Policy Insights
More than 80% of California’s 44 Continuums of Care Will Not Conduct a 2021 Point-in-Time Unsheltered Count Because of the Pandemic
Unsheltered 2021 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count data will not be available for State legislative, funding, policy and planning purposes unlike past count data All 44 California CoCs should be encouraged to conduct a 2022 PIT unsheltered count, even though HUD does not require PIT unsheltered counts during even number years, provided there are no longer any…
Read MoreState of California’s Plans to Integrate a Wide-Range of Homelessness Data Sources Should Include Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Records of Persons Who Died Homeless
Homelessness is much more than the absence of physical housing; it is a tension-filled, trauma-filled, and treacherous condition that too often results in injuries and fatalities. NOTE: Monday, December 21st, marks the 30th Annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Legislative Actions Regarding State’s Homeless Data Integration System (HDIS) The State of California’s plans to integrate data…
Read MoreHomelessness Continues to Significantly Increase in California According to January 2020 Homeless Counts
—Count results are pre-pandemic— —HUD likely to release official count results by end of year— In 2020, 22 of the 44 California Continuums of Care (CoCs) conducted an unsheltered and sheltered homeless count in January and publicly reported and/or shared their results with Urban Initiatives to be included in this report. The U.S. Department…
Read MoreRecent Homelessness Data Reveals California’s Significant Shift Concerning Types of Temporary and Permanent Housing Beds
What Happened Emergency Shelter Beds Increased by Nearly 100% Transitional Housing Beds Decreased by Nearly 50% Permanent Supportive Housing Beds Increased by More than 50% Rapid Re-housing Beds More Than Doubled What Is Happening An unprecedented amount of state funding is encouraging more shelter, rapid re-housing, and permanent supportive housing beds What Needs…
Read MoreThe Increasing Need for Trauma-informed Care Shelters
Merely Creating Conventional Shelters will Minimally Reduce the Number of Homeless Persons Who Are Languishing on the Streets It is time to realize that many homeless persons are not willing to live in large open spaces for long periods of time with many people they do not know and some that they may know but…
Read MoreBlack Women Dying Homeless in Los Angeles City and County
Black women are unequivocally overrepresented among women dying while homeless in the County and City of Los Angeles A Black woman-centered trauma-informed care approach needs to be fully considered for Black women who become homeless Click here for a pdf copy of the following report This report is based on publicly accessible data from the…
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