A program has been developed this October by the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) that utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) to find out who might lose their home and when.
Factors AI has found that eventually lead to homelessness include skyrocketing rent prices, inadequate incomes, constant hospital or emergency room visits, numerous arrests, lack of access to government aid, mental health issues, abusive relationships, and systemic racism.
The organization utilizes this information to create change. Each struggling person or family works with a case manager who provides guidance, and approximately $4,000 will be supplied to a third–party donor to help cover expenses like groceries and utility bills.
As a result, 560 people have been helped in 2 years, and the majority of them have stayed housed. Clients were also able to receive help with car repairs, groceries, rent and utility bills, and finding temporary places to live.
