News & Updates

Springhaven Grand Opening 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Springhaven Grand Opening

Supervisor Holly Mitchell visited formerly homeless tenants at Springhaven, a new 100-unit affordable apartment community in Willowbrook, conveniently located near Metro’s Rosa Parks Station and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Campus. Fifty of Springhaven’s apartment homes are for families and individuals who…

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Veteran Peer Access Network 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Veteran Peer Access Network

The Veteran Peer Access Network helps get veterans experiencing homelessness the vital services they need to survive and thrive.

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Homekey: Poised for Expansion 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Homekey: Poised for Expansion

Thanks to a new round of funding from the State of California, Los Angeles County is looking to build on the success of Homekey, a program that repurposes hotels and motels into homes and shelters for people experiencing homelessness. Through…

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Declaring a Shelter Crisis 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Declaring a Shelter Crisis

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District, released the following statement after the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved her motion on a continued shelter crisis declaration in the County: “Given the complexity…

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Pasadena Hope Center Apartments 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Pasadena Hope Center Apartments

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved $18.7 million in Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds for the Salvation Army Pasadena Hope Center to develop and construct a 66-unit apartment complex, further supporting the County’s previous financing of the Hope Center…

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Rent Registry Online Portal 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Rent Registry Online Portal

On October 1, 2021, the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) launched the County’s first online Rent Registry. The L.A. County Rent Registry, which contains portals for both property owners and tenants, will allow property owners…

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Board of Supervisors Approves $527.1 Million for LA County Homeless Initiative in FY 2021-2022 579 490 Homeless Initiative

Board of Supervisors Approves $527.1 Million for LA County Homeless Initiative in FY 2021-2022

The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an unprecedented $527.1 million budget for the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative in FY 2021-22. The Homeless Initiative is Los Angeles County’s massive effort to expand and enhance services for people who are homelessness…

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Best Practices for Addressing Street Encampments 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Best Practices for Addressing Street Encampments

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) released its Best Practices for Addressing Street Encampments, which provides guidance for service providers and community partners on the most effective ways to conduct location-specific outreach to bring those living in encampments inside…

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Mobile Mental Health Support 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Mobile Mental Health Support

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Mark Ridley-Thomas to initiate Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HOME) teams to provide critical treatment interventions and resources to people experiencing homelessness who have…

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Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Chair Hilda L. Solis, Supervisor to the First District and co-authored by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl to develop recommendations for a tenant opportunity to purchase act (TOPA) for unincorporated…

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