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Hollywood Needs Volunteers For Annual Homeless Count
The effort is essential to understanding how large the homelessness crisis has become, and the count is required for federal funding.
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Hollywood needs volunteers for the 2020 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Thursday, January 23.
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority conducts the homeless count every January across Los Angeles County. The Hollywood deployment site will be at Hollywood City Hall, 6501 Fountain Ave.
The effort, known as the point-in-time count, is essential to understanding how large the homeless crisis has become and is required to be conducted by Continuum of Care providers to receive federal funding through the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is looking for volunteers to conduct Hollywood's homeless count. Those interested in volunteering can sign up here.
Homelessness in Los Angeles County increased by 12% from 2018 to 2019 to reach an estimated 58,936 people, based on the results of last year's count.
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City News Service contributed to this report.
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