Finding clear guidance on how to respond to situations involving unhoused citizens in our neighborhood can be tricky. There are multiple city and county agencies that deal with support for the unhoused and it can be hard to know how to find a compassionate and appropriate response.

Thankfully the Hollywood area is served by the Mayor’s CIRCLE team. CIRCLE, which stands for Crisis and Incident Response through Community-led Engagement, is a 24/7 unarmed response program that deploys trained teams to address non-urgent LAPD calls related to unhoused individuals.

CIRCLE aims to:

• Create positive outcomes for unhoused individuals through rapport-building and connections to services; and

• Provide LAPD officers more time to focus on traditional law enforcement efforts.

Access CIRCLE by calling the non-emergency police line.

877-ASK-LAPD

• Select the “non-emergency dispatch” option.
• After providing details about the situation, you may request CIRCLE.
• The operator will determine if the situation is appropriate for CIRCLE and within the program’s operating area.