Jodi Johnson moved from California to Nebraska at age 58 because of a romantic relationship. Unfortunately, it ended badly, and she found herself homeless for a year, sleeping in her car and showering in public restrooms. She rode a bus…
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Uber driver Jorge Rodriguez, 66, fell behind on his rent after a car accident. With his education degree, he got a part-time teaching job to help pay the bills, but his landlord sold the apartment and the new owner evicted…
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a proposal by Supervisor Janice Hahn and co-authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger to expand the county’s Psychiatric Mobile Response Team (PMRT) program. LA County’s Psychiatric Mobile Response Teams are teams of unarmed…
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In what was once a Motel 6 in Baldwin Park, 36-year-old Laura Morales found a home after three years on the streets. She’s one of many homeless people in Los Angeles County who received a room of her own…
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The County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to reduce overdoses among people experiencing homelessness by expanding proven harm reduction strategies. LA County already operates harm reduction programs including Medication-Assisted Treatment, syringe programs, and naloxone (a medication that reverses…
read moreLos Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, representing the Second District, organized a Mother’s Day distribution with Baby2Baby that provided hundreds of families in the Watts-Willowbrook community with diapers, wipes and special Mother’s Day gifts at the local Boys and…
read moreFormerly homeless Patrice moves into Stanford Avenue Apartments. Developed by Hollywood Community Housing Corporation and designed by Shelter LLP, Stanford Avenue Apartments has 85 affordable housing units, including 53 permanent supportive housing units for people who have experienced homelessness. They…
read moreWilliam and Patrice each have homes of their own at the newly opened Stanford Apartments.
read moreThanks in part to the Los Angeles County Development Authority and other partners, Rashad Rowley now has a home of his own. The Pointe on Vermont is a mixed-use affordable housing development with 25 apartments of supportive housing for people…
read moreThanks in part to the LACDA and homeless services organizations, Michael now has the keys to his own home. The Pointe on Vermont is a mixed-use affordable housing development with 25 apartments of supportive housing for people who are experiencing…
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