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The links below are to web sites that deals
with homelessness and issues relating to homelessness.
OCEAN PARK COMUNNITY CENTER
http://www.opcc.net/
1616 7th
santa monica,ca 90405 310.450.4050 map
Los Angeles Homeless Services
Authority
http://www.lahsa.org
LAHSA is a City-County Joint Powers Authority, an independent unit of local
government, formed to address the problems of homelessness on a regional
basis.
Los Angeles Coalition To End Hunger
And Homelessness - http://www.lacehh.org
LACEHH:
Los Angeles Plan to End
Homelessness - http://www.lacehh.org/
PDF_files/LAPLAN.pdf
The Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness (LACEH&H) was
established in 1985. In 2003 we have grown to hundreds of organizational
members and individuals who are organizing, educating, advocating and
lobbying through six key projects.
Economic
Roundtable
Http://www.economicrt.org
The Economic Roundtable is a non-profit, public benefit corporation organized
to conduct research and implement programs that contribute to the economic
self-sufficiency of individuals.
Institute
for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty
http://www.weingart.org/institute
The Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty, a project of the Weingart Center,
is a non-profit, non-partisan, research and policy organization serving the
research and networking needs of academics, government, community based
direct service agencies, policy-advocacy organizations, the media, philanthropic
organizations, policymakers and other members of the community involved with
the issues of homelessness and poverty.
Beyond
Shelter
http://beyondshelter.org
The mission of Beyond Shelter is to combat chronic poverty, welfare
dependency and homelessness among families with children, through the
provision of housing and social services, and the promotion of systemic
change. The agency’s “Housing First Program” is currently being replicated on
a national scale.
Bringing
America Home
http://www.bringingamericahome.org
This national initiative is dedicated to the goal of ending homelessness and
centers around The Bringing America Home Act (H.R. 2897) and other campaign
elements.
The
Brookings Institution
http://www.brookings.org
In its research, The Brookings Institution functions as an independent
analyst and critic, committed to publishing its findings for the information
of the public. In its conferences and activities, it serves as a bridge
between scholarship and public policy, bringing new knowledge to the
attention of decision-makers and affording scholars a better insight into
public policy issues.
California Budget Project
http://www.cbp.org/
Just as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is the key advocate and
researcher on national budget issues, CBP is the leading respected advocacy
voice on the state budget.
Center
on Budget and Policy Priorities
http://www.cbpp.org/
The Center is the leading progressive advocacy voice at the national level
working on fiscal policy issues and issues affecting low- and moderate-income
families and individuals. The Center specializes in research and analysis
oriented toward policy decisions that policy-makers face at both federal and
state levels.
Center
on Law and Social Policy
http://www.clasp.org/
CLASP is a national non-profit organization with expertise in both law and
policy affecting the poor. Through education, policy research and advocacy,
CLASP seeks to improve the economic security of low-income families with
children and secure access for low-income persons to our civil justice
system.
The
Central City Association - http://www.ccala.org
Downtown’s
Human Tragedy: It’s Not Acceptable Anymore
http://www.ccala.org/legislative/11_02/Public%20Health
%20Safety%20White%20Paper%20Final.pdf
The Central City Association (CCA), established in 1924, is a
business membership organization representing over 300 businesses, trade
associations and non-profits employing over 250,000 people in Los Angeles County.In November 2002, CCA released a comprehensive
plan to improve the quality of life in Downtown Los Angeles. The report,
titled “Downtown’s Human Tragedy: It’s Not Acceptable Anymore” is a public
health and safety plan for Downtown’s eastern area, which has a
disproportionate share of the county’s homeless population. CCA members strongly
believe that the business community has an obligation to address a crisis
that affects our entire community. Therefore, CCA’s
Public Safety, Health and Homelessness Committee met with Downtown
stakeholders and key city and county officials as it crafted the plan over
several months.
Coalition
on Human Needs
http://www.chn.org
The Coalition on Human Needs is an alliance of national organizations working
together to promote public policies that address the needs of low-income and
other vulnerable populations.
Corporation for Supportive Housing
http://www.csh.org
CSH helps communities create permanent housing with services to prevent and end
homelessness. CSH provides technical assistance and predevelopment loans.
