2024
LAURA
The LA Homeless Sector workforce is a significant part of our region’s economy. There are currently over 8,000 positions in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care homelessness services system—not counting the thousands of healthcare workers who serve the unhoused. When we successfully solve homelessness in Los Angeles, it will be the thousands of front-line workers—the case managers, outreach specialists, program managers, and others—who will carry us there. To support this workforce, FCI has envisioned a new institution called the Los Angeles Unhoused Response Academy (“LAURA”). The mission of LAURA is to build the capacity of the Los Angeles County homeless workforce—today and in the future. LAURA will provide an on-ramp for new talent, support those already hard at work to improve morale and reduce turnover, create a center for thought leadership, define a skills framework to light a path for professional growth, and advocate for better compensation.
In 2024, LAURA piloted a five day hands-on training program for a first cohort of LAURA Fellows to prepare them for front line work in skid row and soft-launched a sector-wide job board.
LAURA IS CHANGING LIVES
2024
LA WORKING CAPITAL FUND
In 2024, FCI launched an initiative to establish a LA Working Capital Fund to provide zero cost capital to community-based organizations (CBOs) that address homelessness in Los Angeles. These nonprofit CBOs often lack necessary working capital to bridge the gap between when they must meet obligations—such as payroll or rent—and when they receive cash payment from the entities that contract with them or promise them grants. Despite holding substantial and often overdue invoices, it’s difficult for CBOs to access working capital to bridge this gap. This problem not only prevents homeless services agencies from getting results, it also disproportionately impacts smaller CBOs in underserved communities.
LAWCF has already done six transactions to provide over 110K of successful zero-cost bridge financings to support the homeless response in Los Angeles; our team was able to provide funding within 36 hours of the initial requests.
LA WORKING CAPITAL FUND IS CHANGING LIVES
2021
WHEN GIRLS THRIVE
In 2021, FCI, together with Alliance for Girls, the Office of Women’s Policy in Santa Clara County, the Young Women’s Freedom Center and Oakland Unified School District, launched an initiative to identify and meet the needs of girls and gender-expansive in the height of COVID-19. Through this program, we documented the needs of over 1,000 girls across the state of California and analyzed survey data in monthly data snapshots that were distributed to legislators and other key stakeholders.
Together with our partners we were able to identify and address the need for menstrual products for girls experiencing severe poverty in the pandemic, with the successful allocation of free period products at every Oakland Unified School District food distribution site, and over $1 million allocated to address period poverty in Santa Clara County with the Office of Women’s Policy, FIRST 5, the County Office of Education and other health partners coordinating outreach and distribution. Moreover, this model for addressing period poverty supported advocacy for state bill AB 367 which was signed into law in 2021 requiring all public schools serving students in grades 6 to 12, Community Colleges, and California State Universities to stock restrooms with an adequate supply of free menstrual products.
WHEN GIRLS THRIVE IS CHANGING LIVES
2019
RIGHT RESPONDER
In 2019, FCI (formerly USC D-Health) launched the Right Responder initiative with coalition partners (Milken Institute, City of Santa Monica, & Akido) to address homelessness. This program aimed to divert homelessness-related calls from first responders to social workers, ensuring coordinated care between government agencies. By sharing real-time data among police, fire, and human services, case managers maintained better contact with clients, and first responders effectively redirected unhoused individuals to social workers.
The Right Responder pilot demonstrated a 33% reduction in encounters with law enforcement and emergency medical services and a 37% decrease in arrests. This initiative showcased the effectiveness of diversion programs and the value of inter-agency data sharing in addressing homelessness.
RIGHT RESPONDER IS CHANGING LIVES
2023
STREET TO HOME 2.0
In 2023, FCI launched Street to Home 2.0 with coalition partners (Akido & HOPICS) to accelerate housing placement and improve housing retention. Together coalition partners designed a new approach that eliminates the numerous case manager handoffs typically experienced by unhoused individuals and, rather, assigns a single case manager who can follow an individual from street to home. Moreover, this model provides the critical medical care unhoused individuals need in-house and on-site, including mental health services, addiction medicine, and chronic disease management. Ultimately, this initiative aims to achieve faster housing placements and better retention rates.
In the past year, we have successfully secured funding and implemented this care model in Kern and Los Angeles Counties. Preliminary data shows that we can go from the initial visit to securing a housing voucher in as little as four weeks. This initiative also demonstrates how directing homeless services funding can increase efficiency and effectiveness.
STREET TO HOME 2.0 IS CHANGING LIVES
OUR MISSION
We mobilize the right people to solve some of society's toughest problems.
