Growing up in the San Fernando Valley,Ushun, 55, was primarily raised by his grandparents. When his widowed grandmother was ailing, he took time to care for her. After she passed away, Ushun was left …
Jose fell into homelessness about five years ago after several family members passed away within a short time frame. After his grandmother passed, he began experiencing severe hallucinations that he d…
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 ar…
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.
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 o…
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 fo…
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 job…
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 st…
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 serv…
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 se…
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. …
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 wh…