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Too often, people experiencing homelessness do not seek care at clinics because they feel judged.

The City Council recently approved a new homelessness outreach program that shifts the city’s approach from a law enforcement-led model to one centered on social services.

A new kind of festival fundraiser is bringing music and community together in Oceanside to address a growing homelessness crisis.

The number of people experiencing homelessness in Escondido has dropped about 12% compared to last year, according to the point-in-time count released by the Regional Task Force on Homelessness.

The Escondido City Council is expected to vote in the next 30 days on whether general fund dollars will be used to lease 18 vacant beds at the Interfaith Turk Center.

Early morning on Thursday, January 29, the Regional Task Force on Homelessness—a countywide non-profit organization—together with hosting site, Interfaith Community Services in Escondido, conducted the citywide point-in-time count.

Officials in Oceanside and Carlsbad are working on moving hundreds of unsheltered homeless people into housing. So far, it’s working. 

  The Escondido City Council’s Sub-Committee on Homelessness met December 23, for the first time in a few months.

At Interfaith Community Services, we see the daily hardships many North County families are up against, and we meet them with compassion, understanding and a commitment to helping them move forward.

Interfaith Community Services Friday and Saturday December 13 & 14 transformed their Community Hub (warehouse) on Auto Parkway into the “Winterfaith Wonderland” to serve local families facing financial hardship.  Guests received gifts, groceries and even bowls of frozen yogurt.

Around 250 families experiencing financial hardship were given free Christmas gifts, and other essentials

The toys are the classics, with no batteries required — wooden baby carriages, cars, spinning tops and a carefully designed hippopotamus that opens its mouth when it’s pushed along on its whe…

Interfaith Community Services is offering role-playing experiences for organizations around the region.

Kind Threads is combining affordable shopping with community support, directing all profits toward helping people experiencing homelessness and other social services.

Sneak peek at upcoming San Diego area street fairs, festivals, concerts, performances, art shows, library events, community meetings and more

Several service organizations are raising money to offset reductions in government support.

As the federal government remains shut down, 400,000 San Diegans will lose access to food assistance on Nov. 1.

Responding to recent federal funding cuts threatening access to food, housing and healthcare, Interfaith Community Services has launched its People for People Fund — a local safety net for North County families in need.  Backed by a $1 million matching challenge from Price Philanthropies, the fun

At Interfaith Community Services in Escondido, volunteers faced a parking lot jammed with cars Thursday as families waited anxiously in a drive-thru line for boxes of food.

Several service organizations are raising money to offset reductions in government support.

Escondido and one of North County’s largest homeless services providers worked through disagreements to find common ground.

President Trump’s recent executive order on homelessness is an inhumane response to one of our nation’s most urgent social challenges. Titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” the e…

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Interfaith's lead volunteer coordinator shares how San Diego kids can get involved in doing good and make a real impact this summer.

An ambitious plan to move hundreds of unsheltered homeless people out of an encampment that borders Oceanside and Carlsbad and into stable housing is having early success.

The release this week of the 2025 Point-in-Time Count (PIT) count of homelessness in San Diego County by the Regional Task Force on Homelessness (RTFH) showed a 7% drop in homelessness in the region, and a 2% drop in Escondido, which continues to have slightly more than 300 unsheltered residents.

Five-year plan is required by U.S. Housing and Urban Development to qualify for federal funds

Interfaith Community Services expanded its detox program, nearly doubling available beds in North County.

Thursday, February 27, Interfaith Community Services in Escondido hosted an open house for the public to view its increased capacity for detox beds. The open house included tours of the facility at 550 W. Washington Ave. Interfaith has had 11 detox beds—often each bed in use for over a decade.

Last month, volunteers gathered data for the 2025 Point in Time Count — an annual measurement of unhoused folks in our region. We discuss the early takeaways from the perspective of homeless service providers.

The Amazon founder's fund said it is giving new grants to 38 U.S. organizations to help unhoused families move into permanent housing.

  For those who want to know how the City of Escondido addresses the homeless issue, city staff laid it out at the February 15 city council meeting. The city has about 500 homeless people, by last year’s count.

With the cost of everything going up, a tough financial situation can turn worse quickly. Enter a local nonprofit program at preventing homelessness.

The growing wave of homeless is turning the streets of America into a Third World Country.

Greg Anglea, the chief executive officer of Interfaith Community Services, was honored with the Fran Aleshire Leadership Award for his outstanding leadership and regional involvement at the San Diego North Economic Development Council’s annual North County Excellence in Economic Development Award