Four weeks after declaring a local emergency on homelessness, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $609.7 million budget for the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative for fiscal year 2023-24, the largest investment in any given year to date to…
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) granted the LA Continuum of Care (LA CoC) $60 million ($20 million over three years) – the maximum amount under this grant – to address unsheltered homelessness throughout the LA region.…
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Thousands of volunteers fanned out across 4,000 square miles of Los Angeles County on January 24-26 to conduct the 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. This annual point-in-time census is essential to learning where people experiencing homelessness are located, trends…
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The Board of Supervisors proclaimed a Local Emergency for Homelessness in the County of Los Angeles. The motion’s authors, Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger, said that “proclaiming a local emergency to address this critical crisis will provide the…
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The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) announced an array of updates on how it conducts the annual Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. For the 2023 Homeless Count, LAHSA is taking lessons learned from last year and the best practices…
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Once he turned 21, foster youth Tysaiah Cooper was aging out of the system and in danger of losing housing. But thanks to a unique partnership between Los Angeles County, a nonprofit, and a philanthropic foundation, he and other vulnerable…
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Spectrum News 1’s Lydia Pantazes recently visited a South Los Angeles apartment complex that became the first to be dedicated to Native Americans experiencing some kind of homelessness. Click here to watch the video. The United American Indian Involvement UAII…
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The Biden-Harris administration released a federal plan for ending homelessness in America that starts with the ambitious goal of reducing homelessness 25% by 2025. All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness builds on the success of previous…
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Verna lived in Skid Row for years after fleeing a violent marriage in Belize. With help from one of Los Angeles County’s nonprofit partners, HOPICS, she was able to receive housing, where is now thriving. She tells her story with…
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Herman experienced homelessness for decades before being placed at a Measure H-funded permanent supportive housing unit operated by one of Los Angeles County’s nonprofit partners, PATH. He’s now in recovery and participates in a leadership program that encourages people to…
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