LA TIMES REPORT ON 2013 HOMELESS LA COUNT - HIGHER NUMBERS HOMELESS link to article from June 28, 2013 by Gale Holland and Emily Alpert.
So those of you who are homeless and reading this know that SHELTERS can only provide beds for a few people.
Here is some of the article: "The number of homeless people in the county has jumped by 16% over the last two years, a lingering result of the recession and now rising rents, a survey reports." ...
"We have a real erosion in emergency shelter,"said Kerry Morrison, another member of the homeless services commission. "It's worrisome that we're slipping down the slope with no place to put people." Some homeless people were drawn to the county from outside by the weather, beaches, food banks and other assistance, the study found. Only 62% of those surveyed reported their previous address in Los Angeles County. An additional 18% said they were from other areas, and 20% refused to answer the question. The rise in homelessness stemmed largely from an increase in the "hidden homeless" — people who stay in garages or backyards where they are difficult to find. But some homeless advocates questioned whether the hike in this category was accurate. Unlike the other numbers, it was based on telephone surveys of random households asking if they knew of people sleeping in cars, vans, carports, backyards or unconverted garages. Garcetti said the homeless population is multifaceted, and every part of it needs to be studied. "I've worked with homeless people since high school, and you cannot create one single portrait of who that is," Garcetti said. "I don't think there will ever be a one-size-fits-all solution."
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