The Homeless Initiative’s second report shows that over 20 percent of the strategies approved by the board have been fully or partially implemented, and substantial work has been undertaken on almost all of the remaining strategies. To learn more, click…
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The Homeless Initiative’s first quarterly report shows that the 12 Phase I strategies are all on target for full or partial implementation by June 30, 2016. To view the report and supporting documents, please click below. Supporting Documents Detailed Status…
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Calling the decision historic and unprecedented, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a sweeping plan to reduce homelessness. Prompted by a 12 percent increase since 2013 across the county in the number of people who were…
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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Thousands of volunteers took to the streets Tuesday night to kick off a three-night effort to count homeless people in the Greater Los Angeles area. The count is organized by the city- and county-run Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. The tally will…
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Community members got their first chance Wednesday to weigh in on new plans by the city and county of Los Angeles to address the region’s growing problem with homelessness. During two public hearings, advocates for the homeless praised the proposals…
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Los Angeles County officials released a wide-ranging plan Thursday with nearly four dozen recommended strategies to address homelessness in the region. The problem has grown in recent years, with more than 44,000 people found to be without homes in last year’s…
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In an opening to this year’s budget negotiations at the Capitol, Senate Democrats on Monday proposed a $2 billion bond to build homes for homeless people with mental illnesses. The measure would be funded by Proposition 63, the existing, 1…
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By day, All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Highland Park is a place of worship. By night, it’s where dozens of people come to sleep under dimmed lights, in the wooden pews. “I lay right down here, ” Zonia Sotelo, 46,…
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With homelessness on the rise throughout southeast Los Angeles County, the Board of Supervisors has infused an additional $860,000 into a multifaceted effort led by the Gateway Cities Council of Governments to identify and house homeless individuals and families. The…
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Los Angeles County has received a $428,819 award of additional funding for Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) under the Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program. This award will allow the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles (HACoLA), in partnership with…
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