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LA County approves funding for cities to address homelessness
The Pomona Armory has housed a temporary homeless shelter during winter months, March 29, 2018.
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LA County approves funding for cities to address homelessness
Homelessness touches every part of Los Angeles County. But the problems aren't the same in every city.
This week, county supervisors approved plans to give out $9 million in funding for 41 cities developing their own approaches to addressing homelessness.
Pomona, one of those cities, will be putting some of that Measure H money toward its first year-round, 24-hour shelter. Other cities plan to train their police departments on homeless outreach and offer mobile shower facilities on city-owned land.
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