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Shelters in LA have waiting lists, and Section 8 housing has 37,000 families on waiting lists. Sounds like it’s not a “lifestyle choice” for a lot of people.
by threezero 7y ago
Shelters in LA have waiting lists, and Section 8 housing has 37,000 families on waiting lists. Sounds like it’s not a “lifestyle choice” for a lot of people.
- mullingitover 7y ago> Reviews conducted at 60 shelters funded by LAHSA last year found more than half -- 33 -- were not filling all of their beds. Overall, LAHSA-funded shelters had a 78 percent utilization rate, well below the 90 percent required in their contracts. https://www.kqed.org/news/11668623/why-do-thousands-of-l-a-s-homeless-shelter-beds-sit-empty-each-night-rats-roaches-bedbugs-mold https://www.kqed.org/news/11668623/why-do-thousands-of-l-a-s...