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Long Beach Briefs: City Sees Decrease in Homelessness and Launches Spring Cleaning Initiative

Long Beach Reports First Decrease in Homelessness Since 2017

During the week of May 6 Long Beach released findings of the 2024 Homeless Point in Time Count identifying 3,376 people experiencing homelessness in January 2024, compared with 3,447 people in 2023. This number signifies a 2.1% decrease from last year — the first time the city has reported an overall decrease in homelessness since 2017. After the homeless population in Long Beach jumped significantly following the COVID-19 pandemic, the city proclaimed a local emergency to strengthen the city’s preparedness and ability to respond. The emergency, which was in place from Jan. 10, 2023, through Feb. 28, 2024, put into place policies and programs that provided immediate assistance and laid the groundwork for positive long-term outcomes.

Details: https://tinyurl.com/LB-2024-Homeless-Count 

 

Long Beach Launches Citywide Spring Cleaning Initiative

Long Beach Citywide Spring Cleaning is a new month-long initiative that will help beautify city beaches, parks and public spaces through a series of hosted community cleanup events. The goal is to activate and uplift neighborhoods throughout Long Beach by encouraging community members to participate in and/or host a cleanup. To participate in a neighborhood clean up or to organize your own, visit longbeach.gov/springcleaning.

Details: https://tinyurl.com/citywide-spring-cleaning

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