Destination:
LIFE
http://www.destinationlife.org
We empower the hopmeless HIV/AIDS community by
restoring self esteem, through providing clean under clothing and other
necessary items vital for life on the streets.
Dome Village Homeless Central - http://www.domevillage.org
The
National Plan, by Ted Hayes - http://www.domevillage.org/NHP.htm
The architectural structure of Dome Village is a powerful visual,
forcing all who see it to confront inhumanity. Dome Village offers a structural
alternative for homeless people who are unable, or unwilling to live in
traditional shelters. The domes are used as a stabilizing tool to provide
affordable transitional housing which is non-threatening to the chronic
homeless person or to the neighboring community. We try always to create a
positive and innovative approach to housing homeless people. We try to
achieve the goals of alleviating homelessness and reducing unsightly
encampments in our city. The Dome Village is comprised of all the
outreach programs that offer services to its’
residents and the surrounding community: Street Without a Name (SWAN), CyberDome, Compton Cricket Club (CCC), and Urban Farm
& Orchard (UFO).
Gramercy Place Shelter
http://www.jfsla.org
Gramercy Place Shelter is a three month transitional homeless shelter for
families. They provide shelter to families of any configuration with male and
female children up to age 18. They offer case management, counseling,
parenting, drug and alcohol groups, tutoring and various other psychological
and educational groups.
Grass
Roots Organizing for Welfare Leadership: GROWL
http://ctwo.org/growl/
Grass Roots Organizing for Welfare Leadership (GROWL) is a national movement
of welfare rights and economic justice organizations that challenges the
dominant framework around welfare reform from a grassroots perspective.
Housing
California
http://www.housingca.org
Housing California is a statewide coalition of over 1,000 affordable housing
and homeless organizations.
Los
Angeles Community Development Department
http://www.lacity.org/CDD/
The mission of the City of Los Angeles Community Development Department is to
improve the quality of life in the City by creating economic, social and
employment opportunities for individuals, families and neighborhoods in need.
The CDD recognizes each homeless individual or family may require specialized
and focused case management. Through its Human Services Delivery System the
CDD prepares, coaches or assists the City’s more disadvantaged populations to
live productively and successfully in an urban environment through an
interdependent network of programs, activities and services.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department -
Homeless Advisory Committee
http://www.lasd.org/lasd_services/homeless_advisory_bklt/homeless_advisory.html
In March, 2003 Sheriff Baca convened a Homeless Advisory Committee with the
intent of collaborating across the county and mainstream efforts to address
homelessness.
Los
Angeles Regional Food Bank
http://www.lafoodbank.org/index.html
Los Angeles Regional Foodbank is a private, nonprofit, charitable organization
that has been serving the disadvantaged of our community for 28 years. The
nation’s largest food bank, it is advocacy oriented as well as the heart of a
charitable food distribution network that includes over 1,000 food pantries,
shelters, group meal sites, residential treatment centers, soup kitchens, and
day care centers in Los Angeles County.
Midnight Mission
http://www.midnightmission.org
The Midnight Mission is a 90 year provider of direct services to homeless and
near-homeless individuals and families.
National
Alliance to End Homelessness
http://www.endhomelessness.org
The Alliance is a nationwide federation of public, private, and nonprofit
organizations working to end homelessness.
National
Coalition for Homeless Veterans
http://www.nchv.org
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans seeks to eliminate homelessness in
the veteran community, and serves as a liaison between branches of the
federal government and community-based homeless veteran service providers to
shape public policy, educate the public and build the capacity of service
providers.
National
Coalition for the Homeless
http://www.nationalhomeless.org
The Coalition is a strong advocacy group to end homelessness in the following
four areas: housing justice, economic justice, health care justice and civil
rights.
National Law Center on Homelessness and
Poverty
http://www.nlchp.org/
The Center’s mission is to alleviate, ameliorate and end homelessness by
serving as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end homelessness.
National Resource Center on Homelessness and
Mental Illness
http://www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov
The National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness is the only
national center specifically focused on the effective organization and
delivery of services for people who are homeless and have serious mental
illnesses.
