Los Angeles County’s Pathway Home program brought 31 people experiencing homelessness who had been living in recreational vehicles (RVs) or encampments in unincorporated areas of East Los Angeles into safe interim housing, where they are receiving supportive services and other resources to help them transition out of homelessness and into permanent housing.
This latest Pathway Home operation continues the County’s emergency response to resolve encampments, return community areas to their intended use, and ensure people experiencing homelessness are not surviving unsheltered in dangerous areas.
“At a time when the County has directed significant resources to assist those affected by wildfires, our commitment to addressing homelessness remains steadfast,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor and Chair Pro Tem Hilda Solis. “The East Los Angeles Pathway Home operation focused on individuals living in unsafe, inoperable RVs, and encampments providing them not just with temporary shelter, but with the opportunity to regain stability and self-sufficiency. By offering safe, supportive housing and vital services, we are helping people take the crucial steps toward permanent housing and a brighter future, with dignity and respect every step of the way.”
This latest Pathway Home operation was planned for several weeks and did not affect County resources committed to the fire emergency.
The East LA Pathway Home operation is the 31st Pathway Home encampment resolution since the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative began the program in August 2023. More than 1,100 Los Angeles County residents have come off the streets through Pathway Home, over 200 of whom are now permanently housed. These operations have also removed more than 630 RVs from the streets. Since it was launched, Pathway Home has prioritized encampments in communities that have been dis-proportionately impacted by homelessness and poverty. These include unincorporated areas of LA County where encampments frequently pop up.
The LA County Homeless Initiative collaborated with the Office of Supervisor Solis, Supervisorial District 1, to conduct the Pathway Home operation, which began on January 29 and concluded on January 31, 2025, with nine RVs removed from the streets and taken to a disposal lot. More than 200 cubic yards of debris were removed.
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and nonprofit service providers PATH and Helpline Youth Counseling were essential to bringing unsheltered residents indoors, as they had built trusting relationships with them by providing ongoing engagement and support during their unhoused experience and transition to interim housing.
Helpline Youth Counseling, under contract through the LA County Department of Health Services – Housing for Health, will continue to work with these residents at a local motel operating as their interim housing location. At this interim housing site, residents will receive housing-focused case management, life skills development, meal delivery and housing vouchers, harm reduction counseling, and other services designed to ensure long-term housing stability. These services are critical to ensuring Pathway Home participants remain stably housed and don’t fall back into homelessness.
Other partners in the East LA operation included the Los Angeles County Departments of Mental Health, Health Services, and Public Health; the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works; and the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control.
Pathway Home is an LA County Homeless Initiative-led encampment resolution program that is a critical component of the County’s comprehensive response to the local emergency on homelessness adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 2023. By leveraging emergency powers and partnerships with local jurisdictions, Pathway Home is a full-circle solution that brings people off the streets, into immediately available interim housing accompanied by a comprehensive suite of supportive services, and, ultimately, into safe, permanent homes.
Pathway Home has been funded primarily through Measure H, a ¼-cent sales tax approved by County voters in 2017 to prevent and address homelessness. Starting July 1, 2025, Pathway Home will receive funds from Measure A, a ½-cent sales tax approved by voters in November 2024 to replace Measure H. With Measure H funds to date, the County has placed more than 115,000 people into permanent housing, ending their homelessness. It has connected 151,000 people with safe interim housing, prevented 37,000 people from becoming homeless, and provided many more people with a diverse array of supportive services.
