Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

Already voted by mail? Check the status of your ballot by visiting california.ballottrax.net/. For information and resources to help ensure that as many voices can be counted as possible, please visit lahsa.org/vote2020.

Access to clean clothes can make make a huge difference in life - from getting a job to having a positive school experience. The Laundry Truck La sets out to build awareness for personal care services and bring free mobile laundry services to our unhoused neighbors and those in need around Los Angeles. https://www.thelaundrytruckla.com/

In order to increase the effectiveness of our rehousing system, we will need more than 500,000 additional housing units like the ones being created through #ProjectHomekey. Increasing the supply of permanent housing through hotel and motel acquisition, and the rehabilitation of other buildings is a positive step forward, and we look forward to working with our partners as more units come online. https://bit.ly/3kg37Sw

TODAY is the last day to register to #vote online or by mail. LAHSA is committed to providing information and resources to assist #homeless services providers and Los Angeles County residents experiencing #homelessness to vote in this and future elections. For more information, please visit www.lahsa.org/vote2020

For more information, please call 3-1-1 for cooling centers within the city of Los Angeles and 2-1-1 for those within the county of Los Angeles. https://ready.lacounty.gov/heat/

LAHSA is currently looking to fill several vacancies. For more information on the duties and requirements of open positions, and to apply online, please visit www.lahsa.org/jobs.

Addressing #homelessness at the intersection of #mentalhealth ensures that people get the care they need and helps to break stereotypes. The staff and volunteers of Step Up on Second are incredibly dedicated to assisting people experiencing mental health issues and chronic homelessness with opportunities to recover with a sense of belonging and purpose.

Even while experiencing homelessness, you can still vote. For information and resources to help ensure that as many voices can be counted as possible, please visit lahsa.org/vote2020.

Over the last three years, our rehousing system's programs and providers made nearly 62,000 permanent housing placements. However, if we are going to succeed at ending homelessness, our housing creation partners need to build over 500,000 units of #affordablehousing.

Our latest blog, From Project Roomkey to Recovery Housing breaks down the process of transitioning clients from all 37 #ProjectRoomkey sites into housing through our COVID-19 Recovery Plan. With collaborative buy-in to LAHSA’s rehousing model for the homeless services system, we can make sure that all participants are inside for good. https://bit.ly/33ILRPG

Outreach is a core service that LAHSA provides as the leader of LA County's rehousing system. Outreach connects our clients to critical services like interim housing. Last year, we engaged 38,865 people through outreach, a 300% increase since the implementation of Measure H.

Join LAHSA Executive Director Heidi Marston and Wendy Greuel tomorrow for the L.A. County Women and Girls Initiative virtual town hall on Intimate Partner Violence and its impact on homelessness during the #COVID19 pandemic. To register, visit: http://lacounty.gov/wgi-meetings/

Mayor Eric Garcetti says #ProjectRoomkey has "been a runaway successes." As we transition to the #COVID19 Recovery Plan, our goal remains to place everyone from PRK into permanent housing. https://bit.ly/3jBDye4