40 percent of people helped by Los Angeles mayor’s $300M homeless project have returned to the streets, report finds

A project in Los Angeles designed to address homelessness has seen a sizable portion of its participants returning to the streets, according to a new report.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order in December 2022 launching the Inside Safe program, which helps provide interim housing, typically in the form of motel rooms, to people experiencing homelessness.

“Each Inside Safe site is overseen by a nonprofit service provider that administers comprehensive case management, housing navigation, and meals,” the city’s website states. “Hundreds of Inside Safe participants have been housed in life-saving permanent housing.”…

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