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Nov 7

Pilot program in Glendale will help train, place homeless candidates into workforce

A new pilot program in Glendale is designed to provide adults experiencing homelessness with training, mentorship and job placement to create a path toward long-term employment. The Los Angeles County Workforce Development, Aging, and Community Service Department granted $100,000 in Measure H funds for Glendale’s Regional Immediate Intervention Service to Employment program, or RIISE.The program, developed by the Glendale Community Services ...
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Nov 1

L.A. considers hiring homeless people to clean up litter on the streets

Los Angeles is considering employing homeless people to clean litter and trash from streets, sidewalks and alleys. According to the City Council motion that would create a pilot program, the city receives an average of 200 requests per day through its 311 mobile app and website regarding dumping, debris and other trash-related nuisances, and trash also is consistently one of the ...
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Oct 17

HRSA awards $2.36 billion in grants to help Americans access HIV/AIDS care and medications

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced today approximately $2.36 billion in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grants awarded to cities, counties, states, and local community-based organizations in fiscal year (FY) 2017. This funding supports a comprehensive system of HIV primary medical care, medication, and essential support services to more than half a million people living with HIV in the ...
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Oct 3

Sylmar armory to be converted to year-round housing for homeless women

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to convert an armory in Sylmar, long used as an emergency winter shelter, into a year-round facility for homeless women. The repurposed armory, which could open as soon as December, will provide “bridge housing,” consisting of shelter and support services to help transition women into permanent housing. Its creation comes amid a shortage of ...
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Oct 1

Up to 600,000 expected to apply when L.A. reopens Section 8 housing list this month after 13 years

Lately, home for Tamara Meeks has been the screened-in back porch of a tiny house behind an apartment building near 66th Street and Compton Avenue. At night she slips into the kitchen to sleep on a mover’s blanket while her two dogs sleep under a car seat on the porch. Her arrangement, with the parents of a friend’s friend, is the ...
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Sep 28

L.A. controller says city should open emergency homeless campgrounds and shelters

The Los Angeles city controller recommended Wednesday using city land for emergency campgrounds and shelters to curtail the ragged shantytowns that have plagued neighborhoods from Boyle Heights to Wilmington in the current homelessness crisis. In a 37-page report, City Controller Ron Galperin also recommended tougher policing, streamlined cleanup protocols, showers and bathrooms for homeless people and expanded storage, including mobile bins, for their belongings. He ...
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Sep 4

The biggest barrier to opening a homeless shelter in L.A.? Location, location, location

It’s a twist on the usual not-in-my-backyard story: A group in Hollywood is desperately trying to open a homeless shelter. Until July 2016, outreach workers could steer people camping out in the area to a 65-bed shelter on Sunset Boulevard. But the shelter’s operator, People Assisting the Homeless (PATH), closed it with plans to convert the building into permanent housing for homeless ...
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Aug 25

Ad Hoc Committee on Women and Homelessness Releases Report and Recommendations

Los Angeles, CA (August 25, 2017) - The final report and recommendations from the Ad Hoc Committee on Women and Homelessness was approved today by the LAHSA Commission. Created by the LAHSA Commission last fall, the committee was formed to address the growing numbers of women experiencing homelessness across Los Angeles County. The report consists of key findings as well as ...
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Aug 16

How Federal Funds for HIV Housing Are Now Getting Divided

Congress has revamped a federal program that provides housing assistance for people living with HIV so that areas with the highest rates of the virus will receive more money. According to Kaiser Health News, this means that larger cities like New York and Atlanta will lose a percentage of funding, while, for example, areas in the South—considered the epicenter of today’s ...
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Aug 4

HACLA Makes Plan to Open Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List, Board Approves Contract

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) recently announced the agency’s Board of Commissioners approved a contract to establish a new Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP) waiting list in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and the Housing Authority’s Section 8 Administrative Plan. The Board ...
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