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L.A. County Coordinated Entry System (CES) network aligns homeless services in the County together. They do not include substance abuse as a "stem" cause of or issue within homelessness.
There are only THREE SFV INTERIM HOUSING SITES listed on the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority 2196 - LAHSA Interim Housing List (English)
Bridge to Home Crisis & Bridge Housing -Adults Men and Women 23850 Pine Street Newhall, CA 91321 Imari Petersonimari.peterson@btohome.org (661)388-3002
L.A. Family Housing Corporation Crisis & Bridge Housing -Adults Men and Women 7816 Simpson Ave. North Hollywood, CA 91605 referrals@lafh.org(818) 255-2766
The Village Family Services Bridge Housing –Youth Men and Women207 N. Victory Blvd. Burbank, CA 91502 Olga Flores oflores@thevillagefs.org(818)755-8786
"LAHSA coordinates and manages over $800 million annually in federal, state, county, and city funds for programs that provide shelter, housing, and services to people experiencing homelessness."
If there are 66,000 homeless in Los Angeles County then $800 million provides a resource of $12,121/yr ($1,000/month) per person. Except the verbiage is "for programs that provide to people experiencing homelessness.". In other words, not all 66,000 are recipients of the $800M in services, housing, and shelter.
The LAHSA (Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority) has over 125 non-profits and other organizations which they work with to provide services to those in transition or in need of a permanent place to live.
In addition to the FY 2023-24 budget of $609.7 million, the Board also approved $76.9 million to fund: FY 2023-24 Approved Budget – Homeless Initiative (lacounty.gov)
- A newly established ongoing Local Solutions Fund (LSF) that can be tapped by cities and COGs to help people move out of encampments and into housing in collaboration with the County. This year’s allocation is $20 million.
- An additional $5 million for the Cities and COGs Interim Housing Fund (CCOGIHS), which builds on an existing $10 million investment. Last year’s CCOGIHS allocation has already been awarded to seven projects so far to fund supportive services at interim housing.
- The Skid Row Action Plan, which aims to comprehensively address the needs of residents in Skid Row, includes interim and permanent housing, behavioral health and substance use treatment services, and more.
- The “Every Woman Housed” program, which is specifically designed to end homelessness for women and families residing on Skid Row.
- The RV Encampment program, which is committed to annually assist 300 people living in recreational vehicles to find safer housing solutions and to dismantle inoperable RVs.
- Specialized outreach to people camped in high-severity fire zones in unincorporated areas of the County.
Overlapping the focus on the homeless is "affordable housing":
According to the Southern California Association of Non Profit Housing:
- Southern California has the most acute need for affordable housing.
- In Los Angeles County alone, there is a shortage of 551,807 rental homes for households earning less than $41,500, and more than 47,000 homeless people.
- SCANPH is at the forefront of major policy initiatives in the region to address this crisis.
FY 2023 PRIORITY LIST RANKING POLICY
The public comment period will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 17, 2023, with responses due by 5 p.m. on Friday, July 28, 2023. Please submit public comment for the FY 2023 LA CoC Program NOFO Priority List Ranking Policy through the following form:
Submit Public Comment for the Priority List Ranking Policy
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