LA County officials have launched a new effort to relocate more than 15,000 individuals experiencing homelessness to hotels and motels to stop the spread of COVID-19.
There are about 60,000 individuals experiencing homelessness in LA County - As a vulnerable population that is more susceptible to not only the spread of coronavirus but also heightened effects of the virus, it’s important to provide increased resources and prevention. LA County is working with homeless service providers to house 15,000 individuals off
‘“Moving quickly is critical. If LAHSA can secure 15,000 rooms and fill them, it could prevent 1,400 hospitalizations and 350 deaths, according to an analysis by Randall Kuhn, the UCLA researcher who led a study on how many homeless people could die from COVID-19.’”
To aid in isolation and help lessen the overall spread of the virus, LA Family Housing has taken responsibility for a total of 126 motel and hotel rooms.