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40 Prado Homeless Shelter

The new Homeless Services Center at 40 Prado consists of a single-story building of approximately 20,000 sf, which provides comprehensive support services ...

40 Prado Homeless Shelter

Unzipped: An Autopsy of American Inequality

UNZIPPED: An Autopsy of American Inequality is a searing exposé of the growing affordable housing crisis in America. This intimate ...

Unzipped: An Autopsy of American Inequality

Migrants and End of Covid Restrictions Fuel Jump in Homelessness (NY Times)

Liberal Berkeley’s Toughened Stance on Homeless Camps Is a Bellwether (NY Times)

Resources

Reports on Homelessness

1. LAHSA Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count (2023)

2.Toward a New Understanding: The California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (2023)

3. National Alliance to End Homelessness: State of Homelessness Report (2023)

4. Homelessness in Los Angeles: A unique crisis demanding new solutions (2023)

5. Reassessing the Homeless Initiative Strategies: A New Framework to End Homelessness in Los Angeles County (2022)

6. LAHSA Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count (2022)

7. Annual Homelessness Assessment Report to Congress (2022)

8. The 2022-2023 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan (2022)

9. County of Los Angeles Homelessness Initiative: Sixth Annual Affordable Housing Report (2022)

10. California Interagency Council on Homelessness: Action Plan

11. Homelessness Policy Research Institute: American Indian and Alaska Native Homelessness (2021)

12. LA County Public Health: Recent Trends in Mortality Rates and Causes of Death Among People Experiencing Homelessness in Los Angeles County (2021)

13. Committee for Greater LA: No Going Back: Policies for an Equitable and Inclusive Los Angeles (2020)

14. United Way: Impact Report (2020)

15. Los Angeles County Homelessness and Housing Map (2020)

16. State of Crisis: Dismantling Student Homelessness in California (2020)

17. LAHSA Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count (2020)

18. LAHSA Covid-19 Recovery Plan Report (2020)

19. Homelessness Policy Research Institute: Latinx Homelessness in Los Angeles (2020)

20. LAHSA on Black Homelessness in Los Angeles (2018)