After serving two tours of duty in Iraq with the U.S. Army, Ronald settled down in Texas with his wife, three children, and a new career as an IT college instructor. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, however, his school shut…
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Los Angeles County’s Pathway Home program recently helped 86 people surviving in makeshift desert encampments and dilapidated RVs in Palmdale move into safe interim housing, where they will receive supportive services and other resources to help them transition out of…
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It was a momentous day for Lisa. It began with her getting off the streets and into a hotel room, thanks to Pathway Home. It ended with her attending her son’s high school graduation. Lisa, 53 years old, began experiencing…
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A retired Army veteran, musician and singer, David fell into homelessness when his wife passed away and he was evicted from their home as his name was not on the formal lease. He lived on the streets of Monrovia for…
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For many years Janie worked as an advocate for people experiencing homelessness. When her partner left her unexpectedly, she found herself unable to pay the bills on her own and fell into homelessness herself during the COVID pandemic. Janie spent…
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The Los Angeles region’s tight rental market and landlord discrimination – both legal and illegal – often make it difficult to rent an apartment, even with a subsidy. Los Angeles County’s Unit Acquisition strategies, which include master leasing and landlord…
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Los Angeles County has opened its latest Homekey project, Aviation Apartments, with its nonprofit partner, Venice Community Housing. Among the new tenants are people who participated in the County’s first Pathway Home encampment resolution, conducted in nearby unincorporated Lennox. Aviation…
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Patrisse Cullors. Photo by Ryan Pfluger The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture (Arts and Culture) has announced that artist and abolitionist Patrisse Cullors has been selected for a residency in the area of homelessness as part of…
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Los Angeles County and the faith community are working to build and strengthen their joint efforts to help people experiencing homelessness. The Faith Collaborative to End Homelessness, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative and Los Angeles Homeless…
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In the one year since the Board of Supervisors unanimously declared a state of emergency on homelessness, Los Angeles County reported that nearly 38,000 people came indoors to interim housing while outreach and treatment dramatically increased for those living on…
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