Helping Communities Build Effective & Outcome-Driven Homelessness Solutions
Safe Harbor Solutions partners with cities, counties, and community-based organizations to design, implement, and strengthen homelessness response systems. Our expertise spans policy development, service delivery, crisis response, housing navigation, substance use recovery services, and system-wide strategic planning. We support communities in building solutions rooted in compassion, data, innovation, and long-term impact.
In 2025
people were experiencing homelessness across the U.S.
Who We Are
Safe Harbor Solutions is a mission-driven consulting and direct-services organization dedicated to helping communities end homelessness through innovative, evidence-based, and equity-centered approaches. Our team brings decades of frontline, administrative, and system-level expertise across California—designing programs, leading crisis response, and advancing long-term solutions that change lives.
About Us
Safe Harbor Solutions
Navigating The Way
Safe Harbor Solutions is a consulting firm dedicated to improving homeless services across San Diego County. Backed by personal expertise, practitioner experience, and leadership in the field, we bring fresh, creative, and innovative solutions to help communities tackle homelessness.
Our experts specialize in improving service delivery systems, strengthening and expanding programs, supporting leadership…
- Who We Are
- Our Mission
- Our Approach
- Our Team
Who We Are
Safe Harbor Solutions is a mission-driven consulting and direct-services organization dedicated to helping communities end homelessness through innovative, evidence-based, and equity-centered approaches. Our team brings decades of frontline, administrative, and system-level expertise across California—designing programs, leading crisis response, and advancing long-term solutions that change lives.
Our Mission
Our mission is to support communities in creating coordinated, effective, and compassionate systems of care. We believe every individual deserves dignity, stability, and access to housing and health services. We help jurisdictions implement strategic, outcome-driven programs that reduce homelessness, improve public health, and strengthen community well-being.
Our Approach
We combine lived experience, practitioner knowledge, system design expertise, and cross-sector collaboration to uncover gaps, identify opportunities, and develop solutions that work. Through data analysis, stakeholder engagement, trauma-informed practices, and operational guidance, we help communities build systems that are responsive, sustainable, and person-centered.
Our Team
Our team includes regional subject-matter experts, system leaders, and practitioners with deep experience in homelessness services, behavioral health, housing systems, crisis response, and public safety. We have led major countywide initiatives, launched innovative care models, and built partnerships across government, healthcare, and community agencies.
Our Services
Comprehensive Signage Solutions for Every Need
Safe Harbor Solutions provides a range of consulting and direct-support services designed to strengthen homelessness response systems:
Comprehensive Homelessness & Community Support Solutions
Program Development & Implementation
Outreach, Crisis Response & Engagement
Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
Workforce & Youth Programs
Projects / Portfolio
Our Recent Projects / Portfolio
Current & Proposed Project Categories:
Local Homeless Resources Expansion
We expand access to shelter, services, and housing pathways, helping communities reduce unsheltered homelessness and increase system efficiency.
City and County Collaboration Initiatives
We support jurisdictions in aligning strategies, improving coordinated entry, and enhancing behavioral health integration.
Housing Programs
We design Navigation Centers, Bridge Housing, Recovery Housing, and Rapid Rehousing models that reduce barriers and increase housing placements.
Isolation & Crisis Response Alternatives
We create safe alternatives to jails and emergency departments for individuals experiencing behavioral health crises or acute intoxication.
What We Do:
Safe Harbor Solutions supports communities by helping them:
Improve homeless service delivery systems
Strengthening coordinated entry, reducing bottlenecks, and improving performance metrics.
Build and strengthen programs
Designing and launching sobering centers, youth workforce initiatives, and bridge housing programs.
Drive outcome-focused planning
Improving housing exits, decreasing ED/jail utilization, and aligning systems with best practices.
Resource
Resources
The website will include a Resources tab that provides:
We maintain a curated library of local and regional homelessness resources: shelter access, behavioral health support, crisis services, youth programs, and more.
Community Homeless Resources
Blogs
Insights That Drive Change: Stories, Strategies,
and Solutions
Our blog features system insights, policy analysis, community impact stories, and innovative solutions in homelessness and behavioral health systems.