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Homeless Budget

2019-20 Adopted 2020-21 Proposed
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Budget Budget

● Operation Healthy Streets (OHS) – This program provides outreach services, 5,254,102 5,634,785
restroom and bathing facilities, temporary storage, and mandatory 90-day storage
for homeless individuals to meet public health requirements for clean streets.
Funding is also included for the operation of the ReFresh Spot on Crocker Street.
The proposed increase reflects reallocated funds from Public Right-of-Way
Storage Program which includes leasing costs associated with program
expansion, as well as cost of living adjustment.
● Public Right-of-Way Storage Program – This funding ensures the availability 754,000 467,212
and adequacy of regional storage capacity for personal property collected to
public right-of-way cleanups. Funds are used to support the Clean Streets LA
operations and expand the regional storage capacity. The proposed decrease
reflects contract cost savings identified for the additional voluntary storage added
in 2018-19. The proposed decrease reflects fund reallocation to Operation
Healthy Streets.

● Safe Parking – Funding is provided to continue five Safe Parking Programs for 1,618,073 2,266,650

families and individuals experiencing homelessness who are reliant on their
vehicles for shelter. Programs provide a safe parking location and related
services. Partial funding was provided for new sites in 2019-20. Additional funding
is provided in 2020-21 to fund full year operations in all sites.

● Shelter Program – The Shelter Program leverages over $2 million from U.S. 1,756,722 2,097,762
Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant
funding to increase emergency shelter bed capacity in the City by over 800
additional emergency shelter beds from November through March of each year.
This safety net program assists unsheltered individuals experiencing
homelessness during cold winter months. During a typical period of operation,
over 80,000 emergency shelter bed nights are provided within the city limits of
Los Angeles. The proposed increase reflects extended operations by opening
shelters one month earlier, in November 2020.

LAHSA Subtotal $ 35,471,307 $ 37,751,402

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