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2019 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count Presentation
2019 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count Presentation
Homeless Count
2019 Results
June 4, 2019
BEHIND
THESE
NUMBERS...
are our neighbors
THAT'S why we count.
Thank you to the thousands
of volunteers, partners, and
community service providers who
make the Homeless Count
possible, and who have helped our
homeless services system reach
more people than ever before.
Street
Count
• Federally mandated PIT
Count
• HUD approved
Shelter
Count methodology
• USC Statistical &
Point-in-Time
Demographic Consultant
Count
Youth
Count
Demographic
Count
P e r c e nt C h a n g e fo r C A
T he a f f or da b le ho using c r isis is C o n tin u u m s o f C a r e
b e tw e e n 2 0 1 7 a n d 2 0 1 9
d r iving a r e g io na l inc r e a se in Ho m e le s s C o u n ts
ho m e le ssne ss 100%
75% - 99%
50% - 74%
• Rising homelessness is a statewide 25% - 49%
challenge 1% - 24%
0 % - D e c r e ase
• The simple average increase among
reporting areas statewide is +35% No d a ta
*Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, “The State of the Nation’s Housing” 2018
People
experiencing
CITY OF LOS
ANGELES 58,936
16% Increase
homelessness
at point-in-
time count 36,300
COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES
12% Increa se
The LA CoC total number was 56,257 a 12% increase from 2018. The LA CoC
is Los Angeles County excluding Glendale, Pasadena, & Long Beach CoCs.
W e ho use d m o r e p e o p le t ha n e ve r, y e t o ur ho using
a f f o r da bilit y c r isis d r o ve a ne t r ise in ho m e le ssne ss
721,000
S ev erely rent- b u r d en e d LA househ o l d s
5 , 6 4 3 p e o p l e p r e v e n t e d f r o m e n t e r i n g h o me l e s s n e s s
54,882
Estim ate d
inflow ov e r 2018
52,765
2018 Point- 58,936
in-tim e 2019 Point-
count in-tim e
count
21,631 27,080
Supportive
24%
Housing
(5,158)
Housing
placements Other
increased 23% 42% Permanent
from last year and (9,215) Housing
more than
doubled since
2014
Housing Placements LA County 2014 - 2018
However, economic factors are driving
increases in homelessness
PREVENTION 1,346
5,643
PREVENTION
OUTREACH
+ 11,747* 34,110*
ENGAGEMENT
PERMANENT 21,631
HOUSING PLACEMENTS 11,904
*LA CoC excludes Glendale, Pasadena, and Long Beach CoCs; Permanent Housing
Placements and Prevention include all 4 CoCs in LA County
Thousands of new supportive and affordable
housing units are being built
• 72% of Prop HHH funds are already committed to build 5,303 units
Through the County and City of Los Angeles’s investments:
• Approximately 1,400 units scheduled to open in fiscal year
2019-20
• 10,000+ units in the pipeline (committed and 2019 projected
funding)
Insights from the
2019 Count Results
Homelessness remains visible on our streets
Key Facts:
• Outreach staff
increased to over
800 people with
expertise in
44,214 physical, mental
health and
(75%) Unsheltered substance use
Countywide disorder
• Countywide
outreach
coordination
14,722 • Intensive field-
based service
(25%) Sheltered
expansion for those
Countywide
with serious mental
illness
• Safe Parking
program
implementation
More people are being housed through Interim
Housing
Key Facts
• Homelessness prevention
funding expansion for
families
• Interim housing for families
increased – more family
members are sheltered.
• Rapid re-housing expansion
• Diversion/problem-solving
specialists in each SPA
People experiencing chronic homelessness
increased 17%
Chronically Homeless Persons
KEY FACTS:
40%
First time homeless
(before 2018) About a quarter of unsheltered adults lost
their housing in 2018 and are experiencing
homelessness for the first time*
KEY FACTS:
• New housing programs
and system investments 5% 89% 54.8%
are female
for survivors of people report are adults
• Confidential processes
for matching to housing
experiencing homelessness
because they are fleeing
(individuals and adult-
headed families)
43.1%
are male
was developed domestic/intimate partner
• Emergency Transfer Plan
violence
2.1%
are transgender
process for survivors
created
• 177 new rapid re-housing
slots created
• Countywide system
coordination increased
KEY FACTS:
• Intensive case management services provided to over 900 people with severe mental illness
• Expanded interdisciplinary outreach through Department of Mental Health
• 5 new Mental Health Urgent Care and Sobering Centers on Skid Row
Total Homeless Population by Race and Total Homeless Population by
Ethnicity Los Angeles CoC* Gender Los Angeles CoC* KEY FACTS:
• Black people in LA
Gender Non- continue to be 4 times
Conforming Transgender 2%
more likely to experience
0.4% homelessness
• Ad Hoc Committee On
Black People
Female 31% Experiencing
Homelessness –
Male 67%
continued
implementation of 67
recommendations
• 200 new interim housing
beds for women
*LA CoC excludes Glendale, Pasadena, and Long Beach CoCs • Ad Hoc Committee On
** LA County prevalence from US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Women and
Homelessness –
continued
implementation of 53
Demographic summary by recommendations
SPA 2 includes Glendale, SPA 3 includes Pasadena, and SPA 8 includes Long
Beach
Count Results by Supervisorial District
Supervisorial District
2018 2019 % Change
(SD)
State
&
Local Limit Rental Increases
Community
2. Advocate for expanded state and federal funding for affordable housing and homeless
services at https://www.lahsa.org/policy/legislative-affairs
4. Volunteer for the 2020 Street Count on January 21, 22, and 23
at https://www.theycountwillyou.org/