Twenty-seven people recently became the fifth cohort to graduate from Careers for a Cause (C4C), an eight-week “earn and learn” program where participants are provided with paid training experience that will help them compete for jobs in the homeless services…
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Los Angeles Times reporter Emily Alpert Reyes reports on what she describes as “a rare effort by L.A. County to marry predictive modeling — a tool used to forecast events by tracking patterns in current and historical data — with…
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Excerpted from the Los Angeles Times: When her phone rang in February, Mashawn Cross was skeptical of the gentle voice offering help at the end of the line. “You said you do what? And you’re with who?” the 52-year-old recalled saying.…
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The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) released its inaugural annual report on the Veteran Peer Access Network (VPAN), a program that utilizes peer-to-peer engagement and grassroots partnerships to help the nation’s largest Veteran community. In 2021, VPAN…
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An innovative housing project — three building complexes developed with prefabricated components, allowing them to be mass-produced quickly and inexpensively — has opened in El Monte. LifeArk El Monte is a 19-unit permanent supportive housing complex for individuals transitioning out…
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LA County is taking an all-hands-on deck approach to solving homelessness with help from the faith based community. Here’s a church that’s making a difference.
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Life is certainly much different now for Diana Sanchez. With the help of Project Homekey in El Monte, which aims to provide temporary housing for its homeless population, Sanchez now has her own apartment. In November 2020, the city of…
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The first Homekey site for homeless families in LA County is opening its doors. It’s the first step in finding permanent housing. Learn more in this report from NBC4: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/on-air/first-homekey-site-opens-for-homeless-families-in-compton/2904363/
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The Department of Health Services is on the ground in homeless encampments distributing Naloxone to save lives from overdose.
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Fairview Heights Apartments in Inglewood, located across the street from the future Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail, celebrated its grand opening. Built by Linc Housing and National CORE in partnership with Los Angeles County, Metro, and the City of Inglewood, this 101-unit…
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