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  2. Union Rescue Mission - Wikipedia

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    The Union Rescue Mission, commonly abbreviated as the URM, is a Christian homeless shelter in the Skid Row neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is the oldest in the city [1] and the largest private homeless shelter in the United States. [2] The organization behind the URM is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit that was established in 1891.

  3. Skid Row, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Skid Row, Los Angeles. /  34.044232°N 118.243886°W  / 34.044232; -118.243886. Skid Row is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles. [1] The area is officially known as Central City East. [2] Skid Row contains one of the largest stable populations of homeless people in the United States, estimated at over 4,400, and has been known for its ...

  4. Los Angeles took thousands of homeless people off the ... - AOL

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    The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority declined to comment. The Independent contacted Hope the Mission, ... a long-time care provider in the area offering housing, drug counselling, free ...

  5. The end of Skid Row's cheap hotels? L.A. leaders want to ...

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    For more than 100 years, single-room occupancy hotels have housed thousands of people in Skid Row. Now, L.A. leaders are saying their time has passed. Some fear losing them will displace their ...

  6. Photos: 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is underway - AOL

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    The 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count revealed a 9% year-over-year increase in homelessness in Los Angeles County and a 10% rise in Los Angeles. The data showed 75,518 people experienced ...

  7. LAMP Community - Wikipedia

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    t. e. LAMP Community (originally the Los Angeles Men's Place) is a Los Angeles–based nonprofit organization located in Skid Row that seeks to permanently end homelessness, improve health, and build self-sufficiency among men and women living with severe mental illness. [1] [2] Lamp Community also played a prominent role in the movie The Soloist.

  8. Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority - Wikipedia

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    US$845,367,023 (FY 2022-2023) Agency executive. Va Lecia Adams Kellum, Chief Executive. Website. www .lahsa .org. Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) is the lead agency responsible for coordinating housing and social services for the homeless in Los Angeles County. [1] LAHSA allocates funds and administers contracts with regional ...

  9. Los Angeles city and county to spend billions to help ... - AOL

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    Los Angeles County and city will spend billions of dollars to provide more housing and support services for homeless people under a lawsuit settlement approved Thursday by a federal judge. The ...