2024
LAURA
The LA Homeless Sector workforce is a significant part of our region’s economy. There are currently over 8,000 positions in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care homelessness services system—not counting the thousands of healthcare workers who serve the unhoused. When we successfully solve homelessness in Los Angeles, it will be the thousands of front-line workers—the case managers, outreach specialists, program managers, and others—who will carry us there. To support this workforce, FCI has envisioned a new institution called the Los Angeles Unhoused Response Academy (“LAURA”). The mission of LAURA is to build the capacity of the Los Angeles County homeless workforce—today and in the future. LAURA will provide an on-ramp for new talent, support those already hard at work to improve morale and reduce turnover, create a center for thought leadership, define a skills framework to light a path for professional growth, and advocate for better compensation.
In 2024, LAURA piloted a five day hands-on training program for a first cohort of LAURA Fellows to prepare them for front line work in skid row and soft-launched a sector-wide job board.
2024
LA WORKING CAPITAL FUND
In 2024, FCI launched an initiative to establish a LA Working Capital Fund to provide zero cost capital to community-based organizations (CBOs) that address homelessness in Los Angeles. These nonprofit CBOs often lack necessary working capital to bridge the gap between when they must meet obligations—such as payroll or rent—and when they receive cash payment from the entities that contract with them or promise them grants. Despite holding substantial and often overdue invoices, it’s difficult for CBOs to access working capital to bridge this gap. This problem not only prevents homeless services agencies from getting results, it also disproportionately impacts smaller CBOs in underserved communities.
LAWCF has already done six transactions to provide over 110K of successful zero-cost bridge financings to support the homeless response in Los Angeles; our team was able to provide funding within 36 hours of the initial requests.
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2021
WHEN GIRLS THRIVE
In 2021, FCI, together with Alliance for Girls, the Office of Women’s Policy in Santa Clara County, the Young Women’s Freedom Center and Oakland Unified School District, launched an initiative to identify and meet the needs of girls and gender-expansive in the height of COVID-19. Through this program, we documented the needs of over 1,000 girls across the state of California and analyzed survey data in monthly data snapshots that were distributed to legislators and other key stakeholders.
Together with our partners we were able to identify and address the need for menstrual products for girls experiencing severe poverty in the pandemic, with the successful allocation of free period products at every Oakland Unified School District food distribution site, and over $1 million allocated to address period poverty in Santa Clara County with the Office of Women’s Policy, FIRST 5, the County Office of Education and other health partners coordinating outreach and distribution. Moreover, this model for addressing period poverty supported advocacy for state bill AB 367 which was signed into law in 2021 requiring all public schools serving students in grades 6 to 12, Community Colleges, and California State Universities to stock restrooms with an adequate supply of free menstrual products.
2019
RIGHT RESPONDER
In 2019, FCI (formerly USC D-Health) launched the Right Responder initiative with coalition partners (Milken Institute, City of Santa Monica, & Akido) to address homelessness. This program aimed to divert homelessness-related calls from first responders to social workers, ensuring coordinated care between government agencies. By sharing real-time data among police, fire, and human services, case managers maintained better contact with clients, and first responders effectively redirected unhoused individuals to social workers.
The Right Responder pilot demonstrated a 33% reduction in encounters with law enforcement and emergency medical services and a 37% decrease in arrests. This initiative showcased the effectiveness of diversion programs and the value of inter-agency data sharing in addressing homelessness.
2023
STREET TO HOME 2.0
In 2023, FCI launched Street to Home 2.0 with coalition partners (Akido & HOPICS) to accelerate housing placement and improve housing retention. Together coalition partners designed a new approach that eliminates the numerous case manager handoffs typically experienced by unhoused individuals and, rather, assigns a single case manager who can follow an individual from street to home. Moreover, this model provides the critical medical care unhoused individuals need in-house and on-site, including mental health services, addiction medicine, and chronic disease management. Ultimately, this initiative aims to achieve faster housing placements and better retention rates.
In the past year, we have successfully secured funding and implemented this care model in Kern and Los Angeles Counties. Preliminary data shows that we can go from the initial visit to securing a housing voucher in as little as four weeks. This initiative also demonstrates how directing homeless services funding can increase efficiency and effectiveness.
Street to Home
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Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Area of work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Area of work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Area of work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Area of work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Future of Work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Area of work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Area of work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Homelessness
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Area of work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Area of work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Area of work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Area of work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Future of Work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Area of work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Area of work
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Homelessness
Street to Home
We are pioneering an evidence-based doctor-led care model to bring our most vulnerable from the street into a home. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
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FCI has built a collaborative of 100+ organizations and leaders across government, philanthropy, academia, industry, and finance committed to accelerating breakthrough solutions for wicked problems to scale
OUR COLLABORATORS
FCI has built a collaborative of 100+ organizations and leaders across government, philanthropy, academia, industry, and finance committed to accelerating breakthrough solutions for complex social problems to scale
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ABOUT OUR COMPANY
Our Focus Areas
Homelessness
Future of Work
Disease Prevention
HOW WE WORK
Our Focus Areas
Homelessness
Future of Work
Disease Prevention
OUR MISSION
OUR FOCUS AREAS
Homelessness
Disease Prevention
