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SPA 1: Antelope Valley |
Larry Chimbole Cultural Center
“Joshua Room”
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Monday, May 13, 2013
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
38350 Sierra Highway
Palmdale, CA 93550
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| SPA 2: San
Fernando Valley |
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
“North Parish Hall”
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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8520 Winnetka Avenue
Canoga Park, CA 91306
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| SPA
3: San Gabriel Valley |
Cameron
Community Center
"Multi-Purpose Room" |
Thursday, May 16, 2013
9:00 am – 12:00 Noon
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1305 East
Cameron Ave. West Covina, CA 91793
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| SPA
4: Skid Row |
Los Angeles
Mission
"Spanish Chapel" |
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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303 East 5th
Street Los Angeles, CA 90013
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| SPA
4 Hollywood |
Barlow Respitory Hospital
“Williams Hall”
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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2000 Stadium Way
Los Angeles, CA 90026
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| SPA
4: East Los Angeles/Boyle Heights |
Puente Learning
Center
"Multi-Purpose Room" |
Thursday, May 30, 2013
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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501 South Boyle
Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90033
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| SPA
5: West Los Angeles |
| VA Campus/New
Directions |
Thursday, May 23, 2013
9:30 am – 12:00 Noon
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11303 Wilshire
Blvd. VA Building 116 Los Angeles, CA 90073
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| SPA
6: South Los Angeles |
Willowbrook
Senior Center
"Auditorium" |
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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12915 Jarvis
Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90061
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| SPA
7: East Los Angeles County |
City of Norwalk
Social Services Center
"Multi-Purpose Room" |
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
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11929 Alondra
Blvd. Norwalk, CA 90640
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| SPA
8: South Bay/Harbor |
Beach Cities
Health District
"Beach Cities Room" |
Monday, May 20, 2013
9:00 am – 12:00 Noon
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| 514 N. Prospect
Ave. Redondo Beach, CA 90277 |
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Background Information for Discussion at Community Meetings
HEARTH Act Regulations and a New Model for Response
This year, U.S. Congress enacted new regulations governing the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act. The HEARTH Act, which was enacted in 2009 to focus on homelessness prevention, re-housing, housing consolidation also reauthorizes the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Programs of 1987.
In response to these new regulations, LAHSA will be leading an effort to rapidly move homeless individuals and families into housing, while providing the most effective assistance and services needed to keep them stably housed.
LAHSA will work closely with housing and homeless service providers, elected officials, businesses, veteran groups, homeless coalitions, community groups and residents, and other key stakeholders in each SPA and community. The goal is to shift from a linear model (moving someone from an access center, to emergency shelter, to transitional housing, then to permanent housing) to a “Crisis Response System.”
To support our efforts around the Crisis Response System, the 2013 quarterly CoC meetings will focus on establishing place-based or location-specific plans for each SPA/community that will result in action steps necessary to solving homelessness within their particular geographic area.
The meetings will also focus on the HEARTH Act regulation requirements in general and specifically on community participation.
Community Planning Guiding Principles
LAHSA is committed to assisting local homeless coalitions and planning groups within each SPA. And a key part of that is providing them with the support and planning tools needed to bring about successful outcomes, such as stably housing homeless people in their own communities.
LAHSA will work with each SPA/community to create a Community Planning Toolkit to use as a guide for creating the most effective, place-based homelessness intervention plans. The toolkits will include clear goals, objectives, measurable outcomes and timelines.
The core community guiding principles for these quarterly meetings will be: ensuring inclusiveness and diversity; using interactive and facilitative approaches; building collaborative capacity; expanding knowledge and skill sets; creating ownership and accountability; and soliciting feedback regularly.
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