Anaheim’s Homelessness Strategy Helps Hundreds off the Streets

A homeless encampment made of tents and tarps lines the Santa Ana riverbed near Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., on Jan. 25, 2018. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

More than 400 homeless people have exited the streets of Anaheim, California, since the city changed its approach to homelessness, officials say.

The city’s new strategy focuses around a community response team made up of trained professionals who are called upon to help addicted or mentally ill homeless people.