The proposed app, which is modeled after a similar program that locates shelter beds for victims of domestic violence, will provide real-time data on shelter availability.
Service providers, emergency personnel, healthcare providers and others would also be able to tailor bed requests to the needs of the unsheltered. Bed requests will account for whether the individual has children or animals with them, is LGBTQ+, is elderly, or has disabilities, for instance.
"We believe this investment in technology to support communication and coordination of homeless services will be the first-of-its kind in the nation and will be grounded in transparency, equity and data," said San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan."Previously it could take up to 10 days to connect someone with a homeless shelter bed and by the time service providers reach back out to someone on the street, they're often gone.
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