Monica Fuller
HSM/240
11/11/2014
Terra Harris
Type of $ counted
Program
Wages
Assets
Concept Underlying Idea of “Need”
Beneficiary Unit of Concern
The Salvation Army, Monterey Peninsula Corps
All income
All income
Help rehabilitate the homeless
Children, and their families
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
All income
All income
Provide shelter for the homeless, and their families.
Individual
Eligibility Rules
My two agencies are, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), and the Salvation Army, Monterey Peninsula Corps (tsamonterey). “The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) joined with non-profit community-based organizations and government agencies to create the Homeless Program designed to support local homeless assistance strategies.” (The Housing Authority of the City Of Los Angeles Homeless Program 2012). This means that they are more of a government agency. Whereas, the Salvation Army is more of a private organization. An eligibility rule for the Salvation Army is all applicants to have to have children under 18 living with them. HACLA does not require you to have children, however, you do need to have a referral from another non-profit organizations. Another key difference between the two agencies would be the criminal back ground check. The Salvation Army specifies “anyone convicted of a felony, violent offence or sexual offence will not be accepted into the program.” (tsamonterey, 2014). Whereas HACLA merely mentions that they will conduct a background check. The biggest difference between the two is that the Salvation Army is very specific with their requirements. For example, they do not accept anyone who is not practicing sobriety, or at least been sober for 12 months, and requires proof. They also require all children to be enrolled in school, but do not accept home schooling as a form of school. The HACLA does not mention sobriety as a