Uzziel Coronado is among 26 students living in public housing who recently received scholarships from the L.A. County Community Development Foundation. The scholarship will help him pursue his dream of studying agriculture at Cal Poly Pomona and giving back to…
read moreResults from the first year of Measure H, a half-cent sales tax to get homeless individuals housed with services, show positive impact. More than 7,000 individuals and families have been housed and over 13,000 individuals have moved off the streets…
read moreA pilot housing program connects homeless youth with hosts willing to open their hearts and their homes to lend a helping hand. For aspiring artists like Relly Brown, a room of one’s own gives flight to song.
read moreThe ‘Best in Class’ of County programs and services were recognized at the Productivity and Quality Awards event. From disease outbreak response to a homeless task force at an urban hospital, it was a day to spotlight innovation and those…
read moreConcerned about homelessness? Wondering how to get outreach help for people in need? A new online tool puts the power of help at your fingertips. Find out how you can be part of the solution.
read moreThe Care Harbor clinic brings medical, dental and vision care to the people who need it most; the Host Homes program helps get homeless youth into temporary housing; and the Vermont Corridor Project breaks ground in Koreatown.
read moreA special outreach program called CBEST—for Countywide Benefits Entitlement Services Teams—is connecting people experiencing homelessness to much-needed benefits and services.
read moreIt was all about new beginnings at the grand opening of the largest housing site built for chronically homeless individuals in the county. The project includes 160 supportive housing apartments, and for the mix of veterans and residents like Shenika…
read moreVeteran homelessness decreased 19% in L.A. County last year, thanks to Measure H-funded services and housing programs like the one that helped Army veteran Calvin Alford into a home of his own.
read moreHard work and humor is what Marina resident Sophia Shapiro attributes to her remarkable longevity at 105 years young. Friends, family and admirers stopped by to reminisce on a century of a life well-lived and to celebrate the special occasion.
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