Homeless Service Providers Worry That Funding Cuts Will Reverse the City’s Progress on Homelessness

The latest report from six L.A. County homeless service providers shows that while progress has been made, we are at a crossroads. As St. Joseph Center CEO, Dr. Ryan Smith, shared with Calo News, “We are excited about the decrease in homelessness…yet tectonic changes are happening in the homeless service sector.”

Historic funding cuts and ongoing economic headwinds are threatening to reverse the progress we’ve worked so hard to achieve. We are already seeing layoffs across the sector. In the words of Dr. Smith, “To sustain decreases in homelessness, you have to fund the folks who are doing the work.”

We see progress when we allocate resources with our values. This is a critical time to advocate for sustainable funding to ensure that our neighbors continue to have access to life-saving services.