With over 195 tenants currently on the waitlist, our Eviction Prevention team is working diligently to address the number of families and individuals at risk of eviction and potential homelessness or displacement. 

Our eviction prevention work began as a simple idea: what if we could keep people housed by preventing an eviction, keeping people housed for another month and getting at the root cause of most homelessness?

In many ways, it was a grand experiment…

It is a privilege to address you as ‘community’ and to be able to truly mean it. During my years working here, I have fallen more and more in love with City Heights and her people, places, and incredible beauty and resilience.

“My family and I were evicted just a few years after we moved to the United States. I was around 8 years old, maybe younger, and it was traumatic. You don't forget those things…”

When Marta was one month away from being out on the streets, you stepped in…

Someone was crying.

It’s not a sound we typically hear around our office, but the quiet sobs were unmistakable.

“I know what it takes to get things done and to organize the community because I’ve done it, and that’s why I’m sharing my story. Many are struggling to pay their rent.”

This is Iris, and she is incredible.

This is one month-old baby Diana. Isn’t she beautiful?

Diana’s mother wraps the blanket around the newborn as she tells her story.

Let's not sugar coat it: 2020 was hard.

The year was endlessly difficult. Yet you, the amazing City Heights community, chose to step into the confusion and to be a force for good.

About a year ago, you helped launch One Month Away, an eviction and homelessness prevention plan. When we launched, we had no idea how important this work would become…

Exciting milestone alert! Together, we’ve helped over 300 evictions! Your donations are helping these households stay safely in their homes and off the streets.

The City of San Diego will begin budget discussions very soon, and with that comes debate over rent relief for the thousands of struggling households in our communities. Here are 5 things to consider.

The month so many are dreading is finally here.

Thousands in our community are out of work, have no income, and can’t pay their rent, and the eviction moratorium ends at the end of May. Will the city extend it? Will there be some kind of debt forgiveness or a payment plan?

As the entire planet preps for COVID-19 and practices social distancing, we're reminded that many on our team and in our community aren’t able to inside.

Good news if you live in San Diego! Our City Council and Mayor are providing thoughtful and just leadership in this current crisis….

In response to the COVID-19 virus, we are compiling a living list of resources available to our neighbors in City Heights. This will be a shared, regularly-updated list of resources for families weathering this difficult time. We hope it helps!

Yesterday evening, we stood before our city council to share the following thoughts, but I began by asking them a simple question: which is better, proactive prevention or a passive response, after the fact?

Within the next month, the ‘Sally Wong’ building on 41st and University Avenue will be demolished to make room for new affordable housing.

Click and read more to see how you can be involved.

Recently, the amazing community of Light Church held a benefit concert for our new program, One Month Away and they raised over $5k for eviction prevention!

“Hello my name is Maria. I’m a City Heights Resident and I’m here today as a client and to talk about the problems with the high costs of rent.”