MEDIA ADVISORY
State Senator to Visit, Meet Residents From St. Vincent’s

SAN DIEGO – State Senator Richard Alarcón is scheduled to visit St. Vincent de Paul Village, located at 1501 Imperial Avenue, today at 12:30 p.m. where he will meet with families living in the facility to gain a better understanding of the circumstances which led to their
becoming homeless.

Alarcón, the senate’s majority whip and the chair of it’s Select Committee on the Status of Ending Poverty in California, is visiting San Diego to attend a community presentation tomorrow on issues
facing the city’s poor.

President of St. Vincent’s, Father Joe Carroll, will greet Alarcón and provide a brief overview of the comprehensive services the Village provides, which include affordable housing. The senator was a driving force behind the state’s allocation of $550 million for affordable-housing programs.

For more information, please call (619) 525-1608.

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