Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: QUARTERLY UPDATE: HOMELESS OUTREACH MANAGEMENT & ENGAGEMENT (HOME)
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE ORAL REPORT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE oral report on Homeless Outreach Management & Engagement (HOME).
Issue
ISSUE
Los Angeles is experiencing a homelessness crisis, and many unhoused individuals seek shelter on Metro’s rail and busway system. Since 2018, Metro has been funding local social service agencies to deploy multidisciplinary outreach teams that engage and deliver resources and services to unhoused riders. In addition, Metro has partnered with local homeless shelters to provide beds for the outreach teams to utilize. This is a report on the status and outcomes of Metro’s homeless engagements.
Equity_Platform
EQUITY PLATFORM
Metro’s efforts to address homelessness on the transit system through its homeless outreach program directly benefit unhoused individuals in LA County. Using a multi-layered deployment strategy that combines several departments, Metro strategically engages the most disenfranchised members of the community. Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs) have a direct impact on Metro’s efforts to invest in Equity Focus Communities by providing homeless outreach services within EFCs throughout the Metro system.
Prepared_by
Prepared by: Craig Joyce, Deputy Executive Officer, (213) 418-3008
Reviewed_By
Reviewed by: Nicole Englund, Chief of Staff, (213) 922-7950
