Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell recently toured a hotel that’s been turned into interim housing for families. Los Angeles County purchased the 41-room former Travel Plaza Inn in late 2020 to serve as a Project Homekey site dedicated to serving families.…
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, today hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Restorative Care Village Project at LAC+USC Medical Center in Boyle Heights – a first-in-the-nation mental health and well-being…
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) released the third annual report on mortality among people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in LA County. This new report compares deaths among PEH during the 12-month period preceding the first reported PEH COVID-19 death in the county (April 1st, 2019-March 31st, 2020) and the 12-month pandemic period that followed (April 1st, 2020-March 31st, 2021). The…
read moreAfter suffering from a series of setbacks, Ronald experienced homelessness. But now thanks to an all hands on deck response, he now has the keys to his own apartment.
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In the early months of the COVID19 pandemic, thousands of medically fragile LA County residents who were experiencing homelessness were prioritized for temporary housing in motels and hotels through the Project Room Key program. In the coming months, many of…
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The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) released data about the homeless rehousing system’s performance in 2020 during its first State of Homelessness Town Hall – an online event attended by over 1300 people. In 2020, LAHSA and its partners…
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An independent analysis attributed much of that progress to Measure H and the strategies of the LA County Homeless Initiative Los Angeles County’s homeless services system, dramatically expanded and enhanced by Measure H and other investments, helped 72,815 people exit homelessness into permanent housing and placed 85,734 people into interim…
read moreThanks to the efforts of homeless agencies and the Los Angeles County Development Authority, Kristi and her two kids now have a home of their own. Firestone Phoenix, located in Florence-Firestone, has units for 36 formerly homeless people – more…
read moreThanks to the efforts of homeless agencies and the Los Angeles County Development Authority, Maisha now has a home of her own. Firestone Phoenix is a 44-unit development, which includes 36 supportive housing apartments for formerly homeless households. Twenty of the supportive housing…
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‘Project Homekey’ is turning a motel into homes for people experiencing homelessness.
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