Mission that served downtown homeless population for about 100 years closed its building last summer, but volunteers have continued to serve meals
The brightly colored building that once was home to God’s Extended Hand in downtown San Diego is shuttered and slated for demolition, but plans are moving forward to create a new and expanded version of the mission on the site.
Patricia Diaz, a volunteer with St. Anthony, said the need on the street has been growing. God’s Extended Hand used to seat 110 people and served two meals a day except Sundays and Wednesdays, when breakfast was skipped. Diaz said her church now prepares 200 meals for each outing. Justyn Taylor was grateful for the warm meal he received on the corner of Island Avenue and 16th Street in downtown San Diego.
Other men around his encampment said they see many people come by on weekends to give food, socks and other items to people on the street, but weekdays can be slim. God’s Extended Hand had provided meals and sermons seven days a week from the yellow building it occupied on the corner of 16th Street and Island Avenue since 1983, and the mission itself dates back to 1924, when it was founded as the Full Gospel Rescue Mission to help struggling World War I veterans.last year when city inspectors found numerous code and safety violations in the old building. Repairs were estimated to cost well beyond the $17,000 the organization had in its bank account.
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