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A Family is Homeless No More 600 541 Homeless Initiative

A Family is Homeless No More

Amalia, a domestic violence survivor and single mother of three was homeless for years. With help from the Salvation Army, St. Joseph Center, and Los Angeles County’s Measure H funding, she and her family now have an apartment and she…

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Skid Row Action Plan 600 541 Homeless Initiative

Skid Row Action Plan

Supervisor Hilda L. Solis and Housing for Health at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services are joining forces with community members in Skid Row to make it a more livable space.

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Help for the Homeless 150 150 Homeless Initiative

Help for the Homeless

As Los Angeles County’s Homeless Initiative moves forward, hundreds turned out to learn more and offer comments during a community meeting on January 13. This video takes a look at this significant moment of public engagement with the milestone plan,…

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Lighting the Way in Homeless Count 150 150 Homeless Initiative

Lighting the Way in Homeless Count

As L.A. County embarked on this year’s homeless count, thousands of volunteers fanned out in hopes of making in difference. Here is one couple’s story.

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In it for the Long Run 150 150 Homeless Initiative

In it for the Long Run

When the L.A. Marathon races from the Stadium to the Sea on Sunday, February 14, dozens of Los Angeles County employees will be lacing up and hitting the streets for fun, exercise and to benefit good causes. Among them will…

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From Hopelessness to Hope – Four Stories 150 150 Homeless Initiative

From Hopelessness to Hope – Four Stories

An up-close view of the human toll that homelessness takes on individuals and families in Los Angeles County–and the power of help to restore lives. (This video was produced by the Los Angeles County Office of Countywide Communications).

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Homeless Initiative Board Meeting 2-9-16 150 150 Homeless Initiative

Homeless Initiative Board Meeting 2-9-16

A Star Turn 150 150 Homeless Initiative

A Star Turn

Time Magazine’s list of 2015’s best inventions includes the hoverboard scooter, a desktop DNA lab, a new kind of stethoscope….and the Star Apartments on Skid Row. This innovative complex, part of LA County’s Housing for Health initiative and managed by…

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Standing Together Against Homelessness 150 150 Homeless Initiative

Standing Together Against Homelessness

L.A. County recently convened an unprecedented summit meeting for mayors and other leaders from the across the county to discuss joining forces to battle an epidemic of homelessness that knows no borders. Mayors from Malibu to South Gate shared their…

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Presentation of L.A. County Recommended Budget 150 150 Homeless Initiative

Presentation of L.A. County Recommended Budget

County CEO Sachi A. Hamai presented the 2016-17 Recommended Budget to the Board of Supervisors on 4/12/16. This milestone kicks off a budget season that includes public hearings on May 11 and deliberations beginning June 27. The $28.5 billion budget…

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