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Homeless Outreach in the Antelope Valley 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Homeless Outreach in the Antelope Valley

A multidisciplinary team performs outreach to the homeless population in the Antelope Valley.

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Public Defenders Volunteer in Skid Row 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Public Defenders Volunteer in Skid Row

Workers 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.

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Bringing Healthcare Where It’s Needed Most 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Bringing Healthcare Where It’s Needed Most

Members 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.

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Homeless Handwashing Kits Donated with Love 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Homeless Handwashing Kits Donated with Love

Get 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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Alternatives to Incarceration 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Alternatives to Incarceration

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…

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Raising Hopes on Hope Street 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Raising Hopes on Hope Street

A 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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Project Roomkey Moves an Encampment 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Project Roomkey Moves an Encampment

Under the supervision of LA Family Housing, 46 high-risk people who had been living at a freeway underpass were placed in the safe environment of a local hotel.

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Home is Where the Community Is 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Home is Where the Community Is

A second community has sprung  up in South L.A. to temporarily house families experiencing homelessness. The trailer-homes were delivered by the State in partnership with the County and City of Los Angeles to help those on the journey home.

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A Mission-Driven Clinic Opens in Skid Row 600 541 Homeless Initiative

A Mission-Driven Clinic Opens in Skid Row

Officials celebrated the opening of a new health clinic at the Union Rescue Mission operated by the Department of Health Services. The clinic provides primary and urgent care services and expects to serve 4,000 patients annually.

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Safe Landings for the Journey Home 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Safe Landings for the Journey Home

Governor Gavin Newsom joined local officials to tour the Safe Landing community in South L.A. The State of California donated 10 trailers to temporarily house local families experiencing homelessness until permanent housing is secured.

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