Landlords from across the County attended a HouseLA event to learn about programs that offer financial incentives in exchange for partnering with the County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, and nonprofit service providers, to end LA’s homelessness crisis. Sheila Kuehl, Third District Supervisor,...

By Nick Cahill SACRAMENTO (CN) – Unlike many of his predecessors, when California Gov. Gavin Newsom took office, he did so during an economic boom that had already produced nine straight years of job growth and near-record-low unemployment rates in the Golden State. As income taxes have spiked, California’s...

Bolstering the countywide movement to combat and prevent homelessness, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance Tuesday to establish a new public health permit and licensing requirement to ensure uniform countywide standards for interim housing facilities that serve people experiencing...

Results of the first full year of Measure H funding are in, demonstrating widespread progress as services ramped up and thousands of individuals and families were housed temporarily or permanently, Los Angeles County officials said Friday. Significantly, 7,448 homeless families and individuals are now...

By Martin Macias Jr. LOS ANGELES – A growing community of people living in their cars in southeast Los Angeles will get support to connect with housing and health services following a vote by county leaders Tuesday. The five-member Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved programs...

On June 29, Samuel Dixon Family Health Center, Inc. and Bridge to Home partnered to offer health and dental screenings to individuals and families experiencing homelessness and others who were in need. The “Bridge to Health Fair” event took place from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at SDFHC’s Newhall Health...

The county of Los Angeles and community partners are working hand-in-hand to combat homelessness, which has decreased for the first time in four years. The latest Los Angeles County Homeless Count saw a 3-percent decline in the homeless population, and while progress has been made, there are still more...

After seven years as guests of North Oaks Church of Christ, Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley has found a new home for its Resource Center. Family Promise of SCV is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving homeless families in the SCV. The Resource Center is the office and the place where families...

SACRAMENTO – On Tuesday, Senