County Homeless Initiative
Building a Community Voice to End
Homelessness – Homeless Summit
2015
November 19, 2015
Michael D. Castillo
Homeless Initiative
County of Los Angeles
County Homeless Initiative
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Launched on Aug. 17, 2015
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Goal: Develop a comprehensive set of
recommended County strategies to combat
homelessness and identify potential city strategies
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Inclusive planning process: 24 County depts., 26
participating cities, and over 80 community
organizations
County Homeless Initiative
Planning Timeline
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Oct. 1 – 29: Initial policy summits on key policy areas
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Oct. 29 – Dec. 3: Second round of policy summits
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Jan. 2016: Public Meeting/community input on draft
recommendations
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Feb. 2016: Final recommendations for Board of
Supervisors’ consideration
Policy Summit Focus Areas
 Employment
 Land
use
 SSI/Veterans
Benefits Advocacy
 Homelessness
Prevention
 Affordable Care Act
Opportunities
–
Street Homelessness &
Encampments
 Coordination of Services
and “No Wrong Door”
 Discharges into
Homelessness
 Subsidized Housing
 Outreach/Engagement
ICA Members Participating in Policy Summits
(as of 10/30/15)
 City
All 88
cities
invited
of Alhambra
 City of Arcadia
 City of Baldwin Park
 City of Bell Gardens
 City of Beverly Hills
 City of Covina
 City of El Segundo
 City of Glendale
 City of Glendora
 City of Hawthorne
 City of Hermosa
Beach
 City
of Inglewood
 City of Long Beach
 City of Los Angeles
 City of Pomona
 City of San Gabriel
 City of Santa Clarita
 City of Santa Fe
Springs
 City of Santa Monica
 City of Whittier
Next Steps to Consider
 Extraordinary
opportunities - Seize the moment!
 All cities are invited to participate in the policy
summits. Summit registration:
http://priorities.lacounty.gov/homeless-initiativemeetings/
 Consider
adoption of local strategies to combat
homelessness, drawing on the outcomes of the
County Homeless Initiative
 Collaborate with the County around
implementation of County strategies following
Board of Supervisors’ action in February 2016
Office of Homeless Initiative
Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 West Temple Street, Room 493
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 974 - 2326
[email protected]
FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION VISIT US AT:
http://priorities.lacounty.gov/homeless