Townspeople San Diego

Townspeople San Diego Providing housing, support, and services in SD since 1984. Support:
https://townspeople.networkforgood.com

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https://linkup.shop/shoptownspeople

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When you donate to Townspeople, you help more people recover their confidence as they regain stable housing. Please give...
06/12/2026

When you donate to Townspeople, you help more people recover their confidence as they regain stable housing. Please give today! tinyurl.com/SupportTownspeople

"After moving into the apartment, I could experience the respect of having my own place after living in someone else’s place for so long. Townspeople have given me my life back," shares our former client who, upon regaining housing, was able to pursue a degree and teacher's license, and became a teaching assistant. "I lived on Townspeople’s property for five years, and I highly thank them for allowing me to become a great success story. My life today has allowed me to grow and become independent."

Donations to Townspeople help support:

🏡 Maintenance of the affordable housing properties we own and operate.

🏡 Rental assistance to hundreds of households.

🏡 Supportive services including case management, crisis intervention, care coordination, housing navigation, and resource connections.

🏡 Expanding the impact of the San Diego Shared Housing Collaborative.

Please help us continue our work. Donate today! tinyurl.com/SupportTownspeople
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SHINE ON & END HOMELESSNESS—Sign up today for Townspeople's San Diego Pride Parade walking contingent! tinyurl.com/March...
06/11/2026

SHINE ON & END HOMELESSNESS—Sign up today for Townspeople's San Diego Pride Parade walking contingent! tinyurl.com/MarchForHome2026

March with us as we beam with Pride for raising awareness and support for our unhoused and housing insecure LGBTQ+ family, friends, and neighbors! We especially hold space for our Transgender and Nonbinary family, friends, and neighbors experiencing homelessness, knowing that they are safest when they have access to noncongregate temporary housing options as well as equitable access to permanent housing, supportive services, and gender-affirming healthcare.

Step up and out for Housing Rights for the LGBTQ+ community! Sign up today to walk with Townspeople at the 2025 San Diego Pride Parade: tinyurl.com/MarchForHome2026

Can't attend this year's San Diego Pride Parade? Please show your support for our mission with a donation between $5–$50 today. tinyurl.com/SupportTownspeople
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In 2025, one thing became clear: shared housing works.As housing costs continue to outpace income, Townspeople stayed fo...
06/08/2026

In 2025, one thing became clear: shared housing works.

As housing costs continue to outpace income, Townspeople stayed focused on what moves people indoors... practical solutions, strong partnerships, and persistence. We housed more people, strengthened what works, and continued pushing toward a system where housing is more accessible, immediate, and sustainable.

Help us build on this momentum through 2026! Join us in supporting unhoused San Diegans achieve their goals of finding a home and building community. Donate today at townspeople.org on a monthly or one-time basis!
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Established in 2014 by Let's Kick ASS Aids Survivors, HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day (HLTSAD) is recognized annua...
06/05/2026

Established in 2014 by Let's Kick ASS Aids Survivors, HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day (HLTSAD) is recognized annually on June 5 to coincide with the anniversary of the first official reporting of what became known as the AIDS epidemic on June 5, 1981.

Decades later, the narrative of HIV has evolved from a period of fear and stigma to one of hope and progress. Today, nearly 50% of people with HIV in the United States are over the age of 50.

Per Let's Kick ASS Aids Survivors, HIV Long-Term Survivors (HLTS) represent a diverse group of people, including:

💖 People diagnosed with HIV *before* the advent of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) in 1996. These survivors currently make up about 25% of the estimated 1.2 million people living with HIV and AIDS.

🌼 People who acquired HIV at birth or as young children, also known as lifetime survivors of HIV or Dandelions.

Townspeople joins Let's Kick ASS Aids Survivors in continuing to observe HLTSAD and in their priorities of demanding universal treatment access to help end the HIV epidemic and to culturally-aware mental health care, fighting discrimination and invisibility against older adults living with HIV/AIDS, and to advocating ways to overcome the challenges of poverty and economic insecurity, including housing insecurity and homelessness.

For more information about HLSTAD and ways you can support Let's Kick ASS Aids Survivors, visit www.hltsad.org and follow on Instagram.
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Happy Pride Month!Townspeople is excited to once-again March for Home with Pride in the 2026 San Diego Pride Parade, and...
06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month!

