CULVER CITY
Number Homeless in West LA: 4,276
Chronically Homeless: 1,600
Homeless Veterans: 900
Community In Action: SPA 5 has a series of amazing partners working across organizations to expand the Coordinated Entry System in order to house our most vulnerable homeless neighbors. Last year alone they permanently housed over 330 homeless individuals.
Chronically Homeless: 1,600
Homeless Veterans: 900
Community In Action: SPA 5 has a series of amazing partners working across organizations to expand the Coordinated Entry System in order to house our most vulnerable homeless neighbors. Last year alone they permanently housed over 330 homeless individuals.
DERMOTT
Formerly Homeless Veteran
Dermott joined the US Navy in 1975, when he was just 18 years old. After being discharged he turned to drugs and alcohol to cope with his severe anxiety and found himself without a safe place to call home. In December 2013, he turned to St. Joseph Center and was issued a VASH voucher for high need Veterans and sought help for his addictions. A housing navigator from the West LA Coordinated Entry System walked him through the housing process and connected him to services.
Dermott was matched through the Coordinated Entry System to his own apartment with supportive services in September 2014. Feeling the strength of his transformation has reconnected with his mother and sister on the East Coast.
Formerly Homeless Veteran
Dermott joined the US Navy in 1975, when he was just 18 years old. After being discharged he turned to drugs and alcohol to cope with his severe anxiety and found himself without a safe place to call home. In December 2013, he turned to St. Joseph Center and was issued a VASH voucher for high need Veterans and sought help for his addictions. A housing navigator from the West LA Coordinated Entry System walked him through the housing process and connected him to services.
Dermott was matched through the Coordinated Entry System to his own apartment with supportive services in September 2014. Feeling the strength of his transformation has reconnected with his mother and sister on the East Coast.