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News of Venice, CA and Marina del Rey CA

Winter Shelters Opened Friday; Pickup Points Listed

Posted by :reta On : December 2, 2017
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Category: Holiday, Homeless, LA Homeless Services Authority, Shelters, Uncategorized

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The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) announces the opening of the 2017-2018 Winter Shelter Program. Below is  a list of shelter locations and transportation schedules.

Date: Dec. 1, 2017 – Feb. 28, 2018
Select shelters may operate until March 31. Please call shelters directly to verify.

Time: 5:00PM – 7:00AM (times may vary)

Winter Shelter Hotline: 1-800-548-6047 (Mon-Fri, 8 am to 5 pm, except Holidays)

Storage Restrictions: Only 1 small bag per client

Winter shelters provide shelter, warmth, food and comfort to homeless individuals during the cold and wet weather season. In addition to temporary emergency shelter, each program location provides access to supportive services and housing assistance. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority coordinates the Winter Shelter Program in partnership with the California National Guard, the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles.

About the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA): The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) is a joint powers authority of the City and County of Los Angeles, created in 1993 to address the problems of homelessness in Los Angeles County. LAHSA is the lead agency in the HUD-funded Los Angeles Continuum of Care, and coordinates and manages over $243 million annually in federal, state, county and city funds for programs providing shelter, housing and services to homeless people.

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“Declaration of Crisis” Means City Can Place Homeless Shelters Anywhere City Wants Other Than Residential

Posted by :reta On : April 8, 2017
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Category: Homeless, Uncategorized, Winter Shelter

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Saturday’s Los Angeles Times had article stating that Councilmen Mike Bonin and Jose Huizar want to extend the recently expired declaration of winter shelter crisis to the full year in order to keep shelters open year round rather than just the winter months.  This will go to the Homeless Committee before the full City Council.  

This year all shelters stayed open an additional month because of the rain.  This motion does not just open shelters year round but the “declaration of a crisis” would:

 1)  allow shelters to be opened as a matter of right on property owned or leased by the City in any zone (not residential) without regard to the number of beds or people served.

2) identify specific zones in commercial and industrial (not residential) areas where shelters could be opened by right on non-government land

The shelter that Venice uses is in SPA 5 called First to Serve  and is located at the West LA National Guard Armory, 1300 Federal Ave.   It has a capacity for 160 beds.  Note that the chart for this shelter shows it had  an average of 71 percent occupancy during the four months from December to end of March.  There were only seven days when shelter was operated over capacity.

This year all the shelters extended their closing time to 31 March because of the rain. Normally, the winter shelters in Los Angeles are open from 1 December to 1 March, 7 days a week from 5 pm to 7 am.  Shelters are strict about the hours. There are bus pickup points throughout Los Angeles for people to go to the shelters and people may walk in but they must abide by the hours listed.  Buses also return people to the pickup point.

Occupants are allowed to take a shower and have an evening meal and a snack in the morning as well as be given hygiene and self-care kits.  They are provided with TB screening/testing,  have access to case management, resource referral and connection to other services.

The chart below is taken the LAHSA public information regarding the winter shelters.  See https://public.tableau.com/views/2016-2017WSPOccupancyDashboard/WSPOccupancy?:embed=y&:loadOrderID=0&:display_count=yes for further definition.

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