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LA on Cloud9 values the importance of compassion, respect, and empathy, and we practice those principles in our every day lives as we fulfill the mission of our great organization. We are dedicated to teaching these same principles to our youth, in order to help create a society of future leaders that will help, not hurt, others, whether it be humans or animals. Every day in Los Angeles animals are beaten, neglected, or forced to struggle for survival. Left in unsanitary conditions with no food or water, they have little hope as they live out their days without the compassion they deserve. Some are found and rescued, given the chance to experience how great life and humans can be; others aren't so lucky. L.A. on Cloud9 volunteers have experience heartbreaking rescues that involved Animal Cruelty, we use those experiences into teach our youth and raise awareness on Animal Cruelty and homelessness. LA on Cloud9 visits various homeless communities throughout the week, distributing the donated items we receive, from dog/cat food to hygiene bags, coking gear, socks, shoes, clothes, underwear, jackets, tents, sleeping bags, tarps and more! We make a difference in the lives of our homeless community, one person at a time. Thanks to your donations and continued support! #LAonCloud9 #LAC9 #LCplTeenProject #HelpingTheHomeless #Teens #YouthProgram #YouthMentor #HaveCompassion #Homelesness #HomelessServices. (at South Central LA)

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The Surprising Power of Grassroots Activism

Randy Shaw: Many assumed that activism around local issues would diminish as attention shifted to Trump. But this has not much happened.

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An upcoming survey is helping determine the needs of homeless individuals.

On January 22, those without a home are being counted for the Point-in-Time survey.

It will be conducted by the Prince William County Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Prince William Area Continuum of Care (CoC), according to a release from Prince William County.

Required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the survey shows the local homeless community’s scope.

“It’s basically to get a snapshot of the homeless needs in the community. It is not all encompassing, but it gives some sense of what’s going on and the resources needed,” DSS Homeless Services Division Chief Tony Turnage said in a release. “It asks a series of questions to give us an idea of who we’re serving.” 

Officials are seeking volunteers 18 years old and older who can gather data between 6 p.m. and midnight.

They are mainly going to count people who aren’t living in shelters.

“We really want to get a good sense of how many persons who are homeless who are living on the streets,”  Turnage explained. “If the goal is to end homelessness for every homeless person in the Prince William area, we can’t know what our target is if we don’t know the numbers.” 

Anyone interested in participating must attend a training that’s running on Saturday.

The training is being offered from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at two sites — the Bill Mehr Drop-in Center, 14716 Potomac Mills Road in Woodbridge and the Northern Virginia SERVE campus, 10056 Dean Drive in Manassas.

Volunteers must register for the Point-In-Time count on eventbrite.

If there is severe weather, the survey will be rescheduled to January 23.

Those who would like additional information may email the DSS Homeless Service Team at homelessservices@pwcgov.org. 

Individuals who don’t have a home and anyone at risk of becoming homeless can call 703-792-3366.

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Prevention of Homelessness

by Erik Dimas and Roman Aragon

Homelessness is a problem that every city in addresses. Though the majority of the population have housing, there are still thousands of people that do not even have a place to stay the night. The negative effects homelessness casts upon society are numerous, be it physically or psychologically. However, there are programs that try to help bring people who are homeless back into employment to ensure a more comfortable and normal life. These programs are numerous, but there are not many programs that strive to prevent homelessness in the first place. Preventing people from becoming homeless will significantly decrease the rate at which the homeless population grows. Once the rate at which the homeless population grows becomes minimal, the programs designed to bring the homeless back into society will run more efficiently and effectively decrease the overall population of the homeless. By preventing people from becoming homeless, the long-term effects are numerous and positive to society as a whole.

    There are many causes that can eventually lead people into becoming homeless. The most compelling and somewhat hidden cause is unaffordable housing. According to the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count conducted by LAHSA, since the year 2000, the median rent in Los Angeles County has increased 32% while the median renter household income has decreased 3%. This means that renters have to pay more to live while their income decreases overtime. If renters cannot afford the ever growing housing crisis, they can be evicted by their landlord and become homeless. The Los Angeles Times posted an article that further supports how increased rents lead to homelessness. The Los Angeles Times writer, Gale Holland, states, “Soaring rents pushed thousands into homelessness for the first time, and skyrocketing costs and red tape cast the region’s goal of building 10,000 units of homeless and affordable housing in a decade in doubt.” Not only has the rent increased, but now 10,000 units of potential housing that were planned to be built in a decade have been delayed. This means that everyday citizens can be suddenly homeless if their income abruptly ends. By making the rent into an affordable amount that is closely regulated, the thousands that Holland mentioned who became homeless could have been prevented. A Los Angeles Times article by Doug Smith talks about one approach the L.A. County did to prevent homelessness. Smith writes, “Those deemed eligible for prevention funds could receive cash assistance to pay for rent, security deposits or moving expenses. They could also receive other forms of help, such as legal aid.” Providing financial assistance may seem as a good way to prevent homelessness, but it is only a short-term solution to a problem that has been recurring throughout history. What if someone is not eligible for prevention funds and still needs the assistance? Will they become homeless because they were not eligible? The answer is yes. Assistance may help a few, but there will be many who are not eligible to the funds. Rather than using prevention funds to pay for rent, make the rent affordable so no assistance is required. LAHSA, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, has a homeless prevention program.

