Measure A Goals and Responsive Regional Plan
Measure A Goals
Per Measure A, the Board of Supervisors (Board) adopted numeric target metrics, developed by the LTRHA and recommended by the ECRHA, that correspond to the five high-level Goals outlined in the Ordinance to measure progress by the end of 2030 with annual milestones. Including in the recommendation were key conditions for success and assumptions that are factoring in as necessary to reach the proposed targets. These conditions for success and assumptions are major components of ensuring goals are met and may in some cases necessitate changes to existing systems and policies.
The creation of goals was mandated by Measure A, but the adopted goals and metrics are not restricted to Measure A-funded efforts and are meant to guide and measure the collective efforts of all homeless programs and funding in the Los Angeles region, whether those efforts are funded by Measure A or another funding source.
Measure A Goals and Target Metrics
Increase the number of people moving from encampments into permanent housing to reduce unsheltered homelessness with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
METRIC
Decrease by 30% the number of people experiencing unsheltered
homelessness from a baseline of 52,365 in 2024 to a target of 36,656 in 2030
EQUITY METRIC 1a
Decrease the rate of growth of Latinx people experiencing unsheltered homelessness from a baseline of 30% by 10 percentage points to 20% in the service data (and reduce rate of growth in Latinx unsheltered point-in-time (32%) also by 10 percentage points).
EQUITY METRIC 1a
Decrease unsheltered point-in-time by 10 percentage points for Black, Latinx, and AIAN people.
METRIC
Increase by 80% the number of people moving into permanent housing from unsheltered settings from a baseline of 5,937 in FY 23-24 to a target of 10,687 in 2030
EQUITY METRIC 1b
Reduce disparities in access to permanent housing for Black, Latinx, and AIAN people experiencing unsheltered homelessness by 10 percentage points from baselines 11% (Black), 8% (Latinx), 11% (AIAN).
METRIC
Increase by 32% the rate of people moving into interim housing from unsheltered settings from a baseline of 34% in FY 23-24 to a target of 45% in 2030
EQUITY METRIC 1c
Reduce disparities in access to interim housing for AIAN people from unsheltered settings by 10 percentage points from baseline of 42% to 52% and for Latinx people from baseline 34% to 44%.
- Significant Progress Must Be Made on Other Goals
- Reconfiguration of Pathways into Permanent Housing
- The Region Must Produce More Housing, and it Must Be Accessible to Unsheltered People
- Increasing Interim Housing Must Continue Beyond Emergencies
- Advocacy to Maintain Federal Funding Must Continue
- New Data Tools Should Be Used to Track Outcomes
Reduce the number of people with mental illness and/or substance use disorders who experience homelessness with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
METRIC
Reduce by 15% the number of people with SMI alone experiencing
homelessness from a baseline of 14,056 in FY 23-24 to a target of 11,978 in 2030
EQUITY METRIC 2a
To reduce disparities, decrease the rate of SMI or SUD (49%), SUD (8%), and co-occurring disorders (26%) by 20% for the American Indian/ Alaska Natives.
EQUITY METRIC ACROSS a, b, and c
Reduce the share of people who experience homelessness and report having these conditions within the point in time demographic surveys for Black, Latinx and AIAN people.
METRIC
Reduce by 10% the number of people with SUD alone experiencing
homelessness from a baseline of 8,697 in FY 23-24 to a target of 7,827 in 2030
EQUITY METRIC 2b
Reduce rate of growth of Latinx people with SUD or SMI (54%) by 10 percentage points, and percentage of Latinx people with co-occurring disorders (17%).
EQUITY METRIC ACROSS a, b, and c
Reduce the share of people who experience homelessness and report having these conditions within the point in time demographic surveys for Black, Latinx and AIAN people.
METRIC
Reduce by 10% the number of people with co-occurring SMI and SUD experiencing homelessness from a baseline of 20,446 in FY 23-24 to a target of 18,401 in 2030
EQUITY METRIC 2c
To reduce inequities, decrease the rate of co-occurring disorders by 5 percentage points from baseline of 18% to 13% for Black people.
EQUITY METRIC ACROSS a, b, and c
Reduce the share of people who experience homelessness and report having these conditions within the point in time demographic surveys for Black, Latinx and AIAN people.
- Effective and Robust Services Must Be Available
- The Region Must Maximize Leveraging MediCal
- Maximize Utilization of Existing Housing and Shelter
- Advocacy to Maintain Federal Funding, Including MediCal Waiver, Must Continue
Increase the number of people permanently leaving homelessness with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
METRIC
Increase by 57% the number of service participants who exit
homelessness to permanent housing from a baseline of 19,127 in FY 23-24 to a target of 30,000 in 2030
EQUITY METRIC 3a
Reduce rate of growth of Latinx people experiencing homelessness by increasing permanent housing exits by at least 57%.
EQUITY METRIC 3a
Reduce disproportionality of Black and AIAN people experiencing homelessness by increasing permanent housing exits by 65% for each group.
