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OCLA/LA Works WIN Database Project Leads train weekly volunteers to update the 2,200+ programs in the WIN app. Meet our WIN/ L.A. Works leadership team!
Read MoreAddressing homelessness is crucial in LA’s mayoral race but hopefuls disagree on how to do it
In the L.A. mayoral race, the top candidates agree homelessness is the No. 1 issue. They disagree on who should control the purse strings.
Read MoreWe’ve Been Homeless For 2 Years. Here’s How The Same Thing Could Happen To Many Of You.
My husband “tries not to let it get to him, and I can tell he’s working hard to keep up appearances in front of me and the few friends who still speak to us.”
Read MorePartnerships Can Increase Reach of ERA to Highly Vulnerable Households
The Department of Treasury announced in March that $30 billion of the $46.5 billion in ERA funds available has been expended to date. Of these expenditures 4.7 million payments have been made with most of the funds assisting households with […]
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Read MoreRecognizing 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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Read MoreWhere the Build Back Better Bill Stands for Housing Funds
The bill that passed the House includes $170 billion for housing – enough for 300,000 new Housing Choice Vouchers, as well as funding for new housing development and preservation of public housing units. The Senate version being discussed includes these […]
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Read MoreMeet 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 services to help the local homeless population. But too often, the folks who most need those resources have trouble accessing them. Our Community L.A., a…
Read More15 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 for students living in their cars, a move designed to offer those who are most vulnerable some semblance of emergency aid. From 10 p.m. until…
Read MoreThe 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 and OCLA is committed to breaking information barriers for this important community of residents. To obtain WIN Spanish, simply download the WIN What I Need…
Read MoreCalifornia 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 new programs to clean California’s streets Governor’s plan will end family homelessness within five years SACRAMENTO— Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled the second challenge his…
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