Governor Gavin Newsom announced the latest in a series of awards to local governments for Homekey, California’s nation-leading program confronting the homelessness crisis by rapidly creating housing by purchasing hotels, motels, and other buildings. With these projects, the program has…
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The Oasis is a first of its kind “recuperative care” center, exclusively for homeless women on Skid Row. It’s a 40-bed facility designed to help women heal from the trauma of the streets while waiting for placement in permanent housing.…
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A California lawmaker is calling for the creation of a homeless courts pilot program modeled after one in Los Angeles County. More details in in this article on CalMatters and LAist.
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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and its partner, Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) celebrated the groundbreaking for the Santa Monica Vermont Apartments in East Hollywood. The project’s 187-units will be affordable for low income households, with half…
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Corazon del Valle, an affordable housing project in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, broke ground in April. Once completed, it will bring 180-units to Panorama City for families with limited means and those experiencing homelessness. Corazon del Valle…
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) released the third annual report on mortality among people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in LA County. This new report compares deaths among PEH during the 12-month period preceding the first reported PEH COVID-19 death in the county (April 1st, 2019-March 31st, 2020) and the 12-month pandemic period that followed (April 1st, 2020-March 31st, 2021). The overall number of deaths among PEH increasedby 56%, from 1,271 to 1,988 deaths, between the two 12-month periods.…
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Los Angeles County Seeks New Owners/Operators for Motels Being Converted into Permanent Supportive Housing Nine motels with a combined 743 rooms that Los Angeles County converted into temporary shelters for people experiencing homelessness at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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LA Family Housing (LAFH), one of the leading homeless service providers and affordable real estate developers in Los Angeles, broke ground yesterday on My Angel apartments, a new permanent supportive housing project in North Hills, CA. My Angel will…
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Los Angeles County is among the partners in a new affordable housing project called The Brine, which wiill provide 72 permanent supportive and affordable housing units in Lincoln Heights.
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Construction has started on Long Beach Senior Homes, a 68-unit affordable senior housing complex. Once completed, it will be home to seniors and veteran seniors experiencing homelessness. The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) is partnering with Mercy Housing and…
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