Homeless Older Adults Strategic Plan
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Description:
Shelter Partnership developed this plan for homeless older adults under both a moral imperative to address the rising needs of a population that has been historically neglected, and also as a means to challenge our public systems of care and other concerned stakeholders to adopt a strategic approach to address the housing, service and health care needs of homeless older adults in an integrated fashion. Our contribution may rest with the finding that homelessness among the 3,000 to 4,000 older adults (62 and up) in Los Angeles County can be solved, as well as the novelty of describing their characteristics. For that alone, there is value in “uncovering” the identity of a group that has never before been the focus of public policy in Los Angeles County. Yet, this plan has merits that reach farther than the data. This plan is the first synthesis of information from site visits across the country, the feedback and perceptions of a multitude of stakeholders responsible for programs that serve this population, and more importantly, the opinions and experiences of homeless older adults themselves. (Shelter Partnership, Inc.)
Type of Resource:
Guides/Manuals
Publication Date:
2006
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Phone:
213-688-2188