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HA - Authorization to Solicit Volunteers Enumerators and Donations of Refreshments for the 2016 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count
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Contact Person/Dept: Tevis Barnes/Community Development Department/Housing Division
Phone Number: (310) 253-5782
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Commission Name:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (12/10/15)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Director of Community Development (12/03/15)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Culver City Housing Authority Board (CCHA) authorize the Committee on Homelessness to work in conjunction with staff to solicit volunteer enumerators and donation of refreshments for the 2016 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count (2016 Count).
BACKGROUND:
Every 2 years, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) conducts a census of the homeless to better understand what homelessness looks like throughout Los Angeles City and County. This process incorporates a street count, shelter/institution count, and homeless demographic survey. The street count is a point-in-time census that is conducted in late January between the hours of 8pm and 2am. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines homelessness as not having a regular fixed nighttime residence or sleeping in places not meant for human habitation. The count enables LAHSA and local governments to account for the number of homeless individuals within its jurisdiction and understand the scope of homelessness. Information from the count is essential in assisting jurisdictions in requests for funding.
Because of growing homeless populations throughout the ...
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