Homelessness: single women with children.

Assembly Member Ávila Farías, with Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez as coauthor, proposes expanding California's homelessness services framework to explicitly include women with children among the vulnerable populations receiving targeted support. The legislation modifies requirements for cities, counties, and continuums of care that receive state homelessness funding, directing them to incorporate this population alongside existing priority groups of domestic violence survivors and unaccompanied women.

The bill establishes new data collection and reporting obligations for local jurisdictions. Cities, counties, and continuums of care must develop detailed analyses incorporating information from victim service providers, examine the intersection of homelessness with justice system involvement, and track bed capacity specifically designated for these populations. These analyses and goals must be submitted to the state's Interagency Council on Homelessness for public posting on its website.

Under the legislation, the Interagency Council on Homelessness must establish initial goals by January 2025 for preventing and reducing homelessness among women with children, domestic violence survivors, and unaccompanied women. The Council must evaluate these goals every two years and provide technical assistance to local jurisdictions in developing responsive programs and plans. The bill requires the state to reimburse local agencies for costs associated with implementing these new mandates, pending review by the Commission on State Mandates.