The 2022 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is underway to get federal resources and determine where the money goes in the continued battle against homelessness.
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Many residents of Los Angeles struggle to meet their basic needs such as food and safe housing on a daily basis, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only heightened these difficulties for many. College students are particularly vulnerable to being unable to pay for basic necessities due to the existing barriers to employment, combined with the economic downturn and lack of jobs caused by the pandemic. One possible solution to help this at-risk population better meet their basic needs is to provide emergency aid, frequently in the form of cash transfers. These payments ensure that in times of distress, vulnerable populations can meet their basic needs. Further, the lessons learned from cash payments to these at-risk populations can have wider applications for other innovative cash transfer programs like Universal Basic Income.
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Contact Tracing Diaries
Even though many of us might feel like we ve got more of a handle on the coronavirus pandemic, none of us can forget this unbelievable year. Especially folks who ve really been in the trenches. Lisa Fagundes is normally a librarian at the San Francisco Public Library. But starting last April, she and thousands of other city and state workers were redeployed to become contact tracers, calling people who may have been exposed to the virus. KQED health correspondent April Dembosky met Lisa last spring and asked her to keep an audio diary of her experience.