social service

All were flagged down outside county social services offices, where many were on their way to get food assistance and cash aid.

John Maceri, chief executive of The People Concern, an L.A.-based nonprofit social service agency focused on ending homelessness, said unhoused people may initially decline resources but that “relentless outreach” is necessary.

The council had plenty of files about the family's involvement with police and social services, but "there was no time to explore this in depth", the review found.

County supervisors want to bar “predatory” salespeople who they say prey on vulnerable residents seeking benefits from the region’s social services offices.

A strong economy can fund welfare, social services and defense.