Volunteers fan out to survey Hollywood's homeless
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 01:20
in Mathematics & Economics
Cataloging them and their needs helps speed social services to those most at risk, officials say. Similar efforts in New York, Santa Monica and Long Beach have helped hundreds into permanent housing. Before dawn one recent morning, volunteers clutching clipboards and flashlights spotted a pile of blankets on an otherwise deserted stretch of Hollywood pavement.