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Pathway Home Returns to Gardena 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Pathway Home Returns to Gardena

Los Angeles County’s Pathway Home program resolved another encampment in East Gardena, helping 72 people living in RVs, or recreational vehicles, move into interim housing while efforts to place them in permanent housing continue. They brought their pets with them…

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Homekey for Youth and Young Adults 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Homekey for Youth and Young Adults

A new Homekey project has opened in El Monte to serve youth and young adults, including many transitioning out of the foster care system. “This site will serve a population that needs as much support as possible – young people,”…

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Incentives for Landlords 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Incentives for Landlords

Property owners are crucial in the fight to end homelessness and the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) is offering them a host of incentives to open their doors to people in need. Click to sign up or get more…

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LA’s Newest Homekey 3.0 Projects 600 541 Homeless Initiative

LA’s Newest Homekey 3.0 Projects

The Nest at Exposition project. Los Angeles County’s latest round of Homekey 3.0 grants will create 113 apartments for people experiencing homelessness, including youth and young adults, in Exposition Park, Hollywood and Lancaster. The State of California announced a combined…

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Temporary Cap on Rent Increases 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Temporary Cap on Rent Increases

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors set a temporary cap on rent increases of 4% for tenants in unincorporated Los Angeles County communities who reside in housing subject to the County’s Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections Ordinance (RSTPO). The…

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Meta at Florence 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Meta at Florence

The California Strategic Growth Council announced the seventh round of its Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program grants, which included $30.8 million to Meta Housing Corp. and Los Angeles County for their Metro at Florence project. The project will catalyze…

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Quarterly Report 27 612 792 Homeless Initiative

Quarterly Report 27

This 27th Quarterly Report highlights significant developments underway at the Homeless Initiative, including the implementation actions in response to the Board of Supervisors’ declaration of a State of Emergency on January 10, 2023, the launch of the County’s encampment resolution initiative…

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Pathway Home Program Lives Up To Its Name 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Pathway Home Program Lives Up To Its Name

Los Angeles County’s encampment resolution program, Pathway Home, has housed its first client: Dawn Toftee, who had been homeless for 19 years. Dawn and her beloved dog, Fatty, moved into their own apartment just eight weeks after Pathway Home brought…

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Innovations in Housing 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Innovations in Housing

The Los Angeles County Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool (FHSP) is a nationally-recognized supportive housing rent subsidy program that supports thousands of people with exiting homelessness each year. A recent National Public Radio feature highlighted both the challenges and successes of…

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Pioneering Approach to Mental Health 794 716 Homeless Initiative

Pioneering Approach to Mental Health

Click here or on the image to play the video. The Los Angele County Department of Mental Health’s Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HOME) program is focused on getting people the help they need by meeting them where they are.…

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