The Regional Community Action Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in San Diego (Regional Plan) provides the shared strategy guiding efforts to reduce and ultimately end homelessness across San Diego County.
Adopted in 2022 by the San Diego Continuum of Care, the Regional Plan aligns national, state, regional, and local strategies into a single framework for coordinated action. It promotes a housing-focused, person-centered approach grounded in evidence-based practices such as Housing First, trauma-informed care, and progressive engagement.
Often described as a “Plan of Plans,” the Regional Plan brings together multiple regional strategies, plans, and partners to create a shared vision for ending homelessness through coordinated leadership, measurable outcomes, and sustained collaboration.
Turning Strategy into Action
The Regional Plan provides long-term direction for the homelessness response system, but meaningful progress requires ongoing coordination, evaluation, and adaptation.
Beginning in October 2024, the Regional Task Force on Homelessness (RTFH), as lead agency for the San Diego Continuum of Care, introduced a structured implementation framework designed to translate the Regional Plan into coordinated action across the region.
This approach organizes system priorities into several strategic workstreams that address the core drivers of homelessness response, including:
- Reducing inflow into homelessness
- Increasing exits to permanent housing
- Addressing unsheltered homelessness
- Improving outcomes for key populations
- Strengthening system coordination and performance
These workstreams allow regional partners — including cities, service providers, housing authorities, healthcare systems, and funders — to align their efforts around shared priorities and measurable outcomes. The goal is not to create new plans, but to translate the Regional Plan into coordinated action across the system.
The Regional Community Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness is currently being updated. Please email info@rtfhsd.org if you would like a copy of the existing plan.
Regional Plan One-Pagers
To support transparency and shared understanding, RTFH developed Regional Plan One-Pagers summarizing key strategies, progress, and next steps for each priority area.
These one-pagers provide a concise snapshot of:
- The strategic focus and vision
- Current system progress and challenges
- Key initiatives underway
- Shared metrics used to track progress
- Near-term priorities for the region
Together, these updates help partners, policymakers, and the public understand where they system stands today and where collective effort is focused across San Diego’s homelessness response system.
Regional Plan Quarterly Updates
The first set of one-pagers was introduced to the CoC Board in October 2024, with updates provided through September 2025 and again in December 2025 as implementation progressed.
Beginning in 2026, RTFH will publish updated Regional Plan One-Pagers quarterly to provide consistent insight into system progress and priorities. Each quarterly update reflects current data, initiatives, and system developments across the region.
2026 Updates
January 2026
April 2026
July 2026
October 2026
2025 Updates
October – 2025
Historical Planning Documents
The Regional Plan builds on several years of collaborative planning efforts across the region. These documents provide background on earlier strategic frameworks and planning processes that informed the development of the Regional Plan.
These documents have been archived but are still available below.
Regional Plan Documents
Please email info@rtfhsd.org if you would like a copy of the documents listed below.
- Regional Community Plan Overview
- CoC Advisory Board Adopted Regional Plan Framework 2021
- Regional Plan Framework 1 Pager
- Phase 1: Strategic Framework for a System to Effectively End Homelessness in San Diego County
- Phase 1 Strategic Framework 1 Pager
Incorporated and Aligned Plans
The following national, state, and local plans and frameworks were used to create the Regional Plan, seeking strong alignment all partners.
National:
- USICH Home Together click here
- Veterans Health Administration Homeless Programs Office Strategic Plan click here
- The Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response click here
State:
- Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council Homeless Action Plan click here
Local:
- County of San Diego Framework for Ending Homelessness
- Coordinated Community Plan to End Youth Homelessness
- Regional Policy Guidelines for Addressing Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampments
- East County Homeless Task Force Goals
- North County Homeless Action Plan
- South Region Homeless Alliance Action Plan
- City of Carlsbad Homeless Response Plan
- City of Encinitas Homeless Action Plan
- City of Escondido Strategy for Addressing Homelessness and Transiency
- City of La Mesa Homeless Action Plan
- City of Oceanside Comprehensive Homeless Strategy
- City of San Diego Community Action Plan on Homelessness
- City of Vista Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness
