Broadening a system first tested in Los Angeles in 2013, a coalition of local and national government agencies and philanthropic organizations has provided $213 million for the Home for Good program—described as "match.com for homeless people."
"A coalition of public and private agencies announced Tuesday that it is funneling $213 million to house 1,400 homeless people and to expand a tracking and placement system it hopes will end chronic and veteran homelessness in Los Angeles County over the next two years," reports Gale Holland.
"The placement tool, called the coordinated entry system, is designed to replace a confusing patchwork of entry points to homeless housing and services with a single computerized portal that reaches every corner of the county."
Once in the coordinated entry system, the participants in the program will receive permanent housing and long-term support: "The 1,400 units of permanent supportive housing will include medical and psychiatric services for residents for 15 years."
FULL STORY: $213 million earmarked to track L.A. homeless by computer, house 1,400
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