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Housing authority updates: shelters evacuated after storm, programs supplying hundreds of households
Summary
The San Diego Housing Commission reported shelter evacuations and damage from Jan. 22 flooding and briefed council on prevention and workforce programs: the HIP program has enrolled 300 households, the Senior Safe at Home program 40 households, and the SDHC awarded vouchers and loans to support the IRIS at San Ysidro affordable development.
The San Diego Housing Commission executive director Lisa Jones told the Housing Authority on Jan. 23 that recent storm flooding forced evacuations at two shelters and caused damage across commission-managed properties, and she outlined disaster response and ongoing housing programs.
Jones said the 16th & Newton shelter was "completely evacuated" after rapid floodwaters damaged residentsbelongings and shelter supplies; SDHC temporarily relocated some operations to the Balboa Park Activity Center and is coordinating donations and partner support. Rachel's Promise women's shelter also relocated to a nearby…
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