National
Student Campaign Against Hunger & Homelessness
http://www.nscahh.org/
Works with students and community members across the country to end hunger
and homelessness through education, service and action. NSCAHH trains
students on strategies to improve or create service programs that meet their
community’s needs.
The
Northeast Valley Health Corporation’s Homeless Health Care Project (HHCP)
http://www.nevhc.org/files/homeless.htm
The HHCP is part of the Cooperative Health Care for the Homeless Network
- a network of Health Care for the Homeless programs in Los Angeles County.
HHCP provides comprehensive medical and case management services for the
homeless population of the San Fernando Valley. This project is dedicated to helping
people help themselves. The link above connects directly to the Homeless
Health Care Project Page, where there is additaional
information and links to the Cooperative Health Care for the Homeless
Network.
People
Assisting The Homeless (PATH)
http://www.epath.org
PATH is a regional homeless agency that provides a full continuum of services
and housing. Its PATH Mall provides integrated support services that is
co-locating dozens of agencies, and has become a national model.
Project
i
http://www.kcwh.unimelb.edu.au/projecti/
Project i is a five year study of homeless young
people in Melbourne and Los Angeles. The research focuses on
young people between 12 and 20 years of age who have recently become
homeless. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health in the USA, Project i is a collaborative project
between the Key Centre for Women’s Health at the University of Melbourne and the Center for
Community Health at the University of California.
Santa
Monica Police-Homeless Liaison Program
http://santamonicapd.org
http://santamonicapd.org/units/hlpteam.htm
The Homeless Liason Program (H.L.P.) is a
specialized law enforcement team delegated the task of handling
homeless-related issues in Santa Monica, California. Besides utilizing the
traditional law enforcement approach, the Santa Monica Police Department took
the unique path of participating in social service efforts as well. The
overall goals H.L.P. include ending the cycle for many of the homeless as
well as improving the quality of life for the residents, property, and
business owners in the community.
Second
Harvest
http://www.secondharvest.org/
America’s Second Harvest is the
nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization. Through a network of
over 200 food banks and food-rescue programs, they distribute food to 26
million hungry Americans each year, eight million of whom are children.
Tarzana Treatment Centers
http://www.tarzanatc.com
An Integrated Behavioral Healthcare organization providing comprehensive
services at locations in Long Beach, Tarzana, Reseda,
Northridge, and Lancaster.
Union
Rescue Mission
Community Reciprocity
Initiative
http://www.urm.com/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID312006|CHID625014
|CIID1636838,00.html
This document authored by the President of the Union Rescue Mission offers a
framework to reduce and mitigate homelessness in Los Angeles.
United
Way of Greater Los Angeles
Antelope Valley Region Office, Lancaster
http://unitedwayla.org
Conveener of the Antelope Valley Homeless Coalitiion since 1995, dedicated to improve access to
services for the homeless in order that they may more easily become
self-sufficient and productive members of the community. United Way of
Greater Los Angeles is dedicated to “Bridge the Gap” to empower our community’s
working poor and ensure their social and economic success.
United States Interagency Council on Homlessness
http://www.ich.gov
The primary activity of the ICH is to develop a comprehensive Federal
approach to end homelessness—from Senate Report accompanying FY ‘03
Appropriations Bill
Welfare
Information Network
http://www.financeprojectinfo.org
A Clearinghouse for Information, Policy Analysis & Technical
Assistance on Welfare Reform.
Western Center on Law and Poverty
http://www.wclp.org
The Western Center on Law and Poverty is a non-profit legal services program
devoted to high-impact poverty law litigation and legislative advocacy in the
state of California.
Women’s
Care Cottage
http://www.womenscarecottage.org
Founded in 1985, Women’s Care Cottage (Wcc) is a
Los Angeles based nonprofit that helps homeless women and children move off
the streets permanently and succeed independently in thier
homes, schools and workplaces. Operating out of three locations in North Hollywood, WCC offers among other
things, transitional & permanent housing, counseling, childcare,
education, career training, money management and trauma intervention. Wcc provides immediate access to housing and a
personalized array of services designed to meet the unique needs of women and
children.
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