{"id":14491,"date":"2025-07-01T19:25:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/?p=14491"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:25:28","slug":"barger-applauds-todays-launch-of-new-l-a-county-dispatch-center-for-homeless-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/?p=14491","title":{"rendered":"Barger Applauds Today\u2019s Launch of New L.A. County Dispatch Center for Homeless Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger issued the following statement today commenting on the newly publicly accessible&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fhomeless.lacounty.gov%2Femergency-centralized-response-center%2F%3Futm_content=%26utm_medium=email%26utm_name=%26utm_source=govdelivery%26utm_term=\/1\/01000197c6b543e6-45fb49bb-47d2-4a53-9b65-203b44465925-000000\/Yfw8EWTfH6_lM_wIEWbQN8zQF7oPLcCjg-b0aUZy9aM=412\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles County\u2019s Emergency Centralized Response Center<\/a>, which was created through a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Ffile.lacounty.gov%2FSDSInter%2Fbos%2Fsupdocs%2F195626.pdf%3Futm_content=%26utm_medium=email%26utm_name=%26utm_source=govdelivery%26utm_term=\/1\/01000197c6b543e6-45fb49bb-47d2-4a53-9b65-203b44465925-000000\/eNd0aYR9BCTGmEWApseFxWhX0cso3sj5EFyiRGQ7hzc=412\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">motion<\/a>&nbsp;she co-authored:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cToday marks a significant step forward in our collective work to mitigate the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles County. The public can now activate a powerful resource and tool to help a neighbor experiencing homelessness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It\u2019s in this shared social responsibility that we make real progress.&nbsp;<\/em><em>Everyday residents are empowered to report unsheltered individuals who need support rather than simply watching on or looking away. It\u2019s a meaningful way each of us can contribute to a more compassionate and coordinated response.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The work ahead remains immense. This dispatch center is a crucial part of our County&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Ffile.lacounty.gov%2FSDSInter%2Fbos%2Fsupdocs%2F195626.pdf%3Futm_content=%26utm_medium=email%26utm_name=%26utm_source=govdelivery%26utm_term=\/2\/01000197c6b543e6-45fb49bb-47d2-4a53-9b65-203b44465925-000000\/lJWwgwrXSGPsL5-eHjMPsaOKa2Itb_tbMPOMTkxLxCs=412\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">strategy<\/a>&nbsp;to reduce homelessness, and performance matters. I will monitor the Emergency Centralized Response Center\u2019s work, which will swiftly connect every report submitted to the holistic services people experiencing homelessness need. I\u2019m committed to keeping this effort accountable, transparent, and effective.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14491"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14492,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14491\/revisions\/14492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aacyf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}