Being homeless is something that no one can expect in their life. The prevention of being homeless is something everyone wants to avoid so they wouldn't end up on the streets. There are many opportunities offered by the city and government to help the prevention of homelessness. Families who are close to being homeless can seek help from CalWORKs. CalWORKs stands for California work opportunity and responsibility to kids program. CalWORKs offers temporary and permanent housing assistance. Temporary housing assistance offers temporary homeless shelters for families who are looking for permanent housing. The shelter is provided for 16 calendar days and each family may receive $85 per day and would increase $15 for each child they have. The most they can receive is $145, but this all come with qualifying for temporary housing assistance. Permanent housing helps homeless families secure a payment or help them provide for two months when they get a rent pay notice or quit notice. The wonders of permanent housing assistance is that they cover the security deposits and they also cover the cost of utilities. They don't cover the first month’s rent and overdue utility bills. All this comes with the family qualifying for CalWORKs. These benefits are available once every twelve months and they are some exceptions that can accommodate families.

Another way that the government helps with affordable housing and shelter is the 211 La county website. They offer shelter for single individuals, runaway youths, domestic violence victims, people with disabilities, and for pregnant women. It's a neat page that is easy to use for the people who want to prevent homelessness. This website also offers rental assistance, mortgage assistance, and affordable housing to prevent homeless in Los Angeles. Another Great source for the prevention of homelessness is the HUD website. HUD stands for Housing and Urban development that helps with the needs of homeless people. They offer privately owned subsidized housing which helps apartment owners offer reduced rents to low-income tenants. They also offer public housing for low-income housing, the elderly, and people with disabilities. These all have links to each bolded title with the information they need to contact those sources and find somewhere to stay for the night or for the rest of their lives. They also offer housing choice voucher program (section 8) that if you find your own place the family can use a voucher to be able to pay for all of it or part of it. This all comes if they find affordable housing in which the government can help them pay for.

The overall idea we wanted to portray is the prevention of homelessness. The way to prevent homelessness is to provide affordable housing for the ones in need. There are certain expectations that the homeless people have to pass to be able to get into an affordable housing. Eliminating homelessness will take affordable housing and endless help from the government to make skid row disappear. What is keeping homelessness still intact is the drug addictions, neglecting shelters, and not receiving funds or permission from the government to create more affordable housing.

Bibliography

Burt, M., Pearson, C., & Montgomery, E. (2009). “Strategies For Preventing Homelessness.” Urban Institute, 8-30.

https://www.urban.org/research/publication/strategies-preventing-homelessness/view/full_report

Explore the City of Los Angeles Amended HHH Terms and Regulations 10-18-18: https://hcidla.lacity.org/prop-hhh-terms-regulations

Holland, G. (2018, December 28). Los Angeles spends big to end homelessness, but the crisis drags on. Retrieved from http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-na-yir-homeless-yearend-20181228-story.html

Homeless Assistance(HA) Program Fact Sheet. (n.d). Retrieved from http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dpss/1009938_HomelessAssistanceFactSheet(12-15-16)FINAL.pdf

Homelessness Prevention Program. (n.d). Retrieved from http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/sapc/Event/HomelessServices/050318/HomelessPreventionProgramandContacts.pdf

HUD Affordable Housing. (n.d). Retrieved from https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/comm_planning/homeless

LAHSA. 2018. “Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count: 2018 Results” Multimedia

Link, Bruce, Jo Phelan, et al. 1996. “Public Attitudes and Beliefs About Homeless People” in Homelessness in America ed. Jim Baumohl, Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.

Multimedia (2015). Preventing Homelessness: The Best Return on Investment  [video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T9saq8hBcU [Accessed 22 Jan. 2019].

Preventing Homelessness. (n.d). Retrieved from https://www.homelesshub.ca/about-homelessness/homelessness-101/preventing-homelessness

Smith, Doug. (2017, May 03). L.A. Country considers another path on homelessness:prevention. Retrieved from https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-homeless-prevention-20170503-story.html

211 LA County. (n.d). Retrieved from https://www.211la.org/housing

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Bender, K., Thompson, S., McManus, H., Lantry, J., & Flynn, P. (2007). Capacity for Survival: Exploring Strengths of Homeless Street Youth. Child and Youth Care Forum,36(1), 25-42. doi:10.1007/s10566-006-9029-4

Coalition for the Homeless. (2003). War and Homelessness: How American Wars Create Homelessness Among United States Armed Forces Veterans (Issue brief). New York, NY. Retrieved from http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Briefing-War_and_Homelessness-03-2003.pdf

