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Outside the tarp-covered tents belonging to homeless people populating the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles, a man who identifies himself as Vincent sorts his belongings. Vincent said he thought he was bulletproof and never had to worry about finding\u00a0a job as a young man.<\/p>\n

“Things ain’t the way they were anymore,” he said while bemoaning a homeless crisis of unprecedented proportions that has not only rocked the streets of Los Angeles and other West Coast cities, but has advanced throughout the entire United States as well.<\/p>\n

The nation\u2019s homeless population increased this year for the first time since 2010, according to the U.S.. Department of Housing and Urban Development which released its annual\u00a0Point in Time (PIT) count\u00a0last month. The report showed nearly 554,000 homeless people across the country during local tallies conducted in January; up nearly 1 percent from 2016.<\/p>\n

Of that total, 193,000 people had no access to nightly shelter and instead were staying in vehicles, tents, the streets and other places considered uninhabitable. The unsheltered figure is up by more than 9 percent compared to two years ago.<\/p>\n

Increases are higher in several West Coast cities, where the\u00a0explosion in homelessness\u00a0has prompted at least 10 city and county governments to declare states of emergency since 2015.<\/p>\n

City officials, homeless advocates and those living on the streets point to a main culprit: the region\u2019s\u00a0booming economy.\u00a0Rents have soared beyond affordability for many lower-wage workers who until just a just few years ago could typically find a place to stay. Now, even a temporary setback can be enough to leave them out on the streets.<\/p>\n

Federal, state and local agencies do provide funds to nonprofit organizations<\/a> committed to homelessness prevention, said Libby Hikind, founder and CEO of GrantWatch.com, which provides a user-friendly listing of current and archived grants for homeless prevention initiatives as well as funding opportunities, awards and contracts, and their summaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of these nonprofit organizations, in turn, will offer rental payment assistance and supportive services to qualified homeless populations,\u201d she said. \u201cThese programs and a small investment of time, money and energy can have a profound impact on assisting homeless individuals through the entire spectrum — from obtaining income, to assessing healthcare needs, to finding a job, or to rental application assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the meantime, as the surge in homelessness becomes part of the fabric of daily life in West Coast cities, the numbers in the report back up what many people in California, Oregon and Washington have been experiencing in their communities: encampments sprouting along freeways and rivers; local governments struggling to come up with money for long-term solutions; conflicts about whether to crack down on street camping and even feeding the homeless.<\/p>\n

The most alarming consequence of the West Coast homeless explosion is a deadly Hepatitis A outbreak that has affected Los Angeles, Santa Cruz and San Diego, the popular tourist destination in a county where more than 5,600 people now live on the streets or in their cars. Spread through a liver-damaging virus that lives in feces, the disease prompted California officials to declare a state of emergency in October.<\/p>\n

The HUD report underscores the severity of the problem along the West Coast.<\/p>\n

While the overall homeless population in California, Oregon and Washington grew by 14 percent during the past two years, the part of that population considered unsheltered climbed 23 percent to 108,000. That is in part due a shortage of affordable housing.<\/p>\n

In booming Seattle, for example, the HUD report shows the unsheltered population grew by 44 percent in two years to nearly 5,500.<\/p>\n

The homeless service area that includes most of Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the crisis, saw its total homeless count top 55,000 people, up by more than 13,000 from 2016. Four out of every five homeless individuals there are considered unsheltered, leaving tens of thousands of people with no place to sleep other than the streets or parks.<\/p>\n

By comparison, while\u00a0New York City\u2019s homeless population\u00a0grew to more than 76,000, only about 5 percent are considered unsheltered thanks to a system that can get people a cot under a roof immediately.<\/p>\n

In contrast, the HUD report showed a long-running decline in homelessness continuing in most other regions. Nationally, the overall homeless number was down by 13 percent since 2010 and the unsheltered number has dropped by 17 percent over that seven-year span, although some changes in methodology and definitions over the years can affect comparisons.<\/p>\n

Places where the numbers went down include\u00a0Atlanta, Philadelphia, Miami, the Denver area and Hawaii, which declared a statewide homelessness emergency in 2015.<\/p>\n

The Homeless Point-In-Time survey is based on counts at shelters and on the streets. While imperfect, it attempts to represent how many people are homeless at a given time. Those who work regularly with the homeless say it is certainly an undercount, although many advocates and officials believe it correctly identifies trend lines.<\/p>\n

About the Author<\/strong>: Staff Writer for GrantWatch.com<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.hudexchange.info\/resource\/3031\/pit-and-hic-data-since-2007\/<\/a><\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/47662ad74baf4bb09f40619e4fd25a94<\/a><\/div>\n
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About GrantWatch<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Libby Hikind<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, author of\u00a0The Queen of Grants: From Teacher to Grant Writer to CEO<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, founded\u00a0GrantWatch.com<\/em><\/strong>, the largest advanced grant search engine in the United States. The platform features over 10,000 active, verified, and human-curated grant opportunities in more than 60 funding categories. Additionally, it lists\u00a0grants for\u00a0nonprofits<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0grants for\u00a0small businesses<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0grants for\u00a0government agencies<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0grants for\u00a0Individuals<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

GrantWatch also offers innovative funding tools like the\u00a0AI Grant Writing Tool<\/a><\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0AI Grant Searching Tool<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0making it easier to find grants, track deadlines, and draft proposals. Members can upgrade to\u00a0MemberPlus+<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for complete grant details, eligibility criteria, and application information. With 21 powerful features, live customer support, and weekly\u00a0GrantTalk<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0podcast episodes, GrantWatch is the go-to resource for finding grants and turning funding opportunities into awarded grants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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