Townspeople is excited to once-again March for Home with Pride in the 2026 San Diego Pride Parade, and you're invited to walk with us on Saturday, July 18, 2026! tinyurl.com/MarchForHome2026

Sign up to join us as we joyfully march the 1.5-mile route through Hillcrest with LGBTQ+ friends and families in San Diego, to demand dignified, self-determined access to safe, private temporary housing options and equitable access to permanent housing, supportive services, and gender-affirming healthcare. tinyurl.com/MarchForHome2026

Everyone in the Townspeople walking contingent will get this year's Townspeople t-shirt designed by our Housing Navigator Stephanie Holder, as well as be provided with snacks and water.

Unable to join or attend this year's parade with Townspeople? Please support our work with a donation today! tinyurl.com/SupportTownspeople
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Townspeople is proud of what we achieved in 2025, our 41st year of providing care, resources, and support to San Diego's...
05/29/2026

Townspeople is proud of what we achieved in 2025, our 41st year of providing care, resources, and support to San Diego's most vulnerable communities.

In 2025, we continued to scale what works, respond to changing needs, and invest in the people and programs that move housing from idea to reality. And the positive impact of our actions came through—from maintaining a 92% supportive housing stability rate, to achieving a 95% participant satisfaction rate amongst the nearly 600 people we served last year.

Our work is possible in large part to our committed staff and board, and steadfast support in the community!

Read our 2025 Annual Report to learn more about our impact in and beyond San Diego at townspeople.org/our-impact/.
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HOUSING IS HEART WORK—Our Spring wave of merch that moves people into housing is now available, featuring the amazing il...
05/27/2026

HOUSING IS HEART WORK—Our Spring wave of merch that moves people into housing is now available, featuring the amazing illustrative work of Townspeople's Housing Navigator Stephanie Holder! Visit ShopTownspeople.com today.

This season, we've added a magnet to the mix that's perfect for cars, filing cabinets, refrigerators, or anywhere that could use a little more HEART and a little less NIMBY energy.

Be it t-shirt, tote, sticker sheet, or magnet, each item is designed for people who believe strong communities are built with compassion, persistence, and actual housing solutions. Help fund housing and end homelessness today at ShopTownspeople.com!
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HIV stigma stems from misinformation about HIV and negatively impacts everyone’s health, regardless of a person’s HIV st...
05/26/2026

HIV stigma stems from misinformation about HIV and negatively impacts everyone’s health, regardless of a person’s HIV status. Let's normalize talking about testing and HIV, and be in the habit of informing people about the ways HIV is NOT transmitted.

You won't get HIV by ⬇️

❌ sitting near someone who has HIV.

❌ eating food prepared by someone who has HIV.

❌ having s*x with someone with an undetectable viral load.

Learn more about how you can help Stop HIV stigma: https://www.cdc.gov/stophivtogether/hiv-stigma/index.html
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Graphic from a Stop HIV Stigma media toolkit provided during the Biden administration.

Townspeople is proud to endorse Measure A, the Homes for San Diego initiative appearing on next month’s ballot for City ...
05/20/2026

Townspeople is proud to endorse Measure A, the Homes for San Diego initiative appearing on next month’s ballot for City of San Diego voters.

As a supporter of Townspeople, you’ve probably heard us say homelessness is not separate from the housing affordability crisis. It doesn’t make sense to talk about homelessness without also talking about the cost and availability of housing.

Over the past year, Townspeople has given public comment, joined coalition advocacy efforts, and supported bringing this measure to voters because we believe San Diego needs to stop treating the housing crisis like a temporary emergency and start investing in long-term solutions.

Measure A is one attempt to address that reality locally. The measure would establish a tax on certain vacant non-primary residential properties, with revenue flowing to the City’s General Fund and the potential to support housing and community priorities. Supporters also hope the measure will encourage more homes to actually function as homes in the middle of the housing crisis.

No single measure is going to solve housing affordability or homelessness on its own. But continuing to do the same thing while expecting different results clearly is not working either.

Learn more about the measure and vote by/on June 2: https://homesforsandiego.org/
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Photo by Mylo Kaye on Unsplash.

At Townspeople, we continue to recognize May 19 as National AANHPI HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NAPIHAAD)! According to 2021 ...
05/19/2026

At Townspeople, we continue to recognize May 19 as National AANHPI HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NAPIHAAD)!

According to 2021 data shared by AIDSVu in 2024, Asian people had the lowest testing rates among all races/ethnicities. Help raise awareness about the importance of HIV/AIDS testing and therapies in Asian and Pacific Islander communities by being intentional and thoughtful in how we talk about people, health, and experiences.

Learn more about Health Equity and HIV: https://aidsvu.org/resources/
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