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

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Winter Shelter Program began December 1 and will run until March 31, 2019. For most shelters beds are available from 5:00 pm to 7:00 am.

Winter Shelter hotline: 1-800-548-6047 (available 24-hours, 7 days a week)

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a draft rule entitled “Inadmissability on Public Charge Grounds.” DHS will accept public comments on this draft rule until December 10, 2018.

Attached are three documents from the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority on the Department of Homeland Security's proposed rules that would exclude residence to immigrants if they use public services (i.e., become a "public charge," or even if there are indications such as age and health that indicate they might do so.

For the first time in 4 years, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles decreased.

●        In Los Angeles County 53,195 people are experiencing homelessness, a 3% decrease from 2017.

●        In the City of Los Angeles, 31,516 people are experiencing homelessness, a 5% decrease from 2017.

●        In the Los Angeles Continuum of Care (CoC), which comprises LA County excluding Glendale, Pasadena, and Long Beach CoCs, 50,385 people are experiencing homelessness, a 4% decrease from 2017.

●        The Homeless Count is a point-in-time snapshot across 3 nights in January and does not estimate the number or demographic characteristics of people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles over the year.