The Emergency Response Program (ERP) provides low-barrier, safe, and supportive 24 hours emergency shelter services when it is activated as a result of severe weather or circumstances that pose an immediate danger to unsheltered individuals.
Am I Eligible for the Emergency Response Program?
All Emergency Response Participants must be unsheltered populations targeted during the activation of the program:
Family Household
or
Single Individuals
or
Transitional Aged Youth (TAY)
Service Engagement
- Intake and Entry Into HMIS
- Participation in Daily Coordination
- Problem Solving and Case Management
- Housing Services Plans and Care Coordination
- Coordination Planning for Demobilization
- On-site monitoring and oversight security
- 3 meals in a 24-Hours period
- Emotional Support Animal acceptance
Activation Status: Active
As a result of the anticipated severe weather, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) is activating the Emergency Response Program (ERP) by issuing hotel/motel vouchers in the County as follows:
The City and County have issued an extension of the current activation for the following area:
County
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the following Service Planning Areas (SPA) who were hotel/motel vouchered may continue to be hotel/motel vouchered if another housing option has not been secured from Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - Tuesday, January 28, 2025, with exits on Wednesday January 29, 2025, at 11:00 am, by dialing 211 or connecting with an outreach worker:
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SPA 1- Antelope Valley
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SPA 2- Santa Clarita Valley
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SPA 3- San Gabriel Valley
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SPA 5- West Los Angeles – County areas
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SPA 6- South Los Angeles – County areas
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SPA 7- East Los Angeles
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SPA 8- South Bay/Harbor - County areas
City
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the following Service Planning Areas (SPA) who were hotel/motel vouchered may continue to be hotel/motel vouchered if another housing option has not been secured from Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - Tuesday, January 28, 2025, with exits on Wednesday January 29, 2025, at 11:00 am by dialing 211 or connecting with an outreach worker:
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SPA 2- San Fernando Valley – LA City areas
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SPA 4- Metro
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SPA 5- West Los Angeles – LA City areas
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SPA 6- South Los Angeles
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SPA 8 – South Bay/Harbor - LA City areas
* The Emergency Response Program is comprised of several interventions including the Inclement Weather Program and Augmented Winter Shelter Program.
Notification of activation is sent out through Constant Contact and posted on this website. Join our LAHSA Constant Contact Mailing List. When activated, people in need of transportation can connect with an Outreach worker for support in accessing the program and for transportation assistance. For any inquiries, please email emergencyresponse@lahsa.org.