Monthly Archives: December 2019

An Open Letter to California Officials: Housing First

Posted on December 10 2019 by Cheryl Phelps

By Eve Garrow After she became homeless, Callie Rutter entered “Bridges at Kraemer Place,” an emergency shelter that promises to “connect participants to housing as quickly as possible.” For her, however, the shelter has been a bridge to nowhere. The…

The ACLU, the SDSU Center for Community Research and Engagement to Release a Report Highlighting Asylum Seeking Families’ Struggle to Find Refuge in the U.S.

Posted on December 9 2019 by Cheryl Phelps

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 09, 2019 CONTACT: Ed Sifuentes, ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties, 619-501-3408, esifuentes@aclusandiego.org Lainie Fraser, San Diego State University, 619-594-1031, lfraser@sdsu.edu SAN DIEGO – Tomorrow, the ACLU Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties (ACLUF-SDIC) and…