The L.A. County caseworker helped get household supplies for Cross so she could save money and cover her utility bills. She began connecting Cross to programs to ease her depression and get her off cigarettes, something Cross has long wanted but struggled to do. L.A. County has struggled to keep up with the number of people who become homeless annually, even as it steps up efforts to get people into housing. The work is being undertaken in the Housing for Health division at the L.A. County Department of Health Services, which focuses on homeless and vulnerable patients. “If I didn’t have any of these resources,” he said, “I’d probably be homeless,”Roughly 150 people have gone through or are now participating in the L.A. County program.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 12, 2022 18:15 UTC