The People Concern

Outreach: the people concern operates 23 outreach teams across los angeles county. The agency is the outreach lead in spa 4 (downtown la, skid row, hollywood) and runs access centers in both santa monica and skid row. Each brings integrated, multidisciplinary services to people in need where they are. In 2023-2024, 95,599 outreach services were provided and 5,614 clients were served.

Mental health: the agency integrates mental health care within all of our services and programs and operates a standalone mental health center in downtown los angeles. As a los angeles county full service partnership programs (fsp) provider, we offer those with severe mental illnesses a highly integrated, recovery-oriented, "whatever it takes" approach to wellness that ideally ends with permanent housing. During 2023-2024, over 1,559 clients were served by mental health professionals, with 44,957 mental health services provided and 3,778 medication services provided.

Domestic violence: sojourn has been providing vital, life-saving services for survivors of domestic violence since 1977. Having sojourn as part of the people concern allows us to continue addressing the intersectionality of domestic violence and homelessness. During fy2023-24, 2,702 hotline calls were received, 2,171 people were trained via community outreach and education, 157 attended support groups, 101 individuals received legal services, 101 shelter clients were served, and 42 individuals received domestic violence training.wellness & access center: the annenberg access center in santa monica provides a full range of essential services on-site including meals, clothing, mail and phone service, case management, mental health counseling, benefits assistance, and walk-in care at the center's medical suite. Last fiscal year, 59,073 lunches were distributed, 1,901 bags of groceries were distributed, and 15,903 showers were provided. The ron beasley wellness center is the only facility on skid row that offers walk-in group therapy and focuses solely on behavioral health. Visitors at the wellness center can meet with the people concern staff to explore whether they are eligible for case management services, which would offer them the opportunity to participate in all the services provided by the agency, including interim and permanent housing. K9 connection: our k9 connection program offers care to the pets of people experiencing homelessness. During the 2023-2024 fiscal year, 2,150 pets were served, 304 pets received medical services and 910 pet care supply kits were distributed. Humans also are treated to food, hygiene kits, and medical attention from ucla's health team. Money management: our money management program helps people access their supplemental security insurance (ssi) funds and other benefits. By doing so, our agency provides basic financial services for those who generally cannot open accounts at retail banks, who qualify as very low income, and who have low financial literacy. Studio 526: studio 526 is the people concern's community arts and cultural program located in the skid row neighborhood. Public showers, toilets, and laundry: the people concern offers showers, toilets, and laundry at the annenberg access center in santa monica and at our public showers, toilets and laundry site in skid row for people experiencing homelessness and it is not exclusive to our clients. These two sites are open to the public and provided 97,410 showers in the 2023-24 fiscal year.