for a effort that provides free developmental check-ups to children up to years old The panel also voted to shift money from a homeless shelter project in Lakeside to a sleeping cabins site in Lemon Grove Both votes were unanimous The money for First San Diego s Healthy Rise Services will prevent imminent amenity cuts that would have impacted over children and families according to a announcement from Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe s office The allocation halted a cut that her office explained would have resulted in a reduction in behavioral fitness services and a reduction in developmental therapies Before the vote Montgomery Steppe advised her colleagues that the operation strives to advocacy the whole family citing a national survey that determined one in four California children from birth to years are at threat for behavioral or developmental delays Supervisors heard from dozens of people including doctors and child advocates who supported shifting funding to rescue the venture Dr Marsha Spitzer of Family Vitality Centers of San Diego revealed the services are vital to ensure that our children can grow to healthy adults Supervisor Jim Desmond though noted that with the funding for the scheme tobacco tax revenue decreasing the county requirements a plan When the funding ends for a activity we just can t backfill it all the time Desmond reported The supervisors approved spending another million for the cabin site on Troy Street in Lemon Grove Those funds will be taken from the Willow Recreational Car Senior and Family Parking project in Lakeside which had stalled Certain in the audience cheered the decision With in current times s action the remaining funds will now be invested in two high-impact programs aimed at addressing homelessness across the region according to a report from Montgomery Steppe and Supervisor Joel Anderson who co-sponsored the Troy Street funding proposal According to the supervisors million will pay for one year of operations of the cabins a new initiative expected to provide temporary shelter and advocacy services for approximately people annually through sleeping cabins The county will also spend for its Regional Homeless Assistance Project to provide emergency housing services including matter management daily meals housing aid hygiene facilities transportation and connections to broader social services A county staff member declared there will be prevention Addressing homelessness is complicated but the Troy Street location is a compassionate way of addressing the issue Anderson reported We re not storing people we re restoring their lives and giving them back the future they once held City News Amenity contributed to this statement
