Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count

The City of Hermosa Beach announces the City’s participation in the 2017 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count.  The event will take place at 8PM on Tuesday, Jan. 25^th at Hermosa Beach City Hall (1315 Valley Dr.).
 
If you are interested in participating, please sign up prior to the event by visiting www.theycountwillyou.org and selecting our Hermosa Beach deployment site.
 
Homelessness & Its Impact on the South Bay
Homelessness in the Beach Cities rose by 29% from 2015 to 2016.  Homeless Count results provide crucial information on what homelessness looks like in our communities. Annual trend data shapes our local policies and services, while helping us determine what strategies are most effective at ending homelessness regionally.
 
How It Works

• Volunteers will meet at City Hall for a brief training overview and light refreshments at 8PM
• Teams of 2-3 people will be assigned a census tract that you will drive along while looking for persons experiencing homelessness
• You will only be tallying how many people you see; all volunteers will keep a respectful distance from homeless persons
• Upon completion of your tract, you will return to Hermosa Beach City Hall with a tally of your numbers
• The estimated time of the count will take between 1 – 3 hours, based upon your census tract assignment

Additional Information
For more information on the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, please visit lahsa.org/homeless-count. For 2016 count data visit the South Bay Coalition to End Homelessness. For questions relating to the Hermosa Beach Homeless Count, please contact Nico De Anda-Scaia, Assistant to the City Manager at ndeanda@hermosabch.org.

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