Supervisor Kathryn Barger Responds to Vote Expanding County’s Role in Regional Homelessness Programs Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued the following statement today following a vote by the Los Angeles Continuum of Care to expand the County’s role in overseeing regional homelessness programs and federal funding: “I supported the County’s pursuit of all four…
LA County Board of Supervisors Approves Homelessness Prevention Plan for Wildfire Survivors and At-Risk Residents New countywide prevention hub and referral system comes as latest survivor survey finds two-thirds of fire-impacted residents still displaced The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today voted unanimously to approve a motion authored by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Lindsey P. Horvath directing the County to…
Mobile Health Clinics will be in our area 11/4-11/10/25. Services include: · Primary Care – vaccines, labs, medication · Urgent Care – POC ultrasounds / labs, ECG, wound care and other procedures · Behavioral Health Care · Field-based Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) · Reproductive and Sexual Health – STD diagnosis / treatment, cervical cancer screening · OB triage and prenatal…
Barger Applauds Today’s Launch of New L.A. County Dispatch Center for Homeless Services Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger issued the following statement today commenting on the newly publicly accessible Los Angeles County’s Emergency Centralized Response Center, which was created through a motion she co-authored: “Today marks a significant step forward in our collective work…
Barger Reacts to Recommended $45.4B L.A. County Budget for Next Fiscal Year Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued the following statement today following the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Officer’s presentation of a $45.4 billion budget for the forthcoming 2024-25 fiscal year: “This budget proposal rightfully doubles down on heavily investing in homelessness and mental health solutions. We’re on the right…
L.A. County Board of Supervisors Focus on Youth and Seniors Experiencing Homelessness Last week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve a motion introduced by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Holly J. Mitchell that brings heightened attention and focus on transitional age youth and seniors experiencing homelessness in the County. The motion was passed following Los…
L.A. County Board of Supervisors Form Two New Entities to Boost Regional Approach to Homelessness Planning, Service Coordination, and Innovation Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion introduced by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and co-authored by Supervisor Hilda L. Solis that accelerates the County’s efforts to tackle homelessness by debuting a new…
Board of Supervisors Approves Largest-Ever One-Year Spending Plan of $609.7 Million to Address Homelessness Unprecedented Investment Aims to Accelerate Progress and Collaboration with Cities Under Local Emergency Declaration Four weeks after declaring a local emergency on homelessness, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $609.7 million budget for the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative for…
Virtual Community Forum on Homelessness The City of Arcadia is hosting a virtual Community Forum on Homelessness on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 6pm. Please join us for an informational forum on homelessness and how Arcadia is addressing the issue. Learn about various grants available to support programs and services, the myths of homelessness,…
Homelessness and how it’s affected the business community was the topic that Arcadia Police Chief Robert T. Guthrie spoke on this morning at the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce’s May Community Connection Meeting. Because of the interests and support from the community this month’s forum was held at Embassy Suites by Hilton Arcadia to accommodate the…