Los Angeles County pledged to support Los Angeles City in responding to its state of emergency. One way the County is supporting the City is by providing outreach workers to connect people experiencing homelessness to temporary accommodations in hotels, under…
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As of April 1, 2023 there are no more COVID-19 rental protections for rent in Los Angeles. To prevent eviction, tenants must pay rent in full each month. Those who have received an unlawful detainer have five days to answer.…
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Spectrum News 1 reports on how housing changed Boyce Osife’s life after years or homelessness, addiction and incarceration. He benefited from the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) Housing for Health’ Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool (FHSP), administered by…
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There’s a new address for student success: Dunamis House. The historic property formerly called The Evergreen hostel once housed Japanese Americans who returned to LA after being interned in World War II, giving them a chance to get back on…
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Families experiencing homelessness will soon find a safe haven at The Alvarado, Los Angeles County’s latest Homekey property, set to begin accepting residents next month. Located near MacArthur Park in the Westlake District of Los Angeles, The Alvarado is a…
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Another class has graduated from a Los Angeles County program that allows people to learn and earn. Careers for a Cause is an 8-week training program that connects LA County residents with lived life experiences such as homelessness, justice system…
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Four weeks after declaring a local emergency on homelessness, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $609.7 million budget for the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative for fiscal year 2023-24, the largest investment in any given year to date to…
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) granted the LA Continuum of Care (LA CoC) $60 million ($20 million over three years) – the maximum amount under this grant – to address unsheltered homelessness throughout the LA region.…
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Thousands of volunteers fanned out across 4,000 square miles of Los Angeles County on January 24-26 to conduct the 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. This annual point-in-time census is essential to learning where people experiencing homelessness are located, trends…
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The Board of Supervisors proclaimed a Local Emergency for Homelessness in the County of Los Angeles. The motion’s authors, Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Kathryn Barger, said that “proclaiming a local emergency to address this critical crisis will provide the…
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