Orange County given $23 million to fight homelessnes

Stephanie Garrett, left, emergency response team Homeless Services Department, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), visits Claudia Hernandez, along S Grand Avenue and W 54th Street in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. (Photo by Ed Crisostomo, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

California will receive the largest share of HUD’s new round of funding to fight homelessness. Specifically, Southern California will receive $380 million, and Orange County is allotted $23 million. U.S. Housing Secretary Ben Carson said the grants “support our broader goal of ending or preventing homelessness as we know it.” Read more here:

Orange County gets $23 million to help homeless