Monday 9/27 9 AM-10:30 AM – EHV How to Accurately Document Income Monday 10/4 9 AM-10:30 AM – EHV RTA and Leasing Process
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Meeting TOMORROW and Advocacy Opportunity from National Alliance to End Homelessness (Jerry Jones)
In less than two weeks, Congress will begin voting on the largest infusion of affordable housing funding since the era of modern homelessness began – up to $318 billion as part of the pending $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. We have a once-in-an-generation opportunity to expand the availability of housing for people experiencing homelessness.
CONTINUE READINGLAHSA is pleased to announce that the American Rescue Plan (ARP) has provided approximately 70,000 emergency housing vouchers (EHVs) for eligible public housing agencies (PHAs) around the United States. There will be 6,806 EHVs available throughout the City and County of Los Angeles. EHVs are tenant-based rental assistance under the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Access will be facilitated through the Coordinated Entry System (CES) for Los Angeles County.
EHVs will be available beginning July 1, 2021, and all EHVs must be leased up by September 2023. Given this quick timeline, please review the information on this page to determine if you should refer participants with which you are working.
CONTINUE READINGResponding to business and residents’ complaints about the growing number of camps by people experiencing homelessness, the Los Angeles City Council on July 28, by a vote of 13 to 2, passed a new ordinance outlawing such camps in an extensive list of restricted areas.
The ordinance specifies that “it shall be unlawful for a person to sit, lie, or sleep, or to store, use, maintain, or place personal property in the public right-of-way” within two feet of any fire hydrant or fire plug, within five feet of any operational or utilizable entrance or exit, or anywhere within a street. It sets a 500-foot prohibited zone for the listed actions surrounding schools, day care facilities, parks, and libraries.
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LAHSA is excited to offer service providers the opportunity to assess, prioritize, and strengthen their organizational capacity with the Core Capacity Assessment Tool (CCAT) , developed by TCC Group . This opportunity is offered AT NO COST to service providers!
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the City of Los Angeles, and the County of Los Angeles are having community input sessions on the how the State's Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Grant Program funds can be utilized.
This program, now in its third round of funding, is designed to provide resources to: (1) each Continuum of Care; (2) each of the 55 counties; and (3) the State's 13 largest cities. Locally, the $1 billion allocation includes:
LA CoC: $84.2 million
LA County: $82.3 million
LA City: $143.6 million
Uses of the funding are quite broad. Please see pages 15-16 of the NOFA for more details.
View the HHAP Round 3 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
RSVP for the Tuesday, March 15th Feedback Session from 9:00-10:30 am
RSVP for the Wednesday, March 23rd Feedback Session from 5:30-7:00 pm
There is still time to give input on the future of Measure H strategies. At the direction of the Board of Supervisors, the County Homeless Initiative is reassessing its strategies for addressing and preventing homelessness. It is also inviting public input on the updated strategies.
Updates on the strategy reassessment process may be found at https://homeless.lacounty.gov/community-strategies/ .
Both the city and county of Los Angeles in January 2016 produced extensive plans for long-term dealing with homelessness. This is the county's final plan, issued in February 2016. Click on the link below to view the document, a 130-page PDF.
The link below is to the Comprehensive Homeless Strategy plan completed in January 2016, on Mayor Eric Garcetti's website. The link goes to the Mayor's brief summary page. The link on that page goes to the full 237 page document. The download for that can be slow and not practical for a smartphone.
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Homelessness in South Los Angeles
The primary purpose of this paper is to provide a thorough understanding of homelessness in Los Angeles as it pertains to the Eighth City Council District and South Los Angeles more broadly. On January 13, 2016, the City of Los Angeles released a Comprehensive Homeless Strategy detailing over 60 strategies to combat homelessness. The citywide view is sweeping, expansive, and comprehensive, but falls short when detailing the geographic and demographic particularities of South Los Angeles. While I support implementation of all strategies within the Comprehensive Homeless
