More than 200 people jammed the courtyard for the opening of the new A Bridge Home Shelter in Watts November 13. Mayor Eric Garcetti addressed the crowd, along with Joe Buscaino, LA City Councilman for the area, in CD 15, and other dignitaries. The Mayor said this shelter, at 2316 E. Imperial Highway, is the ninth to be completed out of a planned 26. Each of the city’s 15 council districts is ordered to build at least one of these new generation, more humane, bridge housing shelters.
A November chart on the Mayor’s website (copy below) lists 8 of the new shelters completed of 25 pledged. Mayor Garcetti reported that there are actually 9 of 26 finished.
While we often think that homeless people seldom have pets because of not having a real home to provide for their pets, this is typically not the case. In fact, many people become homeless because they would prefer to be homeless with their pet than in a home without them.
Providing their pet with love and care often gives them a feeling of normalcy that they wouldn’t otherwise have under those circumstances. As long as the person is able to keep their pet well-fed, cared for, groomed and healthy, there is no reason why the two shouldn’t be allowed to stay together.
Many homeless state that their pet took care of them as much as they took care of the pet. Some even go so far as to say that their pets gave them a reason for living. These are the very reasons why it’s so important to provide the large number of homeless people every opportunity possible to keep their pets with them or provide them with temporary shelter.
Following is the September 2019 announcement sheet from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. To format it for this website we have used photos of the text that do not contain the original links for additional information.
Here is a link to a downloadable PDF of the announcement sheet that does contain all the additional links.
INSIDE THIS EDITION: • Problem-Solving Training Campaign • System Metrics for the Month of August • Please Comment and Help Oppose HUD’s Efforts to Roll Back Fair Housing Regulations • Results of the State Legislative Session • Update on Access Centers Access Centers and Access Points • The Weekend to End Homelessness
LAHSA has been working with Inner City Law Center on the 2nd annual Weekend to End Homelessness. The Weekend to End Homelessness is a weekend-long series of community engagement events throughout LA County designed to bring people together that are interested in ending the homelessness crisis to educate, inspire and get them connected with people and organizations already doing great work. Each of the 8 County-Wide Service Planning Areas has a team of local leaders working together from every level of government, along with a variety of direct service providers, and individuals representing a diverse pool of affinity groups designing an experience unique to the needs of their respective communities. The event will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the weekend of October 4, 5, 6.
The Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Community and Reintegration Services is sponsoring a series of events in August 2019 to enroll homeless veterans in the Coordinated Entry System to get them connected to a wide variety of services. The VA events will be held in 6 of LA County's Service Planning Areas: SPAs 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8.
The flyer below givexs the full schedule. Of special interest to us is their event in South Los Angeles, SPA6. That will be on Thursday, August 15, at the Saint Mak United Methodist Church, 8305 S. Gramercy Place, Los Angeles 90047, between the hours of 10 am and 2:30 pm. (Note that the flyer misspelled Gramercy as Garmecy). Phone: 310-478-3711, ext 44858. (Click on the headline to see a larger version of the flyer.)