Levine, A. (2009). VA's bold goal: Eradicate homelessness among veterans in 5 years. CNN. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/shinseki.homeless.veterans/index.html

National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. (n.d.). Background & Statistics. Retrieved from http://nchv.org/index.php/news/media/background_and_statistics/#demo

National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. (2012). Stand Down Guide. Retrieved from http://www.nchv.org/images/uploads/Stand Down Guide.pdf

DePastino, T. (2007). Homeless War Veterans Span U.S. History [Interview by M. Norris]. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16227380

San Antonio Department of Human Services. (n.d.). Homeless Assistance Services. Retrieved from https://www.sanantonio.gov/humanservices/HomelessServices

San Antonio Department of Human Services. (2015). Mayors Challenge to End Veterans Homelessness. Retrieved from https://www.sanantonio.gov/humanservices/HomelessServices/Veterans

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2017a). HUD 2017 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs Homeless Populations and Subpopulations: Full Summary Report (All States, Territories, Puerto Rico and District of Columbia) (Rep.). Retrieved from https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/reportmanagement/published/CoC_PopSub_NatlTerrDC_2017.pdf.

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2017b). HUD 2017 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs Homeless Populations and Subpopulations: Texas (Rep.). Retrieved from https://www.hudexchange.info/resource/reportmanagement/published/CoC_PopSub_State_TX_2017.pdf.

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2018). HUD Point in Time Report: Texas (Rep.). Retrieved from https://www.thn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Combined-TX-BoS-CoC.pdf.

United States Department of Veteran Affairs. (2012). Veterans Employment Toolkit Handout: Why Veterans Make Good Employees [Pamphlet]. Retrieved from https://www.va.gov/vetsinworkplace/docs/em_goodemployees.html

Wivagg, J., Martinez-Ramos, G., & Pierson, C. (2016). 2016 Military City USA Needs Assessment (Rep.). Retrieved http://mvcc-sa.org/images/upload/2016 MVCC Needs Assessment.pdf

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Inayah bough the Birianis in today as she made her debut. Within five minutes our princess was right in the swing of it and serving like a seasoned veterano. Give the kids a chance and watch them shine 🔆 #kindcounter #doodbank #communitykitchen #homeless #homelessservices #himelessoutreach #homelessness #homelesslondon #foodpoverty #enegycrisis #hardupbritain #poverty #thewanderinglondoner (at Stratford, Newham, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmR9alnN-TJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#Repost @nnyjcoalition (@get_repost) ・・・ Hey Dow @kcexec, how will you fund the jail? Since the ruling finding that the county had been unlawfully collecting property taxes for the proposed youth jail, the funding is in jeopardy. You planning on cutting that $210 million from #affordablehousing #childcare #incomeassistance #homelessservices? We don’t need a new jail. #nonewyouthjail #peoplesmoratorium

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#NewYork #CodeBlue #winter #weather #homeless #homelessshelter #homelessservices More info: https://www.google.com/amp/newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/01/04/what-is-code-blue-warning/amp/

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How to get help

           Proper dissemination of information regarding the available help services should be implemented in order to ensure a timely and reliable rescue to those people experiencing homelessness. It can be done through the use of various materials such as internet and social media, newspaper, television and radio advertisement, or even through pamphlets in order to ensure that information is delivered to the public. Through this approach, individuals who are not able to access the internet can still be aware of the various services that is available for them.

           An interesting website that I found on the internet allows an individual to know varying support services to contact depending on their specific needs. They can either call the 3-digit number to ask for assistance or they can access the hotline number through the link provided on the webpage.

            On the other hand, East York East Toronto Family Resources released a housing help glossary that contain various help and support services for people with housing needs (East York East Toronto Family Resources Organization, 2012) Contents are categorized according to the specific needs of an individual and provides basic information on the different services that the organizations have to offer. This document will ensure accessibility of the services and appropriate referrals of the individuals and families to the organizations that will be able to help them meet their needs.

Reference

East York East Toronto Family Resources Organization (2012). The housing help glossary. Retrieved from http://www.housingworkers.ca/RENTresources/docs/The%20Housing%20Help%20Glossary.pdf

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#StreetTeamSoldiers #LAonCloud9 #Cloud9ers out on the streets of South Central L.A. helping people and animals experiencing homelessness with food, water, basic necessities and most importantly; providing support and understanding to guide them in the right direction for resources, substance abuse and mental health. #Outreach #Homelessness #HomelessServices #CaseManager

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The Surprising Power of Grassroots Activism https://t.co/OoNI0T043x #Homelessservices #Localactivism #Trumpelection https://t.co/x7Rp9xvdI7

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#StreetTeamSoldiers #LAonCloud9 #Cloud9ers out on the streets of South Central L.A. helping people and animals experiencing homelessness with food, water, basic necessities and most importantly; providing support and understanding to guide them in the right direction for resources, substance abuse and mental health. #Outreach #Homelessness #HomelessServices #CaseManager