A 98-page report examines the vulnerabilities and barriers single homeless women are facing in L.A. County.
To help the more than 75,000 people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County, officials have long tailored their programs to the needs of subgroups, including veterans, families and the chronically homeless.
The women often had long histories of trauma and victimization, with nearly half saying that domestic violence was a direct cause of their homelessness. Single homeless women make up nearly 70% of the women experiencing homelessness on any given night in the county, according to the report. The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority reported 22,320 women experiencing homelessness in 2023, including women with partners or family households — a 6% increase from the previous year.
The report was funded by the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative and the Downtown Women’s Center, a nonprofit that provides services to unhoused women. Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis, who co-authored a motion to make single homeless women an official subgroup, said the countywide survey was long overdue.
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