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Out of Foster Homes And Into Her Own Place 600 541 CVillacorte

Out of Foster Homes And Into Her Own Place

After years in foster homes and shelters, Idressa now has a place of her own, made possible through the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA)’s Homeless Incentive Program, which offers monetary incentives to encourage landlords to rent their available units…

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Devon’s Story 600 541 CVillacorte

Devon’s Story

Devon struggled for years to maintain consistent employment. He and his girlfriend experienced housing stability off and on and eventually resorted to sleeping in their car. When their car broke down, they had no choice but to couch surf with…

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Homekey for Families in Lancaster 600 541 CVillacorte

Homekey for Families in Lancaster

https://vimeo.com/923078473 Los Angeles County and its nonprofit partner, Hope the Mission, celebrated the grand opening of The Sierra’s, a new interim housing to serve families experiencing homelessness in Lancaster With Homekey funds awarded by the California Department of Housing and…

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Homekey Project Near Exposition Park 600 541 CVillacorte

Homekey Project Near Exposition Park

Los Angeles County has another Homekey project under construction: The Nest on Exposition. The County and its partner, Wellnest, a provider of mental health and supportive services, secured a grant through the state’s Homekey program that they combined with other…

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Faith Communities Step Up to Address Homelessness 600 541 CVillacorte

Faith Communities Step Up to Address Homelessness

Los Angeles County and the faith community are working to build and strengthen their joint efforts to help people experiencing homelessness. The Faith Collaborative to End Homelessness, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative and Los Angeles Homeless…

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From Encampments to Apartments 600 541 CVillacorte

From Encampments to Apartments

Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell led a “Welcome Home” celebration for 27 formerly homeless individuals who successfully transitioned from encampments to apartments, thanks to LA County’s Pathway Home program. After years living in tents or RVs in unincorporated…

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Homes for Seniors 600 541 CVillacorte

Homes for Seniors

Click on the image to watch Spectrum News 1’s coverage of the SagePointe groundbreaking ceremony. Emma is one of 55 seniors now living at SagePointe, a supportive housing community that recently opened in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles to…

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Homekey for Youth 600 541 CVillacorte

Homekey for Youth

Los Angeles County is partnering with Treehouse Impact Group to acquire a 29-unit property to provide interim housing for youth and young adults, including those who have been in the foster care system, by tapping new Homekey 3.0 grants announced…

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Pathway Home in Santa Monica 600 541 CVillacorte

Pathway Home in Santa Monica

  Los Angeles County’s Pathway Home program brought 25 people experiencing homelessness off the streets of Santa Monica and into safe interim housing, where they will receive supportive services and other resources to help them transition out of homelessness and…

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1-Year Progress Report: Emergency Response 600 541 CVillacorte

1-Year Progress Report: Emergency Response

In the one year since the Board of Supervisors unanimously declared a state of emergency on homelessness, Los Angeles County reported that nearly 38,000 people came indoors to interim housing while outreach and treatment dramatically increased for those living on…

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