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LA County Winter Shelters Opens Ahead of Winter Weather

The majority of the 2021-2022 winter shelters have begun operations across Los Angeles County. The Winter Shelter Program provides a warm...

Should LA fight homelessness via long-term housing developments or short-term shelters?

Listen to the Podcast: https://kcrw.co/3Ihtfsx Homelessness is one of LA’s most divisive issues, and politicians are fighting over what...

California needs a new approach on homelessness

Californians make up 12 percent of the nation’s population but account for 27 percent of the country’s homeless, Housing First, is...

A plan to give homeless people the right to housing roils Sacramento - Los Angeles TimesBenjamin Or

For years, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg has spoken out about the need for more housing and shelter for homeless people in his...

Veterans Row' homeless settle into new VA tent city digs, but problems persist

November 18, 2021 10:13 AM By Tori Richards Two dozen homeless veterans who moved from a sidewalk to the adjoining property of the West...

Andy Bales could shake up L.A. homeless advocacy establishment

Bales faults the permanent housing strategy for allowing what he views as chaotic conditions when residents in those homes continue to...

CLEANUP BEGINS AT HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS IN WESTCHESTER PARK

Crews are bagging up trash. Tent frames are being collapsed. Friday marked the cleanup day at Westchester Park. It’s something many who...

We’re putting some FUN in FUNDRAISING!

The beautiful Shade Hotel has graciously agreed to help us fundraise for MBSAFE by giving back 15% of all food and drink receipts when...

WHY HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS ARE GROWING OUT OF CONTROL IN CALIFORNIA

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Count in Your Community

Looking for 2022 Homeless Count Volunteers After a hiatus in 2021 the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is once again on Jan 26th 2022....

Concerned about homelessness?

Wondering how to get outreach help for people in need? An online tool puts the power of help at your fingertips. Find out how you can be...

L.A. changed approach to homelessness. Is it about politics?

The city of Los Angeles has undertaken a major shift in its approach to homelessness, one that puts a priority on clearing unsightly...

'Veterans Row' in front of Westwood VA Cleared

The Veterans Row encampment in West Los Angeles, with its tents draped with American flags, along San Vincente, included about 50 tents....

The End Game for Chess Park in Santa Monica

https://www.smdp.com/chess-park-to-become-chess-less-due-to-crime-and-homelessness/209858

Eliminating homelessness, one shared home at a time

Introduction: Shared housing offers one solution to the homeless crisis. Some of the benefits of shared housing are: Increased access to...

PATH: People Assisting the Homeless

Trio charged with grand theft, embezzlement after allegedly stealing public funds meant to help homeless in L.A. Three people have been...

‘I Don’t Know That I Would Even Call It Meth Anymore’

Different chemically than it was a decade ago, the drug is creating a wave of severe mental illness and worsening America’s homelessness...

Long Beach exploring ‘sanctioned encampments’ to address homelessness

Long Beach homeless services officials are in the beginning stages of studying the possibility of having a sanctioned homeless...

Squalor By the Seaside

Homelessness and RV fires have overrun Venice Beach, California. Rarely acknowledged is the environmental degradation RVs inflict on this...

A Pending Homeless State of Emergency?The Perspective of a Comprehensive Service Provide

The July 26, 2021 PPTFH community webinar addressed important issues arising out of the escalating state of homelessness in Los Angeles....

Meet Ramone - Our beach cities homeless coordinator from Harbor Interfaith

On September 27, 2021 MBSafe held a community meeting introducing Ramone Rendon, the Harbor Interfaith Beach Cities Coordinator for...

Compassionate Enforcement

Cities must balance public services with public order to reduce homelessness. Fifteen years ago, West Coast cities were confident that...

Appeals court vacates order to house L.A. skid row homeless

A federal appeals court on Thursday unanimously overturned a judge’s decision that would have required Los Angeles to offer some form of...

L.A. Sheriff Predicts New Homeless Surge When Eviction Curb Ends

Los Angeles County, already at the epicenter of America’s homeless crisis, could see its unhoused population nearly double after ...

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