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Seeking Tax Relief for Property Owners 600 541 admin

Seeking Tax Relief for Property Owners

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Janice Hahn to cancel property tax penalties, interests, costs and fees for property owners that have been negatively affected by the eviction moratorium passed by the…

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Solutions for Local Jurisdictions

Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, First District, released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved her motion on funding solutions for local jurisdictions administering homelessness programs: “Local jurisdictions play a critical role in bolstering our…

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Make Your Voice Heard

The Homeless Initiative will hold a Virtual Public Hearing on March 9, 2022 to give Los Angeles County residents another opportunity to provide feedback on its $556.4-million draft spending plan for fiscal year 2022-2023. The amount represents a 5.5% increase over…

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Affordable Housing near MacArthur Park

619 Westlake, a 78-unit affordable housing community for families and individuals, will soon rise next to the historic Westlake Theater, and just east of Los Angeles’ iconic MacArthur Park.

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Housing for Former Foster Youth

Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, First District, released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved her motion on expanding housing for youth formerly in foster care: “Youth homelessness does not get the attention it deserves.…

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Homekey for Tribal Entities

The Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative is committed to addressing barriers facing the American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) population at risk of or experiencing homelessness. On March 21, 2022, Monday, at 1 p.m., we will host a Virtual Community Engagement…

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Volunteers fan out for the Homeless Count

Thousands of volunteers participated in the 2022 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, the three-day annual census of people experiencing homelessness that resumed on February 22-24, 2022 after a one-year hiatus due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Los Angeles Homeless Services…

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The Emerald groundbreaking in Lancaster 600 541 CVillacorte

The Emerald groundbreaking in Lancaster

LA Family Housing (LAFH) has begun construction on The Emerald, a new affordable and permanent supportive housing building in Lancaster, CA. The project will feature 72 units of affordable and permanent supportive housing for families who have experienced chronic homelessness.…

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Glendale Healing Housing Program

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, the National Health Foundation (NHF), Upward Housing, and L.A. County’s Department of Health Services celebrated the opening of a new recuperative care housing site for people experiencing homelessness. The NHF Glendale Housing for Health Program features…

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Mental Health Outreach in the Streets 600 541 CVillacorte

Mental Health Outreach in the Streets

“Our teams are out there day after day to help our hardest to reach individuals, including many who don’t think they need help,” said Aubree Lovelace, manager of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health’s Homeless Outreach and Mobile…

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