Over the next three years, Los Angeles County will provide more than half of the homeless population of Skid Row with temporary housing, the Los Angeles Times reports.
With a $60 million state grant, the county, the city of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority will provide 2,500 temporary beds at hotels and motels, as well as other locations.
The goal is to eventually put 2,000 of the area's 4,402 homeless people into permanent housing.
"As the heart of the overdose crisis, Skid Row residents deserve the dignity of housing where they can receive the care they need," says County Supervisor Hilda Solis, who proposed the Skid Row Action Plan.
"This action will help bring hundreds of people indoors quickly and support their path to recovery."
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