Celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage

The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) honors the contributions of Hispanic/Latinx leaders and employees who work to provide housing solutions for households with low income and/or experiencing homelessness. In the City of San Diego, they include Mayor Todd Gloria, Council President Sean Elo-Rivera, Councilmembers Raul Campillo and Vivian Moreno, SDHC Commissioner Melinda Vásquez, SDHC Executive Vice Presidents Emily Jacobs and Azucena Valladolid, SDHC Senior Vice President Beto Juarez, and SDHC Vice Presidents Emmanuel Arellano, Jennifer Kreutter and Deanna Villanueva.

10,000+ Housing Solutions to Address Homelessness

SDHC’s homelessness action plan, HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO, has created more than 10,200 housing solutions since 2014 for individuals and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in the City of San Diego. Watch the SDHC Presentation.

Check Application Status

The application for the COVID-19 Housing Stability Assistance Program is now closed. However, those who submitted applications as of March 31, 2022, can continue to check the status of their applications at https://covidassistance.sdhc.org. For more information about the program, click here.

Eviction Protections for Renters

The State of California and the City of San Diego (City) have adopted laws to provide protections against evictions in certain circumstances to help renters during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. An Eviction Prevention Program also is available in the City.

Homelessness System Data

The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) launched a new dashboard to provide information about the performance of homelessness programs as a system, based on industry-standard, best-practice metrics. This dashboard provides data for homelessness programs for which the City of San Diego and SDHC provide funding. The data are from the Homeless Management Information System managed by the Regional Task Force on Homelessness. Click here.

Affordable Housing Search Tool

Households looking for affordable housing in the City of San Diego can find helpful information about locations, such as their proximity to transit and schools, on a new online tool the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) created. The Affordable Housing Dashboard includes a map searchable by ZIP Code and property-specific information, as well as a high-level overview about affordable housing throughout the city for members of the public and policymakers. Click here.

Federal Help for Internet Service, Digital Devices

Discounts on internet service and the purchase of a laptop, desktop computer or tablet device are available for qualifying households through the Affordable Connectivity Program from the Federal Communications Commission. Read more.