Interfaith in the News

As the federal government remains shut down, 400,000 San Diegans will lose access to food assistance on Nov. 1.

Responding to recent federal funding cuts threatening access to food, housing and healthcare, Interfaith Community Services has launched its People for People Fund — a local safety net for North County families in need.  Backed by a $1 million matching challenge from Price Philanthropies, the fun

At Interfaith Community Services in Escondido, volunteers faced a parking lot jammed with cars Thursday as families waited anxiously in a drive-thru line for boxes of food.

Escondido and one of North County’s largest homeless services providers worked through disagreements to find common ground.

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Interfaith's lead volunteer coordinator shares how San Diego kids can get involved in doing good and make a real impact this summer.

An ambitious plan to move hundreds of unsheltered homeless people out of an encampment that borders Oceanside and Carlsbad and into stable housing is having early success.

The release this week of the 2025 Point-in-Time Count (PIT) count of homelessness in San Diego County by the Regional Task Force on Homelessness (RTFH) showed a 7% drop in homelessness in the region, and a 2% drop in Escondido, which continues to have slightly more than 300 unsheltered residents.

Five-year plan is required by U.S. Housing and Urban Development to qualify for federal funds

Interfaith Community Services expanded its detox program, nearly doubling available beds in North County.

Thursday, February 27, Interfaith Community Services in Escondido hosted an open house for the public to view its increased capacity for detox beds. The open house included tours of the facility at 550 W. Washington Ave. Interfaith has had 11 detox beds—often each bed in use for over a decade.

Last month, volunteers gathered data for the 2025 Point in Time Count — an annual measurement of unhoused folks in our region. We discuss the early takeaways from the perspective of homeless service providers.

The Amazon founder's fund said it is giving new grants to 38 U.S. organizations to help unhoused families move into permanent housing.

  For those who want to know how the City of Escondido addresses the homeless issue, city staff laid it out at the February 15 city council meeting. The city has about 500 homeless people, by last year’s count.

With the cost of everything going up, a tough financial situation can turn worse quickly. Enter a local nonprofit program at preventing homelessness.

The growing wave of homeless is turning the streets of America into a Third World Country.

Greg Anglea, the chief executive officer of Interfaith Community Services, was honored with the Fran Aleshire Leadership Award for his outstanding leadership and regional involvement at the San Diego North Economic Development Council’s annual North County Excellence in Economic Development Award