A team of researchers is developing a new methodology that more accurately counts Latino populations experiencing homelessness.
This year, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authorityafter a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For three nights starting on Feb. 22, volunteers, service workers, and formerly unhoused people went out into the community to physically count the homeless population. The results are expected in early September.
The current methodology centers on counting people who LAHSA calls “literally homeless” on the nights of the census. That designation includes those who sleep in a homeless shelter or temporary living quarters like a sidewalk encampment or a car. This methodology is called a point-in-time count.of counting those who are “literally unhoused” is that people who are living in a motel or sleeping on the couch of friends and families are not counted.
“Some of what we know from previous work is that oftentimes with the Latino community they pull on their social network,” said Chinchilla. “Like family and friends, and also informal supports that are not captured in the homeless service system — for example, churches.” Chinchilla and her team will also focus their project on the different housing resources available and if those resources are accessible to the Latino community. Through their research, Chinchilla observed that Latinos experiencing homelessness will go through community members to access resources.Chinchilla said the teams wants to know what is stopping Latinos from going directly to city-provided services.
“Why aren’t people accessing these resources? Is it because there’s a language barrier? Is there a cultural barrier? Do they not identify themselves as experiencing homelessness? Is there a different way that our community thinks about housing?” said Chinchilla.to move forward with their project. The team's findings will be developed into public policy briefs to inform local and state policymakers on how to better serve the Latino communities.
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