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Recognizing Women Experiencing Homelessness: A Women’s History Month Spotlight on Downtown Women’s Center

Written by: Amy Turk, CEO, Downtown Women’s Center Homelessness experienced by women is made unique by their disproportionate experiences of gender-based violence including domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, human trafficking, and sexual assault, and is experienced both cisgender (those who […]

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Meet the Nonprofit Whose App Helps Homeless Angelenos Access Services

BY EMILY BEYDA L.A.-based novelist and the author of “The Body Double.” NOV. 5, 2021 5:09 AM PT Originally posted in the dot.LA There are a bevy of nonprofits in L.A. offering…

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15 parking spaces at Long Beach City College to be reserved for homeless students

BY COLLEEN SHALBY Staff Writer, LA Times NOV. 3, 2021 4:07 PM PT Originally posted in the LATimes Long Beach City College has launched a pilot program to designate safe, overnight parking…

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The WIN App-now in Spanish

We are excited to announce that the WIN What I Need mobile app is now available in Spanish! After English, Spanish is the next most spoken language in LA County…

California Roars Back: Governor Newsom Announces Historic $12 Billion Package to Confront the Homelessness Crisis

Governor Newsom’s $100 billion California Comeback Plan proposes largest increase for homeless housing in California history, creating over 46,000 new units and helping hundreds of thousands of homeless Californians Investments for…

L.A. Built a Tiny-House Village for Homeless Residents, and Some Aren’t So Sure About It

Alissa Walker Curbed April 27th, 2021 Like so many of the parks in Los Angeles County’s San Fernando Valley, Alexandria Park is little more than a sliver of grassy land along a…

Disruptions to the 2021 PiT Count: Working to Fill Data Gaps

Homeless services systems will be sorting through the impacts of the pandemic for some time to come. Disruptions to the 2021 Point-in-Time (PiT) Count are a part of the story:…

Congress Wants To Set Up One-Stop Shops To Help Ex-Inmates Stay Out Of Prison

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., a former prosecutor, is part of a group of lawmakers relaunching an effort to support newly released ex-prisoners.; Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Pool/Getty ImagesClaudia Grisales | NPR NPR…

California Statewide Study of Homelessness May Have Nationwide Implications

In early June, the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI), housed at the University of California San Francisco, released a groundbreaking report on the characteristics and causes of homelessness in California. The report, which was principally authored by Dr. Margot […]

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Sacramento barred from clearing homeless camps until at least Sept. 1 due to heat, judge rules

Under the order, first issued Aug. 3 as the result of a Sacramento Homeless Union lawsuit, the city can still enforce its ordinance that bans camps from fully blocking sidewalks.

Sacramento barred from clearing homeless camps until at least Sept. 1 due to heat, judge rules

Under the order, first issued Aug. 3 as the result of a Sacramento Homeless Union lawsuit, the city can still enforce its ordinance that bans camps from fully blocking sidewalks.

Sacramento County opens tiny homes for homeless. Here’s what the temporary shelter offers

Supervisor Patrick Kennedy said an ordinance prevents encampments within 1000 feet of the site.

Long Overdue: Visibility for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Experiencing Homelessness

The only Indigenous people on these islands – Kānaka Maoli of Hawaii, and Taotao Håya (Chamorro), Refaluwasch, and Tagata Samoa of U.S. Territories in the Pacific (which span Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa) – […]

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Long Overdue: Visibility for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Experiencing Homelessness

The only Indigenous people on these islands – Kānaka Maoli of Hawaii, and Taotao Håya (Chamorro), Refaluwasch, and Tagata Samoa of U.S. Territories in the Pacific (which span Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa) – […]

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Elk Grove defends city’s homeless response in answer to Sacramento County grand jury report

In an otherwise scathing report, grand jurors said Elk Grove has “enviable” resources to address unhoused populations.

Elk Grove defends city’s homeless response in answer to Sacramento County grand jury report

In an otherwise scathing report, grand jurors said Elk Grove has “enviable” resources to address unhoused populations.

No clear path as Sacramento’s homelessness crisis fuels rift between city and DA

One year after Sacramento passed ordinance barring homeless camps from blocking sidewalks, police have not issued single ticket.

DA blasts Sacramento leaders for failing to enforce ban on homeless blocking sidewalks

Police are “simply not issuing citations” for homeless camps blocking sidewalks or camping illegally, city attorney told Thien Ho.