Anaheim’s Homelessness Strategy Helps Hundreds off the Streets

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
Vanessa Serna
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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.