In recent weeks, as releases surpassed available beds, the shelter has frequently had to use a secondary location as an overflow space, but that approach is not sustainable, shelter leaders have said.
“We’ve been patching this thing together minute by minute,” said Kevin Malone, executive director of the San Diego Organizing Project, one of the organizations spearheading the network. “Everyone is really stretched.”
Volunteers have worked around the clock, even over the recent holidays, to ensure that families are screened, fed and connected with transportation to their sponsors’ cities.
