Los Angeles County is gearing up for its next big homeless count; a special groundbreaking promises to give veterans a final resting place closer to home; Metro is looking to boost the number of female construction workers; and, scenes of…
read moreThe Greater Los Angeles County Homeless County is coming, and you can help. Sign up now to volunteer for the nation’s largest census of its kind, which takes place Jan. 23-25, 2018.
read moreA special subsidized employment program is providing jobs and hope for people moving out of homelessness. Los Angeles County’s Homeless Initiative has enabled expansion of a successful DPSS program to help people like Kamika Franklin, who is building her career…
read moreLos Angeles County’s recuperative care centers are a key component in the Homeless Initiative action plan to reduce and prevent homelessness. As the network of 12 centers grows, come inside one of the facilities, located on the campus of MLK…
read moreRecovering from a serious illness is tough for anyone. It’s even tougher for the homeless. Now 12 Los Angeles County Recuperative Care Centers are providing homeless patients with safe and healing places to recover instead of returning to the streets.…
read moreHomeless no more, a comprehensive housing complex opens for veterans; see how L.A. County is working to save the environment; a red-tailed hawk is released back into the wild.
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read moreFrom stepped-up efforts to help the homeless to ambitious arts programs, from justice system reforms to support for immigrants, from a rockin’ baby band to eclipse-watching at the library, 2017 was a year to remember in Los Angeles County. Join…
read moreFor Monica Potts, holiday decorating represents an enormous milestone. She has been in and out of homelessness for over 30 years, unable to maintain housing because she has been diagnosed with various mental health conditions. But her life took a…
read moreEverybody needs a helping hand sometimes. When we dropped in at the St. Margaret’s Center for their holiday party recently, we met someone who was once homeless herself, but now is helping others get their lives back on track.
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