Dude, where is my SPA?

In the Youth Count, and homelessness services across LA County, we refer frequently to SPAs. Don’t worry, it’s confusing to many.

SPA = Service Planning Area.

Los Angeles County or more specifically the Los Angeles Continuum of Care (LA CoC) is divided into 8 Service Planning Areas, i.e. SPA 1-8. Dividing the County into Service Planning Area (SPAs), is primarily for the purpose of planning and providing social services, as well as statistical tracking (like what happens in the Youth Count)

In youth homeless services, organizations across a geographical SPA collaborate and coordinate to do many projects including implementing the Youth Count. Each SPA also has a lead agency.

To identify what SPA you live or work in you can use this map below.