A homeless encampment quickly can present a profound health hazard to people living in a camp but also to residents and others in the neighboring community. Human waste, moldering garbage, as well as contaminated syringes and needles, are examples of contaminates that quickly litter the site of a homeless encampment and the surrounding vicinity. Specialized homeless encampment cleanup is necessary to ensure that an area used for this purpose is safely remediated and returned to a safe condition. Call our veteran-led homeless encampment cleanup services company.  

Fighting the Scourge of Shopping Center Trespassers: Addressing Trespassing at Retail Stores and Its Hazardous Aftermath

News reports in California and in other parts of the country illustrate what some might fairly call an ongoing assault on shopping centers and retail stores. This includes everything from organized mass shoplifting raids on these merchants resulting in large-scale losses due to theft. It also includes situations involving trespassers who engage in a range…

Homeless Housing Property Manager Faces Overwhelming Challenges

Los Angeles is the location of a number of homeless programs designed to assist unhoused vets in transitioning into suitable, safe housing. An example of these services is apartment units housing, providing living spaces for previously unhoused vets. In many ways, this particular center operates like any other apartment complex. With that said, a vet…

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Authoritative Research on How Homeless Encampments Lower Property Values

In the past few years, a growing number of residential neighborhoods have faced the establishment of homeless encampments in their environs. Because this is something of a newer phenomenon, there is little definitive research on the precise impact homeless encampments have on property values in residential neighborhoods in which these camps exist. Historically, homeless encampments…

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General Facts About Social Security Disability Programs

Americans generally are familiar with the ins and outs of Social Security retirement benefits. Additionally, U.S. citizens generally realize that Social Security does provide disability benefits in certain situations. What many people do not realize is that there are two different Social Security disability benefits programs: Social Security Disability Insurance Supplemental Security Income A discussion…

Disability Considerations and Homeless Advocacy: Comprehensive Overview of the Two Social Security Disability Programs

When it comes to advocacy programs for homeless people in Southern California, and elsewhere across the United States, it’s important to have an understanding of the two disability options available through the Social Security Administration. While many people are aware that there is financial assistance available to disabled people via Social Security, they understandably may…

The Pervasive and Persistent Negative Impacts of Housing Instability on Pre-Teen Children

Housing instability is a widespread problem throughout the United States, including in Ft. Collins and in Colorado generally. A common misconception amongst the general public about housing instability is that younger children are resilient and quite capable of “going with the flow” when a family is faced with housing instability. In fact, housing instability has…

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Types of Homelessness

The population of homeless people in the United States is classified in a number of different ways. The primary classification system of the nation’s homeless population is based on the time frame different cohorts lack regular or permanent housing. In addition, the homeless population is broken down based on demographic considerations. These different methodologies of…

How Can Quality, Long-Term Supportive Housing Be the Answer to Solving Homelessness?

Over the course of the past decade, an ever-increasing number of homeless advocates and experts on chronic homelessness have reached a consensus on an important issue. Specifically, advocates and experts have come to conclude that quality, long-term supportive housing is a crucial element to solve homelessness. The Housing First Initiative Before diving into why supporting…

Mass Incarceration, Private Prisons, and the Homelessness Crisis in the United States

The United States accounts for 5 percent of the world population. Despite having a nominal portion of the Earth’s population, the U.S. has an astounding 25 percent of the world’s incarcerated individuals. In 2016, there were approximately 2.2 million incarcerated individuals in the United States, according to the Pew Research Center. This includes people incarcerated on…

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Los Angeles’ No Trespassing Form

If you’re serious about protecting your property from trespassers, you must not only post “No Trespassing” signs in conspicuous locations on your property, but you need to file a “No Trespass Form” annually with the Los Angeles Police Department. A “No Trespassing” sign should state the following: THIS PROPERTY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. No Entry…

An Overview of California Vagrancy Laws

The concept of vagrancy laws is in flux in the state of California at this juncture in time. Vagrancy laws have become something of a broader umbrella term for certain types of laws as opposed to referencing specific statutes or ordinances. Specific Types of Conduct Prohibited by So-Called Vagrancy Laws In California, laws that fall…

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Types of Homeless People in California

Homelessness in California comes in many forms. One way of classifying homeless people in California is by utilizing the underlying reason why persons become homeless initially or remain homeless over the longer term. Working Poor One type of homeless person in California is the working poor. In this day and age, a considerable percentage of…

Why Has California’s Homeless Population Exploded?

An ongoing discussion across California is focused on homelessness. A primary element of this discussion involves how and why the California homeless population has been on an upward trajectory. Indeed, many Californians wonder why the state’s homeless population has exploded. Has the California Homeless Population Really Exploded? When presented with the question “has the California…

Is It a Good Idea to Give Tents to Homeless People?

One of the ongoing debates in Southern California, where homelessness has reach epidemic proportions, is over providing homeless people with tents. Indeed, providing homeless people with tents is proving to be one of the most passionately debated issues associated with addressing homelessness in communities that include Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Orange County, and…

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Basic Facts About Homelessness

The homelessness crisis in Los Angeles is described as a national disgrace. The Los Angeles Times has described what historically had been center stage of homelessness in the city: There are few sights in the world like nighttime in skid row, the teeming Dickensian dystopia in downtown Los Angeles where homeless and destitute people have…