Los Angeles Times reporter Doug Smith joined Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health psychiatrist Dr. Shayan Rab on his sidewalk rounds as the leader of a small but growing initiative in street-based treatment that is beginning to make inroads…
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Charles, 63, was chronically homeless for four years in Inglewood because of financial instability, mental health issues, and alcohol abuse. The LAHSA outreach team temporarily housed Charles through Project Roomkey, but he struggled with the rules and again became homeless.…
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Victor, 53, lived in Skid Row after his family could not care for him. He has diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, bilateral amputation, and hypertension. The National Health Foundation referred him to the JWCH Recuperative Care program, which enabled him to…
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Building on the success of Project Homekey 1.0, Los Angeles County has secured $243 million in state funding for Homekey 2.0 which it will use to convert 14 hotels and multi-family apartments into interim or permanent housing for people experiencing…
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Kimberlee, a stay-at-home mom who faced homelessness after her divorce, found shelter at Bridge to Home and assistance with enrolling in the LA:RISE workforce development program. Kimberlee was anxious about reentering the workforce, but she eventually found employment at Goodwill…
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A program that diverts some people with a history of homelessness from Los Angeles County jails into permanent supportive housing can significantly lower taxpayer spending on services such as hospital care and shelter use, according to a new RAND Corporation report.…
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Mitchel, 53, was facing homelessness after being incarcerated for 32 years. He was on parole and residing in a halfway home. The LA:RISE program connected him to Social Enterprise CEO’s Transitional Subsidized Employment program. He met with his case manager…
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Construction is under way on an innovative 5-acre complex in Santa Fe Springs that will feature interim and permanent supportive housing and affordabwe apartments for low-income and vulnerable seniors and families, and homeless families with children. Located at Lakeland Rd.…
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Irene, 40, was living in a tent on Skid Row when she enrolled in an Alternative Staffing Organizations (ASO) program where job placement specialists helped her obtain assembly and fulfillment work for Goodwill. Her boyfriend physically abused her one day,…
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Daniel, 50, was homeless in the San Gabriel Valley for ten years because of substance abuse. He enrolled in a relapse prevention program at JWCH/Wesley, a Measure H-funded service provider, and received an Emergency Housing Voucher from LACDA. He was…
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