The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced Friday that its annual homeless count will be postponed one month due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, now taking place Feb. 22-24.
"While we work to ensure an accurate Homeless Count, we cannot ignore the surging number of positive COVID-19 cases across our region," said LAHSA Executive Director Heidi Marston.
The changes include moving deployment sites outdoors, moving volunteer training sessions online, encouraging volunteers to minimize cross-group interactions, requiring masks and encouraging volunteers to be vaccinated. "This decision is our best path to ensure the accuracy of the Homeless Count without putting the health and safety of persons experiencing homelessness, volunteers and the community at risk."
Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis said Friday that she supported postponing the count and putting the health and safety of LAHSA's staff, volunteers and L.A.'s unhoused population first.
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