Our church has decided to step up to provide extra beds for folks on the street when inclement weather hits San Diego this rainy season (November-March). We will have 28 beds available when the City of San Diego activates the inclement weather system.
Activation Criteria (City of San Diego makes the final call):
Temp is below 50 degrees and there is 40% chance of rain
or
The temperature downtown is below 45 degrees (regardless of chance of rain)
or
There are exceptional weather conditions
If you need shelter, we invite you to come and reserve a spot between 1pm-4pm on days that we have been activated. You will receive a ticket that you will need when you come back to enter in the evening. This way, people do not need to wait in line all day, but check in and then return at 8pm for actual intake.
If we run out of space, we keep a waiting list, and we begin taking people from the waiting list as space permits at 8:30pm. Doors close for good when lights go out at 10pm (even if we haven’t filled up by then). We do fill up most nights that we open, so it is a good idea to check in early. We are located at the corner of 16th St. and Market St. (1550 Market St, San Diego, CA 92101).
We will serve a light dinner and breakfast, and we hope to provide a warm, dry, safe place to sleep for the night. We’ll plan to have everyone out by 6:30am.
Ways to help:
We need blankets! Please bring clean blankets for donations between 11am-1pm on weekdays, or at another time when church activities are happening.
We need volunteers from 7:30-9pm to help set up and 5:30am-7am to clean up on days that we open (weather-dependent). If you want to volunteer, email Pastor Chris at chris@livingwaternazarene.com.
If you want to bring food, let us know, and we will try to arrange that with you.