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More Outreach and Housing for People in Skid Row 600 541 CVillacorte

More Outreach and Housing for People in Skid Row

The State of California awarded Los Angeles County a nearly $15 million grant to help 500 people living in Skid Row encampments transition to housing. It was part of a package of $48 million in Encampment Resolution Funding announced by…

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Bringing Families Home 600 541 CVillacorte

Bringing Families Home

The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) recently announced the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Bringing Families Home (BFH) Program. This RFP makes $20 million of funding available to registered non-profit organizations or joint ventures of…

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Guaranteed Income for Youth in Need 600 541 CVillacorte

Guaranteed Income for Youth in Need

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) recently launched a three-year Guaranteed Income Pilot Program for 300 youth between the ages of 18 and 24 who are currently receiving County employment services through the General Relief Opportunities…

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Battle Buddies to the Rescue 600 541 CVillacorte

Battle Buddies to the Rescue

U.S. Army veteran Jamarro is homeless no more, thanks to the Veteran Peer Access Network (VPAN), a community-driven support network serving veterans and their families in the U.S. Staffed by veterans and military family members, dubbed “battle buddies,” VPAN provides…

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Rapid Rehousing for Patricia 600 541 CVillacorte

Rapid Rehousing for Patricia

Patricia, 67, became homeless around 2020 due to family issues. She was able to find shelter at a Project Roomkey site.  When that program was about to end, she was connected to the nonprofit service provider Harbor Interfaith Services and…

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Quarterly Report 24 612 792 CVillacorte

Quarterly Report 24

With its 24th Quarterly Report, the Homeless Initiative is marking five full years since the implementation of Measure H, the landmark ¼-cent sales tax approved by 70% of Los Angeles County voters in March 2017. This report captures cumulative data…

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A Sense of Peace for Marcia 600 541 CVillacorte

A Sense of Peace for Marcia

Marcia, 66, has a history of mental illness and chronic homelessness. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services’ Countywide Benefits Entitlement System (CBEST) team first tried to help her secure Social Security benefits for her in 2018, while she…

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Homekey Hotels Become Homes 600 541 CVillacorte

Homekey Hotels Become Homes

Responding to the urgent need to provide permanent housing to people experiencing homelessness, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion to transform ownership of eight properties purchased with the first round of Homekey funding (Homekey 1) to community-based developers…

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Jose Gets a Fresh Start 600 541 CVillacorte

Jose Gets a Fresh Start

Jose, 30, was on parole and residing in a halfway home at risk of homelessness when he was referred to the LA:RISE program. As he had some experience in construction work, his goal was to have permanent employment with the…

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Helping Renters Stay Housed 600 541 CVillacorte

Helping Renters Stay Housed

Building on lessons learned during the pandemic, the Board of Supervisors adopted two rent protection motions to help keep low-income families in their homes and to reduce the inflow of people into homelessness. The first motion, authored by Supervisors Sheila…

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