{"id":111954,"date":"2022-11-30T13:59:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T21:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=111954"},"modified":"2022-11-30T17:05:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T01:05:10","slug":"lahsa-opens-registration-for-2023-homeless-count-seeks-to-cover-8000-shifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/11\/30\/lahsa-opens-registration-for-2023-homeless-count-seeks-to-cover-8000-shifts\/","title":{"rendered":"LAHSA opens registration for 2023 homeless count, seeks to cover 8,000 shifts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_65798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65798\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Homesless-encampment-Lancaster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65798\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Homesless-encampment-Lancaster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Homesless-encampment-Lancaster.jpg 624w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Homesless-encampment-Lancaster-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[File]<\/figcaption><\/figure>The <em>Los Angeles County Homeless Services Authority<\/em> opened up registration for next year&#8217;s homeless count on Wednesday, Nov. 30, and they&#8217;re seeking volunteers to cover 8,000 shifts.<\/p>\n<p>The count, which will take place on the evenings of Jan. 24-26, began in 2016 to provide Los Angeles County with analysis and trends of people experiencing homelessness. The count will encompass the 4,000 square miles in the county.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-1057660447\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5907184250\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Volunteers will work in groups of four to count the number of unsheltered individuals, tents, vehicles and makeshift shelters in their census tract.\u00a0The 2022 homeless count by LAHSA revealed 41,980 unhoused people in the city of Los Angeles, up 1.7% from 2020, and a 4.1% increase in the number of unhoused people in Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The annual Homeless Count helps us better understand the needs of our neighbors experiencing homelessness so that we can align our resources to best address those needs,&#8221; said S<strong>tephen David Simon<\/strong>, interim executive director of LAHSA. &#8220;We need thousands of people across the county to join us in January to ensure as accurate a count as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The count begins Jan. 24, 2023, and comes to the Antelope Valley on Jan. 26.<\/p>\n<p>LAHSA officials said several improvements were made to next year&#8217;s count to &#8220;ensure that our region will have the most accurate estimate possible of people experiencing homelessness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The changes include using an app to record data. The application can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theycountwillyou.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theycountwillyou.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles County Homeless Services Authority opened up registration for next year&#8217;s homeless count on Wednesday, Nov. 30, and they&#8217;re seeking volunteers to cover 8,000 shifts. The count, which will take place on the evenings of Jan. 24-26, began in 2016 to provide Los Angeles County with analysis and trends of people experiencing homelessness. 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