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Homeless Budget


                                                                               2020-21 Adopted   2021-22 Proposed
                                                                                  Budget             Budget

            Community Investment for Families
             ● Domestic Violence Shelter Operations Support – Funding is provided for the                                  -  1,861,375
               Domestic Violence Shelter Operations Program to maintain the current level of
               services. Funding is provided for one Senior Project Coordinator, two
               Management Analysts and contractual services funding. Partial funding is
               provided by the Community Development Trust Fund ($118,828) and the
               Community Services Block Grant Trust Fund ($80,773). 2020-21 funding was
               provided in the Housing Department below. There will be no change in the level
               of services provided.

             ● Expansion of Domestic Violence Shelter Operations – Funding is provided to                                  -  1,500,000
               expand services provided by domestic violence shelters.
             ● Human Trafficking Shelter Pilot Program – Funding is provided for the Human                                  -  800,000
               Trafficking Shelter Pilot Program to offer safe, conditional housing through two 24-
               hour shelters. 2020-21 funding was provided in the Housing Department, below.

            Disability
             ● HIV and Homelessness Pilot Program – Funding is included in the Contractual                       200,000                      200,000
               Services Account for the HIV and Homelessness Pilot Program and other HIV
               prevention services.

             ● Syringe Exchange – Funding is continued in the Contractual Services Account                         30,000                         30,000
               to provide syringe exchange to homeless individuals with HIV/AIDS.

             ● Unified Homeless Response Center Staff Enhancement – Funding is provided                         72,515                         84,982
               for one Community Program Assistant II to act as a liaison between the
               Department and the Mayor's Unified Homeless Response Center and the City's
               Comprehensive Homeless Strategy stakeholders. The proposed increase reflects
               actual salary expenditures. There will be no change in the level of services
               provided.

            Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD)
             ● LA RISE – Funding is continued for the Los Angeles Regional Initiative for Social                    3,000,000                   3,922,000
               Enterprise (LA RISE) that provides job development activities for homeless
               individuals and for participants at A Bridge Home sites. These activities include
               subsidized employment for individuals with a history of homelessness, supportive
               case management designed to help prepare participants for continued
               employment, and training in both hard and soft skills. The program services are
               implemented through EWDD's existing network of 16 WorkSource Centers
               throughout the City. The proposed increase reflects one-time Contractual Service
               Account funding for subsidized job development services for individuals
               experiencing homelessness.

            Fire
             ● Advanced Provider Response Unit (APRU) – Funding is provided for two                       252,622                      267,440
               positions consisting of one EMS Advanced Provider and one Firefighter
               III/Paramedic to provide emergency medical assistance, respond to non-urgent,
               low acuity-level call requests, and provide intervention services to 9-1-1 "super
               user" patients in Skid Row and surrounding areas. Funding is also included in the
               Sworn Bonus Account. The proposed increase reflects anticipated salary
               expenditures. There will be no change in the level of services provided.
             ● Fast Response Vehicle – Funding is provided in the base budget for six                       854,709                   1,033,392
               Firefighter IIIs to staff a Fast Response Vehicle (FRV) operating as a mobile
               triage unit at Fire Station 9 in the Skid Row area. Funding is also included in the
               Sworn Bonuses and Overtime, Constant Staffing accounts. The proposed
               increase reflects inclusion of funding in the Overtime, Constant Staffing account
               that was inadvertently excluded in prior years. There will be no change in the
               level of services provided.

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