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Victims of violent crime in the South Bay may soon get access to more resources to help them. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez shares what county supervisors want to launch to help.

A new program aimed to help San Diego residents impacted by the pollution of nearby shipyards and industrial plants will kick off on Thursday as part of a larger initiative to help those living in areas with bad air quality.

A new program will provide air purifiers to San Diego’s Portside community. NBC 7’s Brooke Martell shares how this will help residents from air pollution.

A Community Harm Reduction Team facility for unsheltered San Diego residents with substance abuse and mental illness issues opened Wednesday.

A new homeless shelter is now open to help unhoused San Diegans who have mental health challenges and/or who are battling addiction.

The City of Encinitas unveiled its new library kiosk — a one-stop shop to borrow books no matter what time it is.

The City of Encinitas made it easier to get books with its new library kiosk.

A new outreach team dedicated to helping unsheltered individuals will be deployed in the North County.

Unsheltered individuals in San Diego’s North County will soon receive more help in the form of a new outreach team that will formally be announced Monday.

A philanthropic organization Friday awarded $228,000 to nine Escondido-based organizations intended to improve the social and emotional wellbeing in the city.

A community-based crisis stabilization unit opened Thursday in Vista — the first in the region outside of a hospital setting — and is intended to provide much-needed support to people who might typically end up at a local emergency room or in jail.

Barrio Logan-based Monarch School, serves nearly 300 K-12 students who are experiencing homelessness, will hold its annual fundraiser in hopes to raise money to continue enriching the lives of its students with education and resources.

NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia spoke with the CEO of Monarch school, a school who helps educate children who have been impacted by homelessness, about some challenges they might face this year.

Outreach teams will communicate with houseless San Diegans living on downtown’s sidewalks to help them obtain shelter and other essential resources. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has more information on the initiative.

An intensive, month-long effort to meet houseless San Diegans living on the streets of downtown in hopes of getting them shelter and on a path to a better life will kick off Monday, Mayor Todd Gloria announced.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria will introduce a new effort to help houseless San Diegans. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has more information on the initiative.

One formerly houseless San Diegan shares how a local non-profit organization helped her get back on her feet and secure a job and housing.

A San Diego woman shares how the support of a local non-profit organization helped her overcome homelessness and get the necessary skills to secure a job. NBC 7’s Marianne Kushi has more details on Dreams for Change.

San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and Mayor Todd Gloria announced today 21 transitional housing units, four vehicles for crisis care teams and new technology for mental health and addiction services will be funded using $5 million of the $25 million County-City Behavioral Health Impact Fund.

A year after its introduction, the San Diego COVID-19 Community Response Fund has granted more than $58 million to organizations countywide, supporting pandemic-related services ranging from child care to education technology, The San Diego Foundation announced Tuesday.