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Column: Jailing unhoused people for sleeping in public is no solution to homelessness
1 year, 5 months ago

Column: Jailing unhoused people for sleeping in public is no solution to homelessness

LA Times  

“We’re not animals,” said Dominique Beiard, 33, right, next to his tent in a homeless encampment known as Skid Row West. This week a group of conservative judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit spoke out against allowing homeless people to sleep in public spaces, after the court’s liberal majority decided that those with nowhere else …

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Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County jumps by 9% in annual count
1 year, 5 months ago

Number of homeless residents in Los Angeles County jumps by 9% in annual count

Associated Press  

The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has spiked again, increasing by 9% since last year in the latest marker of how deep the crisis is of people sleeping in cars, encampments or shelters in California. Results released Thursday from a federally required tally conducted in January found 75,518 people were homeless on any given night across …

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How to help unhoused Angelenos during the heat wave
2 years, 3 months ago

How to help unhoused Angelenos during the heat wave

LA Times  

The intense heat wave is expected to last through Labor Day weekend. During a heat wave Mayra Lozano, director of community outreach for WaterDrop LA, a skid row nonprofit, said that above all, people need water. Sarah Ginsburg, an organizer with the Mutual Aid Network and Los Angeles Community Fridges, said she encourages people to bring water bottles to their …

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Op-Ed: For homeless individuals, getting beauty services and a human touch can be emotional CPR
2 years, 8 months ago

Op-Ed: For homeless individuals, getting beauty services and a human touch can be emotional CPR

LA Times  

Over the last six years that I’ve spent helping the homeless community of skid row with beauty services, I’ve learned that the needs of our unhoused neighbors extend far beyond the need for shelter. Beauty routines serve as self-care, and the physical touch my team and I provide homeless individuals offers a loving and sincere moment of human connection this …

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What you can do for your unhoused neighbors during this heat wave (or any time)
3 years, 5 months ago

What you can do for your unhoused neighbors during this heat wave (or any time)

LA Times  

Advocates for homeless people say you can encourage them to seek out shade or cooling centers. Mayer Dahan, founder of the Dream Builders Project, a nonprofit that assembles and distributes care packages to homeless people, said that now more than ever Angelenos need to “activate” themselves the same way they did in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and respond to …

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Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Could Be A 'Game Changer' For Homeless People
3 years, 9 months ago

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Could Be A 'Game Changer' For Homeless People

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine against the coronavirus arrives in California, some homeless advocates are urging the state to prioritize getting it to unhoused residents, who can be harder to reach for second doses. A spokesperson for the governor said the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would be distributed along with the vaccines from Pfizer and …

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