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Wilk Announces Over $60 Million In Funding For Homeless Services In Los Angeles County

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita announced that Los Angeles County, which includes Santa Clarita, has been given more than $60 million to go toward services for the homeless.

On Monday, Wilk announced the award, which comes from the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency’s Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) to support local agencies in serving the homeless.

“The communities I serve have been hit incredibly hard by the pandemic,” Wilk said. “Families already teetering on the brink of homelessness found themselves even more vulnerable. Our local agencies were on the frontlines offering assistance, but resources still are needed as California is only crawling back from the economic devastation of the last year.”

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$29 million of the funding is set to go toward L.A. County in general, while another $31 million is slated to go toward the L.A. City & County Continuum of Care, according to Wilk’s office.

Continuum of Care provides more long-term assistance for those experiencing homelessness in the city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County, including Santa Clarita.

“Housing is just one piece of the puzzle,” Wilk said. “I am invested in finding long-term solutions that will address homelessness and help our vulnerable populations find a path forward that sets them up for success.”


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Wilk Announces Over $60 Million In Funding For Homeless Services In Los Angeles County

2 comments

  1. If you used just a couple million to hire the Hells Angels to clear out the vagrants you would see results!

  2. We need the return of Mental Hospitals and staff to help those who need it. Training for jobs and stop the hand outs. I they chose to not take advantage of these things, then we need to put them out in the desert or on an island where they can grow food for themselves. If they are handicapped they should be given a small place to call home and given food from the many volunteer groups that already exists.

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