LA County's Homeless Initiative Annual Performance Evaluation, Year 6 Outcomes

In July 2023, the Office of the Homeless Initiative (HI) within Los Angeles County's Chief Executive Office commenced its eighth year and the seventh since the County began receiving Measure H sales tax proceeds to fund services at the basis of a coordinated approach to ending the homelessness crisis. This evaluation examines Year 6, which occurred in the County's 2021-22 Fiscal Year (FY), as well as the first six years of the HI overall.Year 5 was the final year before the implementation of a new guiding framework implemented in response to a reassessment of the HI's originating strategies for addressing the Countywide homelessness crisis. In Year 6, the HI therefore underwent a significant transition after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the new approach, which aimed to streamline and consolidate 51 HI strategies into five primary activities: Coordination, Prevention, Connection, Housing, and Stabilization. The renewed framework additionally introduced a new supporting activities category to encompass previous strategies focused on capacity building and coordination across public services domains. The HI's new approach places renewed emphasis on collaboration with key partners integral to ending the homelessness crisis, including the Homeless Rehousing System, the County's Mainstream Government Systems, and local cities.