homelessness

Safe Park's VA lot provides homeless veterans living in their vehicles a safe place to park, eat, sleep and share stories

"I'm no different than you. I want to eat. I want to dance, and I want to home to a bed and sleep."

Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to expand its LEAD program that, "works to halt the revolving door of criminal justice involvement for residents who are chronically homeless, mentally ill, or experiencing a substance abuse disorder and, instead, provides alternatives that enhance public safety."

Collaborating with the Long Beach firm Studio One Eleven, the unexpected partnership is examining hundreds of church properties throughout the county and looking into how these properties could act as bridge housing for the homeless.

Before the connection cuts, I hear the plea underlying the panic that pushed him to this point: "Officer, I don't have nowhere else to go."

SBLA will be publishing articles and series that examine some of the policy changes and projects that could help our region better deal with the homelessness crisis.

United Way's #EveryoneIn coalition seeks to house 45,000 people, prevent 30,000 people from losing homes, build 5000 supportive housing units

Today, City Council finally moved to allow the 49-unit affordable and supportive housing project planned for the Metro-owned lot by nonprofit developer A Community of Friends (ACOF) at 1st and Lorena to proceed. The final project will be split between 24 affordable units targeting low-income veterans and their families and 24 units reserved for families experiencing homelessness (including 12 for families with disabilities). The project will have on-site case managers to serve residents, offer 10,000 square feet of retail space, and host community-serving amenities, including a fitness center and childcare services that will be open to the public.