Who We Are
Our mission is to end homelessness for individuals, families, and communities. PATH envisions a world where every person has a home. Our values include creative collaborations, strategic leadership, empowerment for all, and passionate commitment.
The group started by distributing food and clothing to people living on the streets. As homelessness continued to grow nationwide, research revealed that Housing First—a best practice model that first connects people to permanent housing and then focuses on stabilization through voluntary supportive services, proved more effective. Now, over thirty years later, we provide services in more than 150 cities in five regions, and have more than 1,500 units of permanent supportive housing completed or in the pipeline.
Across the state, we help people find permanent housing and provide case management, medical and mental healthcare, benefits advocacy, employment training, and other services to help them maintain their homes stably. Since 2013, we have connected more than 9,000 people to permanent homes.
What We Do
In 2008, the San Diego City Council with the support of the Mayor, the San Diego Housing Commission, and CCDC (now Civic San Diego) initiated a vision for a one-stop homeless services center. In 2010, a volunteer citizen’s panel, along with the approval of the San Diego City Council, selected PATH as the lead agency for the project.
PATH San Diego’s Connections Housing is a partnership that brings a variety of agencies together under one roof to meet the many needs of the downtown homeless population. PATH is the lead agency providing the services and operations for Connections Housing. Affirmed Housing Group and PATH Ventures developed the building. Family Health Centers of San Diego is also a founding partner as well as the health center operator.
In San Diego, we provide a variety of services for our neighbors experiencing homelessness that include outreach, housing navigation, interim housing, rapid rehousing, and permanent supportive housing.
