Disabled military veteran Victor Schermerhorn, 63, lost his Lancaster apartment after new owners raised the rent. With LACDA implementing the Homeless Initiative strategy of facilitating federal housing subsidies, he received a rental voucher from the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH)…
read moreJason is now no longer living on the streets. He has the keys to his own home at Vista Del Puerto. Vistas del Puerto received funding from the Los Angeles County Development Authority and Department of Health Services, among other…
read moreAfter years of experiencing homelessness, Shannon now has a home of her own. Vistas del Puerto provides 47 affordable apartments for households earning between 30 and 50 percent of the area median income, plus one manager’s apartment. Half of the…
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Tony was living on the streets of Monterey Pary with chronic health problems. Project Roomkey has given him a chance for a new life.
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90 year old cancer patient Oscar has been temporarily housed because of Project Roomkey.
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Michael ended up on the street living in his car after suffering a stroke. Project Roomkey is giving him a chance to get on his feet.
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Larry Williams is a veteran who became homeless after a divorce at age 50 and lived on the streets for two years. A routine visit to the Veterans Affairs office prompted him to apply for a voucher. Two months later,…
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Jodi Johnson moved from California to Nebraska at age 58 because of a romantic relationship. Unfortunately, it ended badly, and she found herself homeless for a year, sleeping in her car and showering in public restrooms. She rode a bus…
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Uber driver Jorge Rodriguez, 66, fell behind on his rent after a car accident. With his education degree, he got a part-time teaching job to help pay the bills, but his landlord sold the apartment and the new owner evicted…
read moreLos Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, representing the Second District, organized a Mother’s Day distribution with Baby2Baby that provided hundreds of families in the Watts-Willowbrook community with diapers, wipes and special Mother’s Day gifts at the local Boys and…
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