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Homeless and Housing Program
Homeless and Housing Program Budget Summary
HOMELESS AND HOUSING PROGRAM BUDGET SUMMARY
Mission Statement
The Homeless and Housing Program (HHP) was designed to
prevent and reduce homelessness in Los Angeles County by
using a regional and multi-dimensional approach to increase
housing and supportive services for individuals, families, and
youth. The HHP continues to implement specific programs in
partnership with County departments, the Los Angeles
Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), Community
Development Commission, various cities, and non-profit
partners. The Program focuses on preventing and reducing
homelessness through the following six strategies: housing
assistance to maintain permanent housing; discharge planning
at hospitals and jails; community capacity building with local
housing developers and service providers; regional planning to
develop housing resources and service networks; supportive
services integration and linkages to housing; and innovative
programs for the most vulnerable chronically homeless.
2011-12 Budget Message
The 2011-12 Recommended Budget reflects a net County cost
decrease of $16.3 million in one-time funding used for the
provision of homeless and housing program services which
include the Jail “In-Reach” Case Management program; the
Moving Assistance/Rental Subsidies for Transitional Age Youth
Exiting Dependency and Probation Systems; and the Respite
Center for Homeless Families. Some of these programs were
provided by County departments and others by contract
agencies. The budget also provides $41.4 million in one-time
and ongoing funding to continue homeless assistance
HOMELESS AND HOUSING PROGRAM
Budget Summaries
FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11 FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12 FY 2011-12 CHANGE FROM
CLASSIFICATION ACTUAL ESTIMATED BUDGET REQUESTED RECOMMENDED BUDGET
FINANCING USES
SERVICES & SUPPLIES $ 19,232,421.58 $ 38,480,000 $ 57,699,000 $ 41,372,000 $ 41,372,000 $ (16,327,000)
GROSS TOTAL $ 19,232,421.58 $ 38,480,000 $ 57,699,000 $ 41,372,000 $ 41,372,000 $ (16,327,000)
NET TOTAL $ 19,232,421.58 $ 38,480,000 $ 57,699,000 $ 41,372,000 $ 41,372,000 $ (16,327,000)
REVENUE 160,000.00 0 0 0 0 0
NET COUNTY COST $ 19,072,421.58 $ 38,480,000 $ 57,699,000 $ 41,372,000 $ 41,372,000 $ (16,327,000)
FUND FUNCTION ACTIVITY
GENERAL FUND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OTHER ASSISTANCE
programs including the prototype court program for
defendants who are homeless and have co-occurring illnesses
(mental health and substance abuse); rental subsidies; moving
assistance; supportive services for homeless families,
individual, and veterans. The budget also includes ongoing
funding to pay for County Counsel legal services for the
Homeless Prevention Initiative (HPI) program.
Critical/Strategic Planning Initiatives
The HHP has successfully implemented 30 programs and
served nearly 50,500 individuals, 21,900 families, and 1,223
transition-age youth. The HHP funding has:
■ Placed 14,377 individuals and 7,256 families into emergency,
transitional, and permanent supportive housing.
■ Opened the Center for Community Health Downtown
Los Angeles, a state‐of-the‐art, 21,000-square-foot medical
facility, in partnership with JWCH Institute, Inc., the Weingart
Center Association, and funded in part by a coalition of
foundations. The Center has received 33,117 visits from
homeless and low-income persons in and around Skid Row for
medical, mental health, and substance abuse services.
■ Assisted 897 households, as of December 2010, with securing
housing stability through the $12.0 million Homeless
Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program funded by
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in collaboration
with the Community Development Commission, other County
departments and LAHSA.
FY 2011-12 Recommended Budget Volume One 28.1 County of Los Angeles