Interfaith Shelter Network
Empowering connections between congregations and social service agencies in order to provide shelter and hope to the unhoused in San Diego.
About Us
Interfaith Shelter Network helps San Diego’s unhoused and those at-risk of becoming homeless.
Our Programs
Our programs meet needs throughout San Diego County with various resources and services.
Get Involved
There are many ways to make a tangible difference with ISN through gifts of time, energy, and/or finances.
— Our Mission
Interfaith Shelter Network’s mission is to enable those we serve to move toward self-sufficiency by coordinating the efforts of participating congregations, social service agencies, and governmental programs in order to provide shelter and other resources to homeless individuals and families in the San Diego region.
"To believe is to care, to care is to act."
Your faith and values call you to act with compassion towards those in need. ISN started when congregations with values similar to yours knew they had the ability to care for the unhoused. If you and your congregation is in a similar place, then let us help. Follow these steps:
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Contact ISN
Let's talk about the Rotational Shelter Program and the El Nido ("The Nest") Living Program. These programs change lives because of the involvement of congregations like yours!
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See for Yourself
Tour the El Nido facility, visit the Rotational Shelter, be our guest at a Nest Builders event, or let ISN staff connect you with congregational leaders participating in our programs. Come and see!
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Change a Life
Choose the program that works best for you and your congregation. Join with others in meeting the needs of the unhoused and help transform a life, a family, and our wider community.
— A real difference —
Every Year
ISN Makes a Difference with You
With supporters, volunteers, and visionaries like you, the programs of ISN create new beginnings for the unhoused in San Diego. The numbers below speak of lives transformed. We celebrate these milestones with you and excited to see the difference we will make together next year.
Bed Nights Filled in 2025
The 2025 Point-in-Time Count found 9,905 unsheltered San Diegans. The ISN Rotational Shelter is one solution providing stability and guidance for the situationally homeless.
El Nido Grads Obtain Housing
In 2024, there were 15,298 incidents of domestic violence reported to law enforcement across San Diego County. Experts and survivors agree that the number of actual incidents is higher. When women are faced with the impossible choice of living on the streets or staying in an abusive home, El Nido Transitional Housing Program provides a hopeful way out.
People Sheltered
Over the course of our 40 years of serving San Diego County, thousands have found a safe place, a warm meal, effective services, and a supportive community in the congregations that partner with ISN.
Volunteers Engaged
Congregations and community groups come together to sponsor El Nido apartments and host the Rotational Shelter. Nonprofits and volunteers collaborate to provide showers, laundry services, and budget workshops. At ISN, volunteers make the difference.
— Give now
Your Donation Matters
When you donate to ISN, you support the families who are in most need. Be part of the change and solution today.