Santa Monica Police Department Homeless Liaison (HLP) Officers meet with the West Coast Care homeless outreach team at Santa Monica Beach on Monday, January 31, 2022.. The Santa Monica Police Department recognizes that members of the homeless community are often in need of special protection and services. SMPD is committed to addressing homeless issues through the utilization of a nationally recognized homeless engagement model. The major components of the Homeless Liaison Program (HLP) model include; Relationship Building, Networking, Outreach, Education and Enforcement. West Coast Care provides homeless with the life-coaching, resources and information they need to breakthrough barriers and to get them off the streets by linking them to family, friends and services in their places of origin. Since 2006, WCC has touched the lives of more than 12,000 homeless.