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Rachel Kassenbrock

A Pathway Home in MacArthur Park 600 541 Homeless Initiative

A Pathway Home in MacArthur Park

Los Angeles County’s most recent Pathway Home encampment resolution operation brought 69 people experiencing homelessness around the MacArthur Park area into safe interim housing, where they are receiving supportive services and other resources to help them transition out of homelessness…

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Homekey Permanent Housing Opens in Compton 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Homekey Permanent Housing Opens in Compton

On April 24th, Los Angeles County joined its partners The People Concern and the City of Compton to celebrate the grand opening of Willow Tree, one of the County’s first conversions of a motel into permanent supportive housing through the…

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A Pathway Home in West Rancho Dominguez 600 541 Homeless Initiative

A Pathway Home in West Rancho Dominguez

Los Angeles County’s most recent Pathway Home encampment resolution operation brought 57 people experiencing homelessness who had been living in recreational vehicles (RVs) or encampments in West Rancho Dominguez into safe interim housing, where they are receiving supportive services and other…

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Pets Get a Home, Too 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Pets Get a Home, Too

For people experiencing homelessness, pets provide important companionship and comfort and often serve as life-saving support animals. A key component of the Pathway Home program is that people who are transitioning out of homelessness can bring their pets with them as…

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A Fresh Start Together 600 541 Homeless Initiative

A Fresh Start Together

Felix (33), Yemerin (24), and their two young children (2 years and 7 months) faced a rent increase that forced them out of their home. They ended up in a shelter, where Yemerin tragically experienced a sexual assault. Determined to…

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Recent LA County Pathway Home Operation Brings People Indoors 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Recent LA County Pathway Home Operation Brings People Indoors

Pathway Home is an LA County Homeless Initiative-led encampment resolution program that brings people off the streets, into immediately available interim housing accompanied by a comprehensive suite of supportive services and, ultimately, permanent homes. Each Pathway Home operation can culminate…

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LA County Pathway Home Operations Focused on Homeless Encampments in Riverbeds and Near Freeway on Target to Meet Goal 600 541 Homeless Initiative

LA County Pathway Home Operations Focused on Homeless Encampments in Riverbeds and Near Freeway on Target to Meet Goal

A state-funded expansion of Los Angeles County’s Pathway Home program that is focusing on homeless encampments primarily along the County’s two major riverbeds and the I-105 freeway corridor is on track to bring over 500 people indoors and eventual placement…

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“Every Woman Housed” Program Connects Women Experiencing Homelessness with Trauma-Informed Resources and Housing 600 541 Homeless Initiative

“Every Woman Housed” Program Connects Women Experiencing Homelessness with Trauma-Informed Resources and Housing

According to the most recent Point in Time count, women make up about one-third of those experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County, with hundreds concentrated in Skid Row. Women experiencing unsheltered homelessness can face tremendous barriers to coming indoors. Many…

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From Encampment to a Home of Her Own 600 541 Homeless Initiative

From Encampment to a Home of Her Own

In December 2022, Kelly connected with the Downtown Women’s Center’s (DWC) Every Woman Housed Outreach Team while living in her encampment in front of the Skid Row Refresh Spot—where she had stayed for nearly a year. Mobility challenges made it difficult…

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A Pathway Home in East Los Angeles 600 541 Homeless Initiative

A Pathway Home in East Los Angeles

Los Angeles County’s Pathway Home program brought 31 people experiencing homelessness who had been living in recreational vehicles (RVs) or encampments in unincorporated areas of East Los Angeles into safe interim housing, where they are receiving supportive services and other resources…

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