Los Angeles Supports Bill to Incorporate Women’s Needs in Homeless Response

A homeless woman pushes her belongings past a row of tents on the streets of Los Angeles, Calif. on Feb. 1, 2021. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—A resolution in support of a California Senate bill aimed at incorporating the needs of domestic violence victims and unaccompanied women into homelessness planning was passed by the Los Angeles City Council on April 5.

“Domestic violence is one of the leading drivers of women’s homelessness, with approximately 57 percent of women reporting domestic violence as the cause of their homelessness,” the resolution stated, citing national data.