Los Angeles Poverty Department
Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) is an arts organization whose mission is to create work that connects the experience of people living in poverty to the sociopolitical forces that shape their lives and communities.
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1 Submitted Idea
LIVE ·2024 Grants ChallengeRehumanizing Healthcare for Homeless Populations
LA Poverty Dept’s advocacy project aims to repair and rehumanize the healthcare system that is failing our homeless community. The idea arose when a new model of healthcare unexpectedly emerged at County-run emergency medical shelters for houseless Covid patients. Multi-disciplinary teams collaboratively deployed innovative approaches that would be impossible in standard bureaucratic settings. Our vision to create Respite Centers for Healing & Housing across LA County scales the successful model to serve our homeless community’s distinct needs.