Bring LA Home! The Campaign to End Homelessness
BRINGLAHOME book
This plan to end homelessness provides an overview of the problem in LA along with strategies to prevent and end homelessness in 10 years. The report examines: the nature of homelessness in LA (numbers of homeless persons, who is homeless by area, and age, percentage of homeless persons in families, persons with substance abuse problems/chronically homeless, veterans, sheltered, costs of addressing the problem) strategies in preventing and ending homelessness (housing, improving continuum of services, increase income/economic stability, strengthening cooperation with justice systems, examining regional issues/specific populations), and more.
SELECTED RESOURCES
* There are 88,000 persons homeless every night in LA County.
* To house a person in supportive housing in LA costs $30.10 per day per person, compared to $37.50, shelter; $63.69, jail; $84.74, prison; $607, mental hospital; and $1,474.05, hospital.
* The estimated cost to end homelessness in LA in 10 years ranges from $2.7 billion to $12 billion.
* There are 7,064 homeless seniors (over age 55) in LA every night.
* 44% of homeless persons surveyed do not receive government cash assistance.
* Creation of 50,000 housing units over 10 years is needed to address the shortfall of affordable housing in LA.
This listing comes courtesy of the Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty
