This year, three of the four emergency homeless housing shelters in North County are open year-round. And the lone seasonal winter shelter would like to be open year-round, too.
The Bread of Life Emergency Winter Shelter in Oceanside opened in November, a month early this year, thanks to a grant from the city of Oceanside. Bread of Life has two dormitories, with just 50 beds altogether for individual men and women. They are full and there is a waiting list.
Together with the three year-round “bricks and mortar “ shelters in North County, Haven House in Escondido, Operation Hope in Vista and La Posada in Carlsbad, the shelter network has about 200 beds.
Greg Anglea is head of Interfaith Community Services in Escondido and president of Alliance for Regional Solutions, a network of North County agencies that work with the homeless. He said by going year-round, the shelters are able to help twice the number of people.
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