EQUITY METRIC 3a
Reduce disparities in outcomes by increasing the percentage of Black and AIAN people who are permanently housed and do not return to homelessness by 10 percentage points, from 73% for AIAN and 77% for Black or African American.
METRIC
Increase by 101% the number of service participants who retain
permanent housing, two years after they exit homelessness from a baseline of 10,501 in FY 23-24 to a target of 21,104 in 2030
EQUITY METRIC 3b
Reduce disparities in outcomes by increasing by 91% the number of service participants who retain permanent housing, 5- and 10- years after they exit homelessness for Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and American Indian Alaska Native by 2030.
- The Region Must Produce More Housing, and it Must Be Accessible to Unsheltered People
- Maximize Occupancy in PSH Sites
- State Funding Must Continue
- Advocacy to Maintain Federal Funding Must Continue
- Alignment with Prevention
Prevent people from falling into homelessness with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
METRIC
Reduce the number of people who become newly-homeless by 20%
from a baseline of 63,202 in FY 23-24 to a target of 50,561 in 2030
EQUITY METRIC 4a
Decrease disproportionality of newly-homeless Black or African American individuals by 30% from a baseline of 35% by 2030.
EQUITY METRIC 4a
Decrease the disparity in the rate of growth of newly homeless Black (9%)and Latinx (21%) people by 7 percentage points each.
EQUITY METRIC 4a
Reduce the overall share of homelessness within in the point-in-time count by 20% for Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and American Indian Alaska Native by 2030.
- Prevention Funding and Programs Must Be Targeted and Cater to Those at Greatest Risk, Or They Will Not Reduce Inflow
- Prevention Funding Must Align with Equity Goals
- The Region Needs A Prevention System with an Appointed Executive Manager
- Eligibility for homelessness service workers
- Augment Funding
- Data
- Accessibility
- Evaluation
- Service History
Increase the number of affordable housing units in Los Angeles County with a focus on addressing gender, ethnic and racial disproportionality, disparities and inequities.
METRIC
Increase by 41%-53% the current level of affordable housing
production, from a baseline of 1,700 units in FY 23-24 to a target of 2,400-2,600 units in 2030
METRIC
Increase by the current level of affordable housing units being preserved, to a total of 420 at-risk units preserved annually
- Increase outreach to people experiencing homelessness earning 30% or below the Area Median Income (AMI) and severely cost burdened renter households in LA County for affordable units.
- Increase retention of Black people in Permanent Supportive Housing by targeting legacy permanent supportive buildings for preservation.
- Reduce disparities in access to high opportunity neighborhoods and increasing investment into under-resourced communities through affordable housing development.
- Increase enforcement of source of income protections to reduce discrimination in the housing market.
- Increase Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool vouchers to increase access for undocumented and documented households.
- Explore small area Fair Market Rate (FMR) to increase equity in voucher amounts.
- Use master leasing strategy to reduce challenges for people with criminal background or poor credit.
- Conduct outreach to groups with the highest rates of homelessness to access vouchers.
- Reduce disparities in homeownership by using vouchers for homeownership through the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
- Resources from Federal, State, and Local Sources Must Stay Steady
- Innovation Must Play a Role in Bringing Down Costs, Diversifying Financing
- Increasing Federal Budget Authority Can Increase Vouchers in Circulation
- Housing Funding Should Be Allocated According to Gaps in Production
- Measure A Can Be Sole Source or Leveraged
- LACAHSA Can Issue Bonds, and Increase Leverage
- Production Alone Will Not Close the Gap
- Focus on Shovel Ready Projects
The documents below outline the data analysis that resulted in the trend and baseline data that were leveraged to finalize the Board adopted systemwide Goals and Metrics required by Measure A:
Responsive Regional Plan
The Responsive Regional Plan, is a publicly available tool that seeks to enhance regional coordination by providing visibility into both local jurisdiction and countywide efforts and improve tracking drivers of progress toward the Measure A goals and objectives. The Responsive Regional Plan will inform and strengthen the region’s ability to align policy and program design across jurisdictions, inform best practices for standardizations of care, collaborate and remove roadblocks, scale effective programs, identify opportunities for system and cost efficiencies and drive investments toward greatest impact to achieve the Measure A goals. With participation from all local jurisdictions, the plan will provide an opportunity for alignment across countywide programmatic efforts, including but not limited to those funded by Measure A. As a living plan, it will continuously evolve, incorporating course corrections as the region adapts and continuously improves its efforts.
The Responsive Regional Plan has four components:
- Goals – As outlined by Measure A;
- Metrics – Adopted by the Board to measure progress toward goals; a. Should the Board adopt revised metrics, the same changes will be reflected in the Responsive Regional Plan;
- Impact Categories – Groups of similar or like action items aimed at achieving the goals of Measure A; and
- Action Items – Unique or collaborative initiatives, efforts, and programs implemented within or across jurisdictions.”
The Responsive Regional Plan is currently under construction. Check back later for more updates.
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