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LAHSA Announces 2022 Homeless Count Postponement

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on 14 January 2022

LAHSA Announces 2022 Homeless Count Postponement

In an effort to protect the health and safety of volunteers, people experiencing homelessness, and staff in the midst of the COVID-19 Omicron variant surge in Los Angeles County, we announced today the postponement of the 2022 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count to February 22-24, 2022.

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Addressing RV Encampments – Motion by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell - SD2

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on 11 January 2022

FAQ’s


Addressing RV Encampments – Motion by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell - SD2


To read full motion visit: http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/165092.pdf

Q: Why the focus on Recreational Vehicle (RV) Encampments?

A: In 2018 the County released a report with recommendations on sustainable solutions for assisting people living in vehicles. Since then, there continues to be a staggering increase of RV encampments within unincorporated areas.

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Zoom Vigil for Homeless Persons Who Have Died This Year: Tuesday, December 21, 3-4 PM

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on 16 December 2021

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Youth Count 2022

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on 15 December 2021

YOUTH COUNT 2022 POSTPONEMENT

NEW DATES: FEBRUARY 23RD TO MARCH 4TH

In light of the COVID-19 Omicron variant surge in Los Angeles County, LAHSA is postponing the 2022 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count to February 22-24, 2022, to protect the health and safety of volunteers, staff, and people experiencing homelessness.

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Winter Shelter Program

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on 29 November 2021

 

Due to forecasted weather, County Weather-Activated Shelters will remain open

from Monday, November 1, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. until Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 7:00 a.m.

Should you or someone else need shelter, please call 2-1-1 and/or the shelter hotline number 1-800-548-6047 to inquire about bed availability and to be granted access to transportation.

To access the most updated versions of the English and Spanish

Winter Shelter Program Flyers, please click on these links:

Winter Shelter List - English

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Help Raise an Additional $750k for Homeless Services!

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on 26 October 2021

WalkUnited LA is on November 6th--Help Raise an Additional $750k for Homeless Services!

We would like to invite you as our valued community partner to join us this year at WalkUnited LA with the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, November 6th at SoFi Stadium!

WalkUnitedLA builds on HomeWalk’s focus of unifying the community around a bold vision for ending homelessness in L.A. County and incorporates the intersectional issues of education and economic mobility to allow us to more holistically address the needs of our community members and neighbors to break the cycles of poverty. Join us now as we address the impact of the pandemic on our most vulnerable populations, including people experiencing homelessness, students, and front-line workers. 

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City and County Homeless Policy

LAHSA, City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles

 

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.



Learn more about HHAP

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

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Measure H Strategies

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.

  • Online written comment portal

Updates on the strategy reassessment process may be found at https://homeless.lacounty.gov/community-strategies/ .

Los Angeles County Approved Strategies to Combat Homelessness (February 2016)

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.

Click here to read LA County's Approved Strategies to Combat Homelessness

 

City of Los Angeles Comprehensive Homeless Strategy, January 2016

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.

Click here for LA's Comprehensive Homeless Strategy document.

Homelessness in South Los Angeles - Marqueece Harris-Dawson (2)

 Following is a position paper on homelessness in South Los Angeles issued in February 2016 by Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Los Angeles City Council member for District 8 in South Los Angeles. He is co-chair of the City Council's Homelessness and Poverty Committee.  We have retained the source notes at the end but they do not hotlink to the main text. A downloadable PDF of this document is available HERE.

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Homelessness in South Los Angeles

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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

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