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Solving NIMBY in a Suburban Glendale Neighborhood
Glendale's Ascencia Builds Community Support for Homeless Housing
August 29, 2019
Nearly a Year after Opening, DTLA El Puente Bridge Housing Helps Those It Can
El Puente has been a success in temporarily housing people. It has been difficult to expanding bridge housing, and to move residents along to more permanent homes.
July 24, 2019
Five-Unit Affordable Housing Complex for Adults with Disabilities to Open in Long Beach
In Long Beach, on Redondo Avenue between First Street and Broadway, a parcel has been converted to a five-unit affordable housing complex specifically for adults with developmental disabilities
June 25, 2019
Non-Profit Developer Community Corporation of Santa Monica Provides Much Needed Affordable Housing in Affordability Desert
Community Corp has been building great affordable housing projects in Santa Monica - and soon in Mar Vista
June 13, 2019
Grand Opening of PATH Metro Villas Supportive Housing
PATH Metro Villas phase 1 includes 65 new supportive housing units for formerly homeless individuals
March 26, 2019
L.A. City Council Committee Approves Fashion District Bridge Housing
L.A. City Council Homelessness Committee gave the go-ahead for a 115-bed bridge housing facility in the DTLA Fashion District.
February 20, 2019
Sign up now to Help with the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count on January 22-24
"Homelessness is the most pressing issue facing L.A. today - and we can only end it if everyone steps up and works together," wrote Mayor Eric Garcetti in a statement when the new count days were announced.
December 11, 2018
For this Family, Safe Parking L.A. Was a Lifeline During the Crisis of a Lifetime
"Yes it helped. Of course it helped," explained Rose in a call last week. "Everything happened so fast, and there was so much to take care of. To know we had a place to stay every night we needed it was a huge help."
December 10, 2018
New “LeaseUp” Initiative Partners to Lease Housing to Curb Homelessness
The new Measure H funded "LeaseUp" program partners landlords and non-profits to get homeless people into available existing housing units.
November 30, 2018
LAUSD to Explore Housing and Wraparound Service Provision for its 17,000+ Homeless Students
Last week, in response to the problem of homelessness among youth in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the school board approved a resolution directing Superintendent Austin Beutner to "explore innovative solutions to provide permanent and or interim housing for homeless students and their families," advocate for the expansion of Section 8 voucher program, and lobby for more federal funds to be allocated toward programming for homeless students.
November 20, 2018