Previous Events & Trainings
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2024 Events
DVHSC Hosts Special Funding Opportunity Discussion
DVHSC hosted an informational presentation to inform on the upcoming Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFA) that the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) will release and to identify applicants for federal funding.
Webinar Recording: View the recording
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Sign Up for LAHSA’s Listserv: Subscribe here
LAHSA NOFO Website: Visit here
RFSQ Information Website: Learn more
DHSC Hosts Alternative Resources for Undocumented Survivors
A training series on nontraditional resources when serving undocumented domestic violence survivors.
How to Obtain Documents: Presentation by Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. View the presentation here: Undocumented Survivors Series - How to Obtain Documents.
DVHSC Hosts A Conversation on Leveraging & Braiding Funding for Maximum Organizational Impact
Maria Barahona, the Director of Programs and Compliance at Haven Hills, led an insightful discussion on optimizing your diverse funding channels for maximum impact. In a community with finite resources, it's crucial to harness them effectively while adhering to funding guidelines. Maria will demystify the concepts of "braided and blended funding," offer guidance on tracking and reporting, and share best practices.
Stephanie Whack, the DV Program Coordinator at LAHSA, developed a comprehensive table featuring commonly utilized funding streams tailored to support victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, and sexual assault. This dynamic resource will be periodically updated for accuracy, ensuring it remains a valuable asset for our community. It can be accessed here: LA County Housing-Related Resources Chart
DVHSC Hosts ULA
The DVHSC hosted a session led by Joe Donlin, Director of United to House LA, on the topic of the new housing resources made possible through the United to House LA property transfer tax. Though our advocacy work needs to center on ensuring that the community can use these funds (currently under litigation), we know that rental assistance and development funding are critical. Materials that Joe reviewed in our meeting can be found here: DVHSC Presentation Measure ULA. If you have any additional questions about United to House LA, please reach out to Joe at Joe@unitedtohousela.com or reference the website here https://www.unitedtohousela.com/.
DVHSC Hosts Measure H Renewal
Thank you for attending our first DVHSC All Member meeting of 2024 on the topic of a new ballot measure effort that will serve as renewal funding for LA County’s Measure H and new funding for the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency. Attached, please find the slides presented by Jerry Jones, the director of The Greater Los Angeles Homelessness Coalition and the recording of the meeting.
Community Summits
2023 Community Connections Summit
The 2023 Community Connections Summit was held at the California Endowment and attended by survivors, community advocates, direct service and sector leaders within homeless services and victim service providers, government department leaders, elected officials, philanthropic leaders, academic researchers, legal experts, and more. With the theme Then, Now, and When: Celebrating our Roots and Growing our Future, the event focused on our community's struggles and triumphs in facing the intersection of domestic violence and homelessness, and how we are working towards creating a safer, more equitable future.
2019 Community Connections Summit
Held at the Double Tree Hotel in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, the 2019 summit was full of innovative and timely content about the intersection of domestic violence and homelessness. Highlights included a “Lived Experience” panel featuring survivors of domestic violence and homelessness, and a number of talks addressing racial and gender equity, the Coordinated Entry System (CES), creating a trauma-informed community, creating systems change, best practices, and the intersectionality of homelessness with gender, race, and domestic violence.
Additional Resources
Publications
Don't know where to start? Check out our compilation of publications and community-based research on the intersections of homelessness and domestic violence.
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