LAHSA Announcements
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority July 2020 Legislative Affairs Updates
Legislative Affairs Updates
Federal
Equal Access Rule
· LAHSA is expecting a proposed rule from HUD in the coming days to weaken enforcement of the federal Equal Access Rule, which currently prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identification in HUD-funded programs, including shelters. The proposal would give operators of federally-funded shelters the discretion to base access on a person’s biological sex at birth rather than in accordance with their gender identity.
The Way Home: COVID-19 and People Experiencing Homelessness
Welcome to The Way Home, your guide to how LA County is
helping people and communities affected by homelessness.
A special message from Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Interim Executive Director Heidi Marston
We know people experiencing homelessness are extremely vulnerable and not always in a position to take the basic disease-prevention precautions, like frequent hand washing, we’re being advised to take to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
LAHSA Announcements - September-October 2019
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 Winter Shelter Program for SPA6: December 1 to March 31 (Click on headline for details)
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)
LAHSA docs on U.S. Department of Homeland Security Proposed “Public Charge” Rule
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.
2018 Homeless Count Results: Key Information
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.
