The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority released the results of the 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, which showed 66,436 people in Los Angeles County experiencing homelessness, Friday. This represents a 12.7% rise from last year’s point-in-time count. The city…
read moreEvery day, hundreds of outreach workers are on the streets of Los Angeles County connecting with the most vulnerable people living on those streets. Meet Paula, whose climb from the streets to outreach inspires hope as a member of the…
read moreA multidisciplinary team performs outreach to the homeless population in the Antelope Valley.
read moreWorkers at the Alternative Public Defender’s office prepared kits to be shared with the Skid Row community through Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles on East 4th Street in Downtown Los Angeles.
read moreMembers from the USC Keck Street Medicine Team and the Union Station Homeless Services take to the streets to provide health care for people experiencing homelessness.
read moreGet Together Foundation is currently working with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and other agencies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the homeless population throughout Los Angeles County. They assembled handwashing kits that contain soap, water, and…
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Los Angeles County is in Year Three of a 10-year effort to combat and prevent homelessness funded by Measure H, thanks to the affirmation and support of voters across LA County. We knew when we got started that this complex…
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Today the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on a motion to establish a new office to advance the County’s call for a “care first, jails last” system that would provide care and treatment instead of jail whenever possible. The vote…
read moreA 100-bed temporary housing complex has opened on the site of a former parking lot in South L.A. The City of L.A. provided the modular tent structure on land owned by the County. The site will house families for up…
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