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Los Angeles is using AI in a pilot program to try to predict homelessness and allocate aid
In Los Angeles, a homelessness prevention pilot program aims to use predictive AI to identify individuals and families at risk of becoming homeless.
Aside from giving her the ability to bring her 7-year-old son to work, the job also paid enough to cover rent in a studio apartment in the Van Nuys neighborhood in Los Angeles, where they had lived for a year and a half. The CIO integrated data from seven different county departments, de-identified for privacy, including emergency room visits, behavioral health care and large public benefits programs from food stamps to income support and homeless services, according to Janey Rountree, executive director of the California Policy Lab. Launched in 2021, the program has helped serve nearly 800 individuals and families at risk of becoming homeless, with 86 percent of participants retaining permanent housing when they leave, according to Dana Vanderford, associate director at the county's Department of Health Services.
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