MEMO DATED APRIL 2, 2018:

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO ASSIST HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING IN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES; OPTIONS TO CREATE “SAFE PARKING” LOTS FOR CARS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES (ITEM NUMBER 32, AGENDA OF JANUARY 30, 2018)

The policy development process for the Los Angeles Coordinated Entry System (LA County CES) is publicly accountable and includes opportunities for public comment.

Prioritization-related policies are now available for public comment. Click here to review the draft prioritization policies. 

Once you have reviewed them, you are invited to provide feedback for the CES Policy Council's consideration. The survey linked above will remain open until 12 pm on Wednesday, April 28, 2017. 

 February 15, 2018

 The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) is pleased to announce the release of the following RFPs:

 The 2018 Housing Location Services Program RFP is now available at: 

https://www.lahsa.org/news?article=342-2018-housing-location-services-program-rfp

 Housing Location Services Program RFP Timeline:

• Release: February 15, 2018
• Mandatory Proposers Conference: February 21, 2018, 10 AM-12 PM
• Written Questions Due: February 23, 2018, 2 PM
• Submission Deadline: March 16, 2018, 2 PM CONTINUE READING

The February 12 Los Angeles Times ran a long article on measures before the City Council to rapidly secure housing for the homeless. A major part of their report focused on a measure to make it easier to convert motels into shared rooms or small apartments. The case they featured as a successful example was a motel on Figueroa in South Los Angeles, in Service Planning Area 6 (SPA6), leased to the First To Serve homeless service agency:

“The onetime motel on Figueroa Street houses dozens of formerly homeless women and children, who sleep in simple rooms furnished with dressers and televisions and eat dinners of chicken enchiladas and chili downstairs.

The SPA6 Homeless Coalition meets usually on the second Friday of every month. Our regular meetings are held from 10:00 to 12:00 pm at the St. Joseph Center/First To Serve offices at 8525 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90003. Quarterly the meetings are held jointly with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. at a location to be announced. 

Our next meeting will be on Friday, June 14, 2019, 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at 8525 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90003. There is parking at a lot just to the north.