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As of 2021, the Homeless Solutions and Equitable Services division allocated “185.00 staff years and a budget of $48.0 million” toward the four goals above.<ref name=":0" />
 
Additionally, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department has a Homeless Assistance Resource Team (HART), which "provides assistance with homeless related issues in the unincorporated  areas of San Diego County" with a team of eight deputies and a sergeant. HART "works collaboratively with several San Diego County entities including the County of San Diego's Department of Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), Department of Public Works (DPW), Veteran Affairs, La Maestra Family Health Centers, ResCare, Crisis House, Home Start, People Assisting the Homeless (PATH), Salvation Army and McAlister Institute Substance Abuse Treatment and Education."<ref>https://www.sdsheriff.gov/community/homeless-outreach</ref>
 
'''Cities within San Diego County.''' Within the county, most cities conduct their own homelessness services. This results in a layering effect of homelessness services provisions in a region, since there are various entities (state, county, municipal) approaching the homelessness issue. Note that city responses to the homelessness issue are dynamic, but a brief overview of available city programs as of September 2022 are as follows.