Success Stories

Jasmine is Back on Track 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Jasmine is Back on Track

Jasmine experienced homelessness on and off after exiting the foster care system when she turned 18. After years of constant stress over where she was going to sleep each night, she began researching programs to help find housing. Through her…

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Overcoming Substance Use Disorder 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Overcoming Substance Use Disorder

Mitch, a 40-year-old father originally from American Samoa, fell into homelessness after grappling with the devastating effects of methamphetamine addiction. His journey eventually brought him to Los Angeles, where his addiction made it impossible for him to maintain consistent employment…

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Justin’s Journey 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Justin’s Journey

After Justin, 39, spiraled into severe substance use disorder, his life began to fall into disarray. For years, he was in and out of jail and struggled to maintain relationships with friends and family. Unable to retain consistent employment and…

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Breaking Barriers 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Breaking Barriers

After he was released from jail, Jesus, 41, faced significant barriers to securing employment. This, coupled with a lack of support from his family, made it difficult for him to regain his footing as he transitioned back into society. Eventually,…

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Out of Foster Homes And Into Her Own Place 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Out of Foster Homes And Into Her Own Place

After years in foster homes and shelters, Idressa now has a place of her own, made possible through the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA)’s Homeless Incentive Program, which offers monetary incentives to encourage landlords to rent their available units…

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Devon’s Story 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Devon’s Story

Devon struggled for years to maintain consistent employment. He and his girlfriend experienced housing stability off and on and eventually resorted to sleeping in their car. When their car broke down, they had no choice but to couch surf with…

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Homes for Seniors 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Homes for Seniors

Click on the image to watch Spectrum News 1’s coverage of the SagePointe groundbreaking ceremony. Emma is one of 55 seniors now living at SagePointe, a supportive housing community that recently opened in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles to…

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Home at Last 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Home at Last

Los Angeles County’s Pathway Home program has helped 27 people transition from several encampments into a new apartment complex, thanks in part to a newly expanded effort to increase the affordable housing stock through master leasing. All of the new…

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A Veteran Comes Home 600 541 Homeless Initiative

A Veteran Comes Home

After years of experiencing homelessness in an encampment dubbed The Dead End, military veteran Robert Gaines moved into his apartment at a VA facility in North Hills, just days before Veterans Day. read more
Pathway Home Program Lives Up To Its Name 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Pathway Home Program Lives Up To Its Name

Los Angeles County’s encampment resolution program, Pathway Home, has housed its first client: Dawn Toftee, who had been homeless for 19 years. Dawn and her beloved dog, Fatty, moved into their own apartment just eight weeks after Pathway Home brought…

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