Every January, all across the Los Angeles region, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and partners like United Way of Greater Los Angeles and the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (DLANC) embark on a three-day mission to count our homeless neighbors.
Volunteer to Count
Register for the “Metro (Central)” location to meet at United Way of Greater Los Angeles headquarters in downtown Los Angeles at 7 p.m. before embarking on the count with us.
Mandated by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and coordinated locally by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is the largest homeless census count in the nation. Over the course of three days and nights, thousands of volunteers fan out across Los Angeles County to determine how many homeless individuals and families there are in the region, identify their demographic characteristics and the locations where they reside.
Those joining United Way for the January 26 count will:
To join us at United Way of Greater Los Angeles headquarters for the Thursday count, select “Metro (Central) Los Angeles.”
Can’t join us? We encourage you to volunteer on any of the three count days — Tuesday, January 24 through Thursday, January 26.
Enter your contact details to be sent exact time and location information for the count.
You’ll be sent event details before the count, and your accurate contact info will ensure any day-of communications get to you.
Whether you sign up for the Metro (Central) Los Angeles count, or another location, we would love for you to select “United Way” from the “agencies/organizations” affiliations dropdown to help us know how many United Way supporters helped in this year’s homeless count!
