“It was on.” Less than a month after it was established and with the first new staff having just started days earlier, the new Los Angeles County Emergency Centralized Response Center (ECRC) was being put to the test by the…
read more
Los Angeles County’s Pathway Home program brought more than 73 people experiencing homelessness who had been living along the San Gabriel River in the cities of Bellflower, Downey, and Norwalk and into safe interim housing, where they are receiving supportive…
read more
Our hearts are with everyone who has been affected by the devastating fires in Los Angeles, which continue to threaten entire communities. Our unhoused neighbors have been displaced along with their neighbors who have lost their homes. Protecting Our Most…
read more
After a period of incarceration, Lisette, 48,experienced homelessness for several years, staying in shelters and sober living homes. She also came from a family background of housing instability. Lisette was connected to Good Shepherd Center’s Housing for Health Program, where…
read more
Jason is among the newest tenants The Moonstone, Los Angeles County’s first Homekey project in the South Bay. He spent years in foster care outside of California then held a steady stream of jobs in the food service industry but…
read more
Supportive housing, medical care, and dedicated case managers often are the ingredients to successfully transition many Los Angeles County residents experiencing homelessness to a brighter and more stable future. Jonathan Williams, a U.S. Navy veteran, experienced homelessness when he stopped…
read more
Veteran Damian Wright faced challenges when transitioning into civilian life. As a Marine, he served in Kuwait and Baghdad during operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. After leaving the service, he found steady work but did not have enough for…
read more
Damian had a steady job working on fuselages and bulkheads at a NASA contractor for years when an accident shattered both his ankles. Doctors said he would never walk again, but he proved them wrong. Shortly after overcoming that adversity,…
read more
The seas have been a bit rough for McKenzie Harrell, a U.S. Navy veteran, but she has since found safe harbor. She left her Alabama hometown because she felt it was not friendly to people like her who identify as…
read more
It took nearly 50 years, but Steve Allen finally began receiving treatment for military-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Now, at age 68, his life has finally turned around and he has settled into his first-ever one-bedroom apartment after decades of…
read more