Survey finds homeless numbers drop countywide but are up on skid row
By Susannah Rosenblatt
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 12, 2007
The number of homeless people living in Los Angeles County on a given night has dropped significantly in the last two years, but more people are concentrated in downtown Los Angeles' skid row, according to a survey by a city-county agency.
Countywide, the number of homeless dropped from 88,000 in 2005 to 74,000 this year, according to a federally required biennial report of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. The 5,100 people sleeping on skid row represent a 40% jump from 2005.
"It still indicates a tremendous amount needs to be done," said Orlando Ward, spokesman for the Midnight Mission on skid row.
Read the full article over here.
Results of the 2007 Homeless Count Report, check it out over here.
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 12, 2007
The number of homeless people living in Los Angeles County on a given night has dropped significantly in the last two years, but more people are concentrated in downtown Los Angeles' skid row, according to a survey by a city-county agency.
Countywide, the number of homeless dropped from 88,000 in 2005 to 74,000 this year, according to a federally required biennial report of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. The 5,100 people sleeping on skid row represent a 40% jump from 2005.
"It still indicates a tremendous amount needs to be done," said Orlando Ward, spokesman for the Midnight Mission on skid row.
Read the full article over here.
Results of the 2007 Homeless Count Report, check it out over here.
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