{"id":440448,"date":"2026-08-22T13:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/440448\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T13:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T13:20:11","slug":"new-lemon-grove-family-resource-center-celebrates-ribbon-cutting-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/440448\/","title":{"rendered":"New Lemon Grove Family Resource Center Celebrates Ribbon Cutting | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tReading Time:   &lt; 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>County officials and community members celebrated the Lemon Grove Family Resource Center\u2019s new home at 3285 Lemon Grove Avenue. The center, located just a mile from its former site, now sits next to the trolley stop and closer to the heart of Lemon Grove, improving access for local families.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seamless\u00a0Move,\u00a0Continued\u00a0Support\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0center transitioned\u00a0from\u00a0its\u00a0former\u00a0location\u00a0in May,\u00a0closing on a Friday and reopening at 7 a.m. the following Monday with\u00a0no interruptions to services.\u00a0Since\u00a0opening,\u00a0it\u00a0has\u00a0served\u00a0more than\u00a07,000\u00a0customer\u00a0visits,\u00a0offering\u00a0food\u00a0assistance,\u00a0health\u00a0insurance enrollment,\u00a0cash\u00a0assistance\u00a0and other essential services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Modern\u00a0Space,\u00a0Better\u00a0Access\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The renovated\u00a0building, formerly a Union Bank,\u00a0features a\u00a0modern, open\u00a0layout\u00a0designed\u00a0to improve customer service.\u00a0Operating hours\u00a0remain\u00a07\u202fa.m. to 5\u202fp.m., Monday through Friday.\u00a0Those eligible\u00a0can access\u00a0CalFresh, Medi\u2011Cal, and CalWORKs\u00a0on-site\u00a0just steps from the trolley and bus routes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Strengthening Community Services\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The center reflects the County\u2019s\u00a0commitment\u00a0to\u00a0expanding\u00a0access\u00a0to critical services\u00a0in modern, dignified spaces.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 115,464\u00a0residents\u00a0in this area\u00a0rely on\u00a0self-sufficiency\u00a0programs, including food and medical\u00a0assistance.\u00a0The\u00a0new center is staffed by\u00a0are\u00a035\u00a0employees\u00a0who support the community\u00a0daily.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Lemon Grove\u00a0Family Resources Center\u00a0is\u00a0the fourth modernized\u00a0County\u00a0resource center to open\u00a0since 2020, joining\u00a0County\u00a0centers\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0North Coastal, Southeastern, and Ramona communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The County\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegocounty.gov\/content\/sdc\/hhsa\/programs\/ssp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Self Sufficiency\u00a0Services<\/a>\u00a0department\u00a0helps\u00a0more than\u00a01.2 million San Diegans across the region\u00a0each year, providing stability and a pathway\u00a0to\u00a0independence.\u00a0Through\u00a0customer-focused tools, multilingual help and community partnerships,\u202fSelf\u2011Sufficiency\u202fServices works to make applying for benefits easier,\u202ffaster\u202fand more accessible.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reading Time: &lt; 1 minute County officials and community members celebrated the Lemon Grove Family Resource Center\u2019s new&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":440449,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[128676,1570,8076,6503,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-440448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-family-resource-center","tag-health","tag-infrastructure","tag-lemon-grove","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440448\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}