As part of a new effort to connect homeless residents to permanent housing and supportive services, the city of Lemon Grove and the Regional Task Force on Homelessness will close a long-standing encampment today.

The encampment along North Avenue is one of several along California State Route 94 the city and RTFH are tackling using an $8.4 million Encampment Resolution Fund grant. The Lemon Grove project has already seen more than 30 people staying at the encampment placed into housing with case management and ongoing support.

A similar project targeted an encampment straddling the border of Oceanside and Carlsbad and showed success in getting people off the street, a RTFH statement read.

"Both projects demonstrate what's possible when collaboration is rooted in compassion, coordination

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