The City of El Cajon shares the passion of our business leaders, residents, homeless service providers, and advocate partners to provide meaningful solutions to both the immediate crisis of homelessness in our community and the on-going need for permanent housing opportunities.

Given the limited resources of the City, we are committed to making sound choices, setting policies, funding programs, and creating local partnerships that best align with the needs of our homeless community while still providing core services to the City.

We recognize that no one approach or solution will end homelessness in El Cajon, and we will continue to look for new opportunities.

Improving Conditions on the Streets

City personnel coordinates closely with partner agencies, including the East County Homeless Task Force, Crisis House, East County Transitional Living Center, and the San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness. The City also works with property owners to address and clean up any conditions whenever and wherever they may occur, consistent with the requirements of local law. Since fall 2018, the City and volunteer groups have removed over 112 tons of trash from the streets. The City has and will continue to support the efforts of many other non-profit partners and volunteer groups throughout the community.  

Addressing Concerns

• If there's something that you're specifically concerned about, like trash or alley issues, submit a service request with a detailed description at www.elcajon.gov/service or call 619-441-1658.
• If you run a local business and would like to connect with the local police about keeping the area safe, call El Cajon Police Non-Emergency 619-579-3311
• If there is suspicious activity going on, connect to officers in your neighborhood by calling the Police Dispatch at 619-579-3311 or visit www.elcajonpolice.org
• If there is a medical emergency or you feel threatened in any way, call 9-1-1.