The CARE Center is a community satellite office of the District Attorney’s Office where we connect individuals and their families with community-based support to prevent crime and improve public safety. Our office’s mission is to pursue equal justice for all and build safe neighborhoods in partnership with the communities we serve. The CARE Center gives us a physical space to do this important community work, offering various services addressing trauma and building community resilience.

Since opening its doors in 2016, the CARE Center has served more than 39,091 individuals and their families, connecting them to services such as mental health support, employment opportunities, food, housing assistance, and shelter accommodations. The CARE Center connects youth aged 11-17 and adults with housing, employment, mentoring, counseling, and other services. In addition, the Center’s food pantry has been accessed by over 36,000 people.

Another program organized by the CARE Center is a monthly Homeless Resource Fair, which has expanded community partnerships across the county for unsheltered residents. Since 2021, the CARE Center has hosted 40 fairs throughout San Diego County, serving 4,219 individuals. The fairs offer a wide range of services, including substance-use rehabilitation programs, Child Support Services, birth certificate assistance, DMV services, benefits from the Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities' Live Well bus, and Homeless Court.

I continue to be very proud of the work being done at the CARE Center to improve the quality of life for residents in the South Bay and across San Diego County and encourage the community to take advantage of what it has to offer.

Summer Stephan
San Diego County District Attorney