El Cajon resident and a person who experienced homelessness, Sal Valdez, had concerns about the program but wants a solution that benefits everyone.
“I really hope that they can give the program to people who actually need it – like desperately need it, not the homeless that are abusing it,” Valdez said. Community services organization, Crisis House, employee Joseph Villanueva believes the voucher program is working. “We take it for granted that we are able to go home at the end of the day and have a roof over our head. A lot of people in East County that experience homelessness, they don’t have that luxury. Being able to put them in a shelter or hotel moves them that much closer to some semblance of stability,” Villanueva said.
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