Local homeless shelters and advocates say there are not enough beds available to bring people inside during cold weather throughout the region.
Homeless shelters and housing agencies throughout Southern California are struggling to find winter beds to bring people inside this week as temperatures are set to plummet across the region.
LAHSA, the Los Angeles County Homeless Services Authority, activates a yearly Winter Shelter Program from November to March that makes more beds available at shelters throughout the region. This year, there are five winter shelters with around 150 beds in total. A LAHSA representative on Monday said that additional vouchers will be available in the Antelope Valley, Santa Clarita, the San Fernando Valley, the San Gabriel Valley, Malibu, and downtown Los Angeles over the next few days.
Even with additional vouchers offered, few guaranteed shelter beds were open Monday evening, and the county does not have a system in place to keep track of real-time availability.Homeless advocates say that this is yet another instance of a familiar story they see every time temperatures drop. The process of obtaining a hotel voucher can be complicated and more similar to the process of getting interim housing, made more difficult without basic necessities like a phone.
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