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The event was intended to reduce barriers to services by putting multiple departments and community partners in a single, walk-up location. County staff said a clean record and access to benefits or a phone can help people move toward self-sufficiency.

\"People and their pets lined up early for this homeless court pop up event in the Walmart parking lot in Santee,\" said Anita Lightfoot, reporting for the County News Center. Lightfoot said she observed tents and people arriving as the pop-up began.

A county staff member at the event described the range of participating teams, saying, \"We have our public health nurses, our eligibility and homeless outreach teams. We have our public defender and child support probation, our Office of Labor Standards and Ethics and Compliance, and our Assessor-Recorder/County Clerk.\" The county staff member said the collaboration aimed to remove barriers so clients could access multiple services in one visit.

County staff emphasized that the walk-up model reduces time and transportation obstacles. \"Applying for some public assistance benefits can qualify them for a phone,\" another county staff member said, noting staff would walk clients to receive free phones tied to benefits so they could stay in contact with social workers and agencies.

Anita Lightfoot reported that \"a hot lunch was provided and even dental cleanings.\" She added that the model \"eliminates time and transportation barriers and wouldn't be possible without community partners like Walmart.\"

Organizers did not specify in the report whether more pop-up events are scheduled.

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County News Center reporter Anita Lightfoot said 19 different service providers from county government and nonprofit organizations offered services at the event, using a walk-up model intended to reduce time and transportation barriers. \"A hot lunch was provided and even dental cleanings,\" Lightfoot reported.

A county staff member at the site said the event brought together public health nurses, eligibility and homeless outreach teams, the public defender's office, child support probation, the Office of Labor Standards and Ethics and Compliance, and the assessor-recorder/county clerk to deliver services in one place. \"I am so proud of our county team for coming together with our public health nurses, our eligibility and homeless outreach teams,\" the staff member said.

A service provider who described barriers to court access said the integrated approach aimed to \"remove barriers so they can ensure that they can get the services they need to thrive. Because if you aren't fed, you're not gonna think about when your next court date is. You're gonna think about where your next meal's coming from.\"

Staff at the event described steps to connect people to ongoing benefits: \"Applying for some public assistance benefits can qualify them for a phone, so they will walk over with their social worker to get their phone, which is free of charge,\" a county staff member said. Event staff also issued meal vouchers; one staff member said, \"Let me give you this ticket so you can get something to eat at that red truck back there.\"

A resident who said they stumbled across the pop-up while walking to work described tents in the nearby riverbed and said they live \"about 200 yards off the trail here in the riverbed.\" Another participant praised the booths and staff, saying the services \"kept getting better and better\" and expressing gratitude to the people who worked the event.

Organizers credited community partners such as Walmart for enabling the walk-up model, which county communications described as allowing \"direct access to multiple departments in 1 location\" and helping eliminate transportation and time barriers for people seeking services.

Lightfoot closed the report from the County News Center with the byline, \"In the county news center, I'm Anita Lightfoot.\"","San Diego County organized a walk-up homeless court pop-up in a Santee Walmart parking lot that connected people experiencing homelessness with 19 service providers offering legal assistance, benefits enrollment, phones, hot meals and dental cleanings.",{"_33":82,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":83,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":-5,"_68":69,"_70":-5,"_71":56,"_72":56},6694383,"San Diego County hosts pop-up homeless court and service fair in Santee Walmart lot","/articles/6694383/San-Diego-County-hosts-pop-up-homeless-court-and-service-fair-in-Santee-Walmart-lot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6694383-47d6ce7da83fea05876ae4d4a73286f6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179395&Signature=lHg1uoRvnThlVgD~igfuNDPXI6RU~H2kQ3KY9Ahr67JTFdeIXVPkCDBBqG~jMJ5vG1FdUg5tgDgyy9lLJur3OXXjNMNYe~3G4YfD1hQIbzbfom8VzRkASfj6qyXiEwn7yRdEHSkKQBhb0-PND1T1y-r7pQAJCqx6yM0DvZl2jYznbOVh6yGxtj4vdrjqnTgfZwsO77Znc9vRMl4z0uzwZZRQ0op498BQiqss~hwbL-u6x~qoSElshwoK0qDodVyfo1D37N0H4JFabTcMlfkCc3zLdo77VY4M7l5oVwHWBYxR2n6KDfP5I~1icSgNZ4FOgVHU8AtqNAdB6mYSggfk3w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","San Diego County staff and community partners held a pop-up homeless court and multi-agency service event in the Walmart parking lot in Santee, drawing people and their pets who lined up early for access to legal and social services.

County staff members said 19 different service providers from county government and nonprofit organizations participated, offering everything from benefits enrollment and public health nursing to legal help and child support assistance. “I am so proud of our county team for coming together with our public health nurses, our eligibility and homeless outreach teams. We have our public defender and child support probation, our office of labor standards and ethics and compliance, and our Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk,” a County staff member said.

The walk-up model aimed to remove transportation and scheduling barriers by co-locating services. County staff described how applying for some public assistance benefits at the event could qualify participants for a free phone; staff said social workers then help connect people to ongoing benefits and casework. “For these individuals, a clean record can open the door to self sufficiency services and electronic benefit cards,” a County staff member said.

Event staff handed out meal tickets and coordinated on-site services. “Let me give you this ticket so you can get something to eat at that red truck back there. Okay?” an event staff member told participants. Organizers also provided hot lunches and arranged dental cleanings at the site, which county staff said would not have been possible without community partners such as Walmart.

People who encountered the event described it as timely and helpful. “I stumbled across it. I was happened to be walking out to go to work this morning, and here were all the tents popping up. I live, about 200 yards off the trail here in the riverbed,” a resident said. Another local employer or worker noted the potential for employment connections: “There’s a lot of them that actually end up hiring them because I'm like, you're here 24/7… why don't you just come push carts for me? Start somewhere,” the speaker said.

Organizers framed the pop-up as a way to streamline access to multiple services in one location and to reduce barriers people face when addressing legal issues alongside basic needs. The county news center filed the report on the event.","San Diego County staff and community partners set up a pop-up homeless court and multi-service walk-up event in a Santee Walmart parking lot, connecting people experiencing homelessness with legal help, benefits enrollment, free phones, lunch and dental cleanings.","actionData","errors"]

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San Diego County holds homeless court pop-up at Santee Walmart; services, meals and dental care provided

San Diego County hosts pop-up homeless court and service fair in Santee Walmart lot