Shoreline Community Services Celebrates Opening of Compass Commons Workforce Housing Community

Community Open House and Ribbon Cutting Scheduled for June 23

Pacific Beach, CA – June 23, 2026 – Shoreline Community Services will celebrate the opening of Compass Commons, a first-of-its-kind workforce housing community designed to support participants in its Community Care Crew employment program, with a Community Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Tuesday, June 23, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 1004 Chalcedony Street in Pacific Beach.

The official ribbon-cutting program will begin at 5:00 p.m.

Compass Commons represents the next step in Shoreline’s innovative approach to addressing homelessness through employment, support services, and now workforce housing. Located adjacent to The Compass Station, Shoreline’s drop-in resource center, the community features individual sleeping cabins that will provide safe, secure, and dignified housing for Community Care Crew members who are actively working toward long-term stability and self-sufficiency.

“One of the greatest barriers facing many people experiencing homelessness is the gap between employment and housing,” said Caryn Blanton, Executive Director of Shoreline Community Services. “Compass Commons helps bridge that gap by providing a safe place to rest, recover, and continue moving forward. We believe that people who are working hard to rebuild their lives deserve a stable place to call home.”

Launched in 2023, the Community Care Crew is Shoreline’s employment social enterprise, providing paid transitional employment opportunities for individuals experiencing homelessness. Crew members perform street cleaning, power washing, landscaping, graffiti removal, janitorial services, and event support throughout the Central Beach Area while receiving individualized case management, career counseling, and job placement support.

Since its inception, Community Care Crew members have worked more than 7,200 hours beautifying local neighborhoods, earned over $150,000 in wages, and generated more than $170,000 in program revenue while taking meaningful steps toward employment and housing stability.

Compass Commons was made possible through partnerships with San Diego County, the Lucky Duck Foundation, Christ Lutheran Church, LPA Design Studios, and numerous community supporters who shared Shoreline’s vision of creating a pathway from employment to housing.

The June 23 celebration will provide community members, partners, donors, elected officials, and neighbors an opportunity to tour the site, learn more about the program, and celebrate the collaborative effort that brought Compass Commons to life.

“We often talk about the importance of community solutions to homelessness,” Blanton said. “Compass Commons is what that looks like in action. This project exists because people came together around a common belief: that every person deserves dignity, opportunity, and the chance to build a better future.”