“But equal treatment in an unequal society still fosters inequality. Because black men are disproportionately incarcerated and black women are more frequently evicted. So uniformly denying housing to applicants with recent criminal or eviction records still has an inequitable impact on african americans.”

― MATTHEW  DESMOND

The Virtual Quality of Life Resource Center (Resource Center) is a critical resource to support keeping families and individuals housed,  or finding them housing in order to stabilize the individual, the family unit, and the community at large during critical disruptive life events. The growing and disproportionate number of Black San Diegans falling into homelessness is an issue of  equity and social justice in the Black community and in San Diego County as well as the state.  BAPACSD  believes that by addressing critical key areas through our Resource Center we will make meaningful and measurable  impacts in the lives of those we serve and promote a more just and equitable society for all. 

The BAPACSD Resource Center will develop robust lasting systems with significant resources, including trained staff, partners, technology and customized programs that we can scale to address the growing needs of our homeless community. However, we have already begun to incorporate the general strategies at an incubator scale over the past year. Our experience has proved the concept that we can now successfully implement with the support of community partners like you. 

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