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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…

October 21, 2022

Guaranteed Income for Youth in Need

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS)…

October 21, 2022

Battle Buddies to the Rescue

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U.S. Army veteran Jamarro is homeless no more, thanks to…

October 13, 2022

Rapid Rehousing for Patricia

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Patricia, 67, became homeless around 2020 due to family issues.…

October 6, 2022

A Sense of Peace for Marcia

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Marcia, 66, has a history of mental illness and chronic…

October 4, 2022

Homekey Hotels Become Homes

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Responding to the urgent need to provide permanent housing to…

September 29, 2022

Jose Gets a Fresh Start

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Jose, 30, was on parole and residing in a halfway…

September 28, 2022

Helping Renters Stay Housed

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Building on lessons learned during the pandemic, the Board of…

September 26, 2022

New Insights into Homelessness

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The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has introduced a new…

September 22, 2022

All Things are Possible

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Rae Lynn, 31, a single mother to a 14-year old…

September 22, 2022

Malibu Connect Day

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The City of Malibu hosted and conducted a “Connect Day”…

September 20, 2022

2022 Affordable Housing Report

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In partnership with the nonprofit California Housing Partnership, the Los…