Affordable Housing Development in San Ysidro Celebrates a Grand Opening

Affordable Housing Development in San Ysidro Celebrates a Grand Opening  countynewscenter.com

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Affordable Housing Development in San Ysidro Celebrates a Grand Opening




Milejo Village: A New Affordable Housing Development in San Ysidro

Milejo Village, a new affordable housing development in San Ysidro, celebrated an official grand opening today. 

Overview

  • Location: 429 West San Ysidro Boulevard

  • Features: 64 one-, two- and three-bedroom homes

  • Targeted beneficiaries: Seniors and families facing homelessness and mental health challenges

Partnerships and Funding

  • The housing was built in partnership between the County of San Diego, San Diego Housing Commission, and Jamboree Housing Corp.

  • The County invested $6.7 million in the project through No Place Like Home Funding and the Innovative Housing Trust Fund.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. No Poverty: Milejo Village offers permanent supportive housing to families and individuals with incomes at or below 25% of the Area Median Income (AMI) or $34,450 per year for a family of four.

  2. Good Health and Well-being: On-site amenities include a large community center and kitchen, a computer lab, laundry facilities, pet washing room, outdoor courtyard with a BBQ and dining area, a tot lot and parking. The homes are also close to grocery stores, public transportation, community parks, health centers, and educational resources.

  3. Quality Education: People who live at Milejo have access to onsite case management and counselors along with the opportunity to participate in ESL classes, life skills training, job training, financial empowerment, after-school programs for youth, healthcare accessibility, nutrition and exercise classes, and resident goal plans.

Occupancy and Application

  • Milejo Village is currently 100% occupied.

  • For more information on how to apply for Jamboree Housing, please visit their website.

County’s Commitment to Affordable Housing

This is the County’s sixth affordable housing development ribbon cutting of 2023. In addition, the County has been a partner in breaking ground on nine additional affordable housing projects so far this year.


SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

SDGs Targets Indicators

SDG 1: No Poverty
  • 1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day

  • 1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women, and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions

 No specific indicators mentioned in the article.

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
  • 3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services, and access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all

 No specific indicators mentioned in the article.

SDG 4: Quality Education
  • 4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable, and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes

  • 4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational, and tertiary education, including university

 No specific indicators mentioned in the article.

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • 8.1 Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 percent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries

  • 8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services

 No specific indicators mentioned in the article.

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
  • 10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion, or economic or other status

  • 10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage, and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality

 No specific indicators mentioned in the article.

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • 11.1 By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe, and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

  • 11.3 By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated, and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries

 No specific indicators mentioned in the article.

SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
  • 17.17 Encourage and promote effective public, public-private, and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships

 No specific indicators mentioned in the article.

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Source: countynewscenter.com

 

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