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February 2017

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A movement mobilizes

About 500 people, including elected officials, nonprofit leaders and concerned activists, turned out for the county’s first annual Homeless Initiative Conference. Here are some highlights from a day dedicated to mobilizing and strategizing about ways to solve Los Angeles County’s…

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County voters to decide on quarter-cent sales tax for homelessness programs

When Los Angeles voters overwhelmingly approved a bond measure in November to build apartments for the chronically homeless, long-frustrated advocates hailed the victory as a watershed in their efforts to provide permanent homes for thousands of people living on the…

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L.A. County steps up efforts to eradicate homelessness

Ethnically diverse advocates detailed their efforts to eradicate homelessness during New America Media’s forum at Skid Row Housing Trust’s Apartments on Feb. 3. Panelists hailed from African-American, Chinese, Latino and Korean backgrounds. The briefing focused on how L.A. County’s is…

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Vet Reunites with Family

Edward, a veteran, lost his job and became homeless. He received shelter at the Union Rescue Mission (URM) in Skid Row. URM staff referredEdward to the People Concern’s Rapid Rehousing (RRH) Program. Hewas enrolled in the RRH program and found…

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Quarterly Report 4

The Homeless Initiative’s fourth quarterly report shows that 21 of the Board approved strategies have been fully or partially implemented, with the remaining strategies scheduled to be implemented through July 2017. To view the report and supporting documents, please click…

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Housing push helps homeless youth find their way home

Looking back on it now, Eustolia Farias thinks it was inevitable that she would wind up homeless at a young age. Her mother took off when she was a toddler. Her father worked long hours at a garment factory, but…

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