Homeless Focus Group

Co-Chairs: Sam Colquit & Eric Sanjurjo

The purpose of the homeless outreach subcommittee is to provide a forum for advocacy and creation of an effective service delivery network for the homeless population in Hollywood.

The forum uses consistent communication, education and collaboration between social service, business and law enforcement sectors to address the issue of homelessness in our community. This effective service-delivery network seeks to reduce the number of homeless individuals on the streets of Hollywood as well as the rate of recidivism on social services and law enforcement.
We also seek to create an education-based, problem-solving forum that will bring together people from diverse professions who work with or encounter homeless individuals together to address the complex issues that arise from homelessness in the Hollywood area.

PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:

People Assisting the Homeless (PATH)
Los Angeles Police Department LAPD
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD)
County Department of Mental Health
Bureau of Sanitation

AGENCIES SERVING HOLLYWOOD HOMELESS YOUTH

Angel's Flight At Risk Youth Services
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Covenant House California
Hollywood YMCA, A Brighter Future Program: Transitional Housing
L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center Kruks/Tilsner Transitional Living Program and Jeff Griffith Youth Center
The Los Angeles Free Clinic
Los Angeles Youth Network
My Friend's Place
P.A.T.H. Regional Homeless Center
The Salvation Army - The Way In
Travelers Aid Society of Los Angeles (TALSA) / Teen Canteen

The Homeless Subcommittee has been meeting for nearly two years. We believe that homelessness in our community is not solely a social service problem or a law enforcement issue, but a broader social and economic problem that requires the resources and attention from multiple sectors.

For more information, please contact Officer Art Holmes at 213-485-4310.