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May 3, 2023

L.A. Care and Health Net Invest $114M to Fight Homelessness

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L.A. Care Health Plan and Health Net are investing $114 million over multiple…

May 2, 2023

Homekey Motel to Become 7th Avenue Village

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One of first motels acquired by Los Angeles County through…

May 1, 2023

Disabled Domestic Violence Survivor Finds Home

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Linda, a disabled senior and a domestic violence survivor, was…

April 20, 2023

Equa Grand Opening in La Puente

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Equa, a new 81-unit affordable and supportive housing community has…

April 19, 2023

Historic LA Alliance Settlement

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Los Angeles County reached a groundbreaking settlement with LA Alliance…

April 17, 2023

Jay Adjusts to Life Indoors

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Jay, 55, fell into homelessness due to a confluence of…

April 13, 2023

From Tiny Home to a Home of Her Own

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Mary Peña lost the space she was renting when her…

April 7, 2023

Homekey Motel 6 to Become 97 Homes

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One of Los Angeles County’s original Homekey sites in unincorporated…

April 6, 2023

More Housing for Veterans

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A historic 1940’s building at the West Los Angeles VA…

April 5, 2023

County Support for Inside Safe

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Los Angeles County pledged to support Los Angeles City in…

March 31, 2023

Stay Housed LA

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As of April 1, 2023 there are no more COVID-19…

March 28, 2023

A Home for Ana and Her Kids

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After Olive View Medical Center diagnosed her with multiple chronic…

March 23, 2023

Housed For the First Time in 20 Years

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When his mother and grandmother died, Mitchell was forced to…

March 21, 2023

Making a Fresh Start with Housing First

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Spectrum News 1 reports on how housing changed Boyce Osife’s…

March 17, 2023

New Address for Student Success: Dunamis House

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There’s a new address for student success: Dunamis House. The…

March 17, 2023

Ryan Reaches His Goal

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Ryan, 31, was captain of his high school soccer team…

March 17, 2023

Silverio Achieves Self-Sufficiency

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Silverio, 62, was in a halfway house on parole when…

March 17, 2023

A Home for Ariana and Her Baby

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After transitioning out of the foster care system, Ariana, 20,…

March 17, 2023

The Alvarado Brings Hope to Homeless Families

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Families experiencing homelessness will soon find a safe haven at…

March 17, 2023

Learn and Earn with Careers for a Cause

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Another class has graduated from a Los Angeles County program…

March 17, 2023

Manuel Moves Up

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Manuel, 30, became homeless after fleeing a rundown East LA…

February 7, 2023

LA County Funds Solutions Amid Homeless Emergency

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Four weeks after declaring a local emergency on homelessness, the…

February 2, 2023

Federal Funding Tackles Visible Concentrated Homelessness

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) granted…

January 26, 2023

Homeless Count Sheds Light on Scope of Crisis

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Thousands of volunteers fanned out across 4,000 square miles of…

January 11, 2023

LA County Declares State of Emergency on Homelessness

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The Board of Supervisors proclaimed a Local Emergency for…

January 11, 2023

Call for Volunteers on Homeless Count

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The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) announced an array…

January 11, 2023

Former Foster Kids Find Home

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Once he turned 21, foster youth Tysaiah Cooper was aging…

January 11, 2023

Housing for Native Americans

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Spectrum News 1’s Lydia Pantazes recently visited a South Los…

January 3, 2023

Federal Plan on Homelessness

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The Biden-Harris administration released a federal plan for ending homelessness…

January 2, 2023

Verna is a Survivor

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Verna lived in Skid Row for years after fleeing a…

December 26, 2022

Herman is Home

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Herman experienced homelessness for decades before being placed at a…

December 22, 2022

Homekey Round 3

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The State of California Department of Housing and Community Development’s…

December 21, 2022

LA County and City Collaborate on Homelessness

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L-R: Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative Executive Director Cheri Todoroff,…

December 19, 2022

Eric’s Path to Sobriety and Housing

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Eric cycled between living on the streets or behind bars…

December 12, 2022

A Family is Homeless No More

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Amalia, a domestic violence survivor and single mother of three…

December 8, 2022

Updated FY2023-24 Funding Recommendations

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After extensive community and stakeholder engagement, the Los Angeles County…

December 6, 2022

Much Needed Services Coming to AV

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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion introduced…

December 5, 2022

Skid Row Action Plan

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Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and Housing for Health at the…

December 4, 2022

Benefits for Baby Andy

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Baby Andy was nine months old when he and his…

December 1, 2022

New Hope in Bellflower

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Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn presented a $500,000 check…

November 25, 2022

Hector Gets a Fresh Start

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Hector, 62, was incarcerated for 31 years. Upon release, he…

November 18, 2022

Independence for Foster Youth

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Larava is a 20-year-old single mother participating in the Foster…

November 18, 2022

A Safe Landing for Those In Need

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Housing for Health and Exodus Recovery announced the opening of…

November 14, 2022

A New Framework to End Homelessness

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LA County has updated its strategies to fight homelessness and…

November 4, 2022

Closing Ranks to Help a Veteran

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Army vet James Gallegos had been living in a garage…

November 1, 2022

Winter Shelters Now Open

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The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) announced the opening…

October 28, 2022

New Home for Ex-Foster Youth

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Larava Patton is a former foster youth who had been…

October 28, 2022

A Home for Richard

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Richard, 63, grew up in El Monte in a family…

October 27, 2022

More Outreach and Housing for People in Skid Row

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The State of California awarded Los Angeles County a nearly…

October 24, 2022

Bringing Families Home

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The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) recently announced the…