The United Ways of California study on the Real Cost Measure found that 350,000 San Diegans are struggling to make ends meet.
How Much it Costs to Struggle: The Real Cost Measure in California 2023.They hope this gives an accurate picture of who is struggling in California and in San Diego, it's even worse.President and CEO, says the Real Cost Measure amounts to 350,000 families in the region who can't make ends meet.
These are local seniors, single parents, white and Latinos, working families who struggle to pay for rent, medicine, food, gas and childcare. “It’s scary, it doesn't bode well for our future and our community if we have this many families who are struggling,” said Sasaki.is a non-profit that provides safe parking lots for people to sleep in tents or their cars. The CEO says they help at least 500 people a night in the county and there is a waiting list.
“Those are just emergency responses, but it really doesn't get to the core issue around housing, as much money as we put into that we still need housing on the backside,” said Teresa Smith, PhD, Dreams for Change CEO. Senators Toni Atkins and Steve Padilla joined local non-profits for the United Way discussion on the effects The Real Cost Measure has on the region.to recommend a minimum wage for each California County based on the cost of living in that region. It has stalled but he says hasn't given up.From the capitol, to non-profits, their goal is to help sustain families so they can thrive.
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