CVillacorte – Page 14 – Homeless Initiative

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March 17, 2023
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Manuel Moves Up

Manuel, 30, became homeless after fleeing a rundown East LA “trap house” with gang activity. “There was no running water nor electricity, let alone gas. It was hot in the summers and cold in the winters to the point that…

By:CVillacorte
February 7, 2023
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LA County Funds Solutions Amid Homeless Emergency

Four weeks after declaring a local emergency on homelessness, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $609.7 million budget for the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative for fiscal year 2023-24, the largest investment in any given year to date to…

By:CVillacorte
February 2, 2023
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Federal Funding Tackles Visible Concentrated Homelessness

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) granted the LA Continuum of Care (LA CoC) $60 million ($20 million over three years) – the maximum amount under this grant – to address unsheltered homelessness throughout the LA region.…

By:CVillacorte
January 26, 2023
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Homeless Count Sheds Light on Scope of Crisis

Thousands of volunteers fanned out across 4,000 square miles of Los Angeles County on January 24-26 to conduct the 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. This annual point-in-time census is essential to learning where people experiencing homelessness are located, trends…

By:CVillacorte
January 11, 2023
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LA County Declares State of Emergency on Homelessness

The Board of Supervisors proclaimed a Local Emergency for Homelessness in the County of Los Angeles. The motion’s authors, Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger, said that “proclaiming a local emergency to address this critical crisis will provide the…

By:CVillacorte
January 11, 2023
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Call for Volunteers on Homeless Count

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) announced an array of updates on how it conducts the annual Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. For the 2023 Homeless Count, LAHSA is taking lessons learned from last year and the best practices…

By:CVillacorte
January 11, 2023
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Former Foster Kids Find Home

Once he turned 21, foster youth Tysaiah Cooper was aging out of the system and in danger of losing housing. But thanks to a unique partnership between Los Angeles County, a nonprofit, and a philanthropic foundation, he and other vulnerable…

By:CVillacorte
January 11, 2023
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Housing for Native Americans

Spectrum News 1’s Lydia Pantazes recently visited a South Los Angeles apartment complex that became the first to be dedicated to Native Americans experiencing some kind of homelessness. Click here to watch the video. The United American Indian Involvement UAII…

By:CVillacorte
January 3, 2023
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Federal Plan on Homelessness

The Biden-Harris administration released a federal plan for ending homelessness in America that starts with the ambitious goal of reducing homelessness 25% by 2025. All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness builds on the success of previous…

By:CVillacorte
January 2, 2023
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Verna is a Survivor

Verna lived in Skid Row for years after fleeing a violent marriage in Belize. With help from one of Los Angeles County’s nonprofit partners, HOPICS, she was able to receive housing, where is now thriving. She tells her story with…