Recent Streetsblog LA posts about homelessness

A new navigation center on Pickering Avenue would be the second homeless shelter operated by the Salvation Army in Whittier. Photo: Salvation Army, Whittier, https://whittier.salvationarmy.org/whittier_corps/provide-shelter/

Whittier Moves Forward on Homeless Navigation Center

By Damien Newton | Jul 7, 2020 | No Comments

Whittier's upcoming new homeless navigation center will provide 139 beds for people experiencing homelessness as well as access to resources to help them transition to more permanent housing

Meal delivery is one service of Project Roomkey. Photo: LAHSA

Thousands Housed in Project Roomkey in Los Angeles, but NIMBYism, Lack of Permanent Affordable Housing Blunt Progress

By Damien Newton | Jun 19, 2020 | No Comments

The Project Roomkey program temporarily houses unhoused individuals in hotel rooms during the COVID-19 crisis

Homeless Count 2020: Depressing but Not Surprising Rise in Number of Homeless. LAHSA Blames Racism, Lack of Affordable Housing

By Damien Newton | Jun 12, 2020 | No Comments

Late last night, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) released the results from this January’s homeless count in Los Angeles County. As expected, the numbers were bad: more Angelenos fell into homelessness than the county can place in temporary, bridge or permanent housing. Homelessness in Los Angeles County rose by 12.7% compared to the […]

Tormented by a Bandit, Unhoused Residents Just Want to Be Left in Peace

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 9, 2020 | No Comments

A few feet down from where the handwashing station lies on its side, El Abuelo Travieso – a name that translates to the Naughty Grandfather (though he told me with a giggle that it translates to Grandpa Tush) – is spraying his arms and hands down with a liquid from a disinfectant bottle. He had […]

Miguel R. has been homeless for just over three weeks in the University Park area. Sahra Sulaiman/StreetsblogLA

Evicted During COVID-19: “I Have Been Homeless for 20 Days…What’s Going to Happen to Me?”

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 25, 2020 | No Comments

A true eviction moratorium might have kept Miguel housed and stable; now he fears for his mental health and his ability to get back on his feet

Bridge Housing Project Opens at the Brentwood V.A. This Saturday

By Damien Newton | Apr 2, 2020 | No Comments

The 50-bed project is for veterans experiencing homelessness

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