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L.A. Coordinating Council | ||
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Beyond Shelter sponsors the Los Angeles City/Countywide Coordinating Council for Homeless Families (LACCCHF). The Council was developed in 1991 as part of a demonstration project for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in response to the growing crisis of homelessness. Beyond Shelter continued to sponsor the LACCCHF for the next ten years, with meetings bi-monthly and a working agenda of goals to be accomplished. Sometime in 2001, the Council became inactive due to loss of staff and funding. The Council was reconvened in March 2006. Comprised of representatives from public and private agencies and coalitions, the Coordinating Council addresses the coordination and improvement of services delivery to end and prevent family homelessness. Its membership includes includes representatives from over 50 governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and regional homeless coalitions. Monthly meetings provide an opportunity to bring together individuals and agencies who may not normally communicate and to foster shared dialogue, idea development, and cross-agency collaboration. Council goals include:
The LACCCHF mission statement is as follows: The Los Angeles City/County Coordinating Council for Homeless Families is a working group of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and individuals dedicated to ending family homelessness by increasing access to housing and improving services delivery. The goal is to implement the family recommendations of the L.A. 10 Year Campaign to End Homelessness. The Coordinating Council is committed to a human rights based approach to addressing family homelessness, including, but not limited to, the promotion of housing as a basic human right.
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"Responding to the Crisis" - Homeless Families in LA County Today, Brings Together over 80 Service Providers and Other Stakeholders to Address the Emergency Shelter Crisis
On June 23, 2009, at the CA Endowment’s Center for Healthy Communities, the Los Angeles City/County Coordinating Council for Homeless Families – which Beyond Shelter sponsors – convened a forum to foster cross-sector, inter-agency dialogue about strategies and opportunities to respond to the emergency shelter crisis for homeless families in LA County. The gathering was a follow-up to the January 14, 2009 Providers Forum, “Nowhere to Go” – Homeless Families in LA Today: A Dialogue with First Responders, which had focused on exposing the nature, extent, and causes of the emergency shelter crisis. The all-day forum featured a mix of informative panel presentations and interactive breakout sessions. The presentations and facilitated discussions addressed current issues and potential solutions, including developing standards and controls for motel voucher programs and master leasing apartments in the private rental market as a cost-effective, family-friendly method to expand emergency shelter options for homeless families. During the closing plenary session, participants identified action steps and agenda items for the Coordinating Council to adopt. Recommen- dations included addressing shelter age limits that discriminate against families with teenage boys and girls, advocating for stricter controls for motel voucher programs to promote family health and safety, and exploring opportunities to expand the master leasing shelter model countywide.
Mike Arnold, Executive Director. LAHSA (right) and Christine Mirasy-Glasco, Executive Director/COO, Beyond Shelter (left)
Plenary Session / Panel Presentations
Breakout Session #1: Health and Safety Issues in Motel Voucher Programs and Private "Pay Shelters"
Breakout Session #2: The Use of Master-Leased Apartments as Emergency Shelter
Breakout Session #3: Development of a Centralized Intake System for Homeless Families | ||
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