For people experiencing homelessness, pets provide important companionship and comfort and often serve as life-saving support animals. A key component of the Pathway Home program is that people who are transitioning out of homelessness can bring their pets with them as…
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Felix (33), Yemerin (24), and their two young children (2 years and 7 months) faced a rent increase that forced them out of their home. They ended up in a shelter, where Yemerin tragically experienced a sexual assault. Determined to…
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Pathway Home is an LA County Homeless Initiative-led encampment resolution program that brings people off the streets, into immediately available interim housing accompanied by a comprehensive suite of supportive services and, ultimately, permanent homes. Each Pathway Home operation can culminate…
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In December 2022, Kelly connected with the Downtown Women’s Center’s (DWC) Every Woman Housed Outreach Team while living in her encampment in front of the Skid Row Refresh Spot—where she had stayed for nearly a year. Mobility challenges made it difficult…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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