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New Department of Homeless Services and Housing set to launch; county highlights encampment-response gains
Summary
County staff reported progress standing up the Department of Homeless Services and Housing, expansion of the Emergency Centralized Response Center and Pathway Home encampment operations, including the 1,000th RV removal and steps to improve interim-to-permanent housing throughput.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 2 received an update on the county’s implementation of the People Experiencing Homelessness (PEH) missions and the timeline to launch the new Department of Homeless Services and Housing (HSH).
Director Sarah Mahan told the board the county has moved quickly to create central tools and operations to coordinate outreach and encampment resolution across cities and unincorporated communities. "In December, just four months later, the ECRC was officially launched," Mahan said of the Emergency Centralized Response Center (ECRC), which now manages requests and coordinates partners on outreach, interim housing placements and cleanup operations.
The ECRC now operates a…
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