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Los Angeles County received the fourth largest allocation of emergency housing vouchers for those in desperate need of housing assistance, the L.A. County Development Authority announced Wednesday.

As part of the American Rescue Plan Act, LA County is slated to receive 1,964 emergency housing vouchers, as part of an allocation of 70,000 vouchers issued to public housing authorities nationwide, by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The County’s allocation will be administered by LACDA.

The emergency housing vouchers will assist residents most in need, including individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness, at risk of experiencing homelessness, fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence or human trafficking, or were recently homeless and for whom providing rental assistance will prevent the family’s homelessness or having high risk of housing instability.

HUD’s allocation formula is designed to direct the emergency housing vouchers to public housing authorities operating in areas where the voucher’s eligible populations have the greatest need, while also taking into account the capacity of the administering agency and the requirement to ensure geographic diversity, including rural areas. The County’s allocation of 1,964 vouchers is the fourth largest in the nation.

“These additional vouchers come at a time where food and housing insecurity of the County’s most vulnerable are at an all-time high,” said Emilio Salas, LACDA Executive Director. “This allocation means that almost 2,000 individuals and families will have a place to call home, and an opportunity to rebuild their lives without the added worry of living in an unsafe environment.”

The American Rescue Plan Act also includes nearly $50 billion for nationwide housing and homelessness assistance, emergency rental provisions, utility bill assistance, financial aid for college students and direct aid to State and local governments to use for supportive services, affordable housing, and non-congregate shelter acquisitions.

For more information about LACDA and their programs check out their website, or call (626) 262-4510

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7 Comments

  1. Jacqueline Curry says:

    Need Help I’m Homeless Have A Disability I Have Seizure.

  2. Tavner Cook says:

    Hello my name is Tavner Cook, I would like to apply for an emergency Section8 voucher.. please contact me on 661-471-6611.. thanks

  3. Melissa Garcia says:

    I am homeless and I have been homeless for the past 3yrs I have been thru absentia and la family housing they told me that the gov.has no funds to funds the homeless rite now I am at a park and I’ve almost been raped and I need to get off the streetsand away from the parks I don’t have family around me only my mother but she is a nut case herself and she always kicks me out accussing me of things I ain’t doing and I’m just not the position to be going threw this on top of being homeless I’m depressed I need mental heath and I really just wanna get bk on my feet.so please can u help with a voucher or housing or something I do have asthma and anxiety .please help me.

  4. Phillip knox says:

    Voucher needed urgently

  5. Rochelle Stagg says:

    I am in desperate need of a place to live, I’m in about to have a nervous breakdown living with my husband who is abusing drugs

  6. Carlos a Rosales says:

    Carlos a Rosales.seguro.570_63-1772-
    Any house…

  7. Domenica Pisquiy says:

    I wanted to see if you can help me. My landlord sold the house and gave us till the end of March to move out. It’s me and my 2 kids. I don’t work alot of hours because my son has autism. I can’t afford a place everything is so expensive I’m about to be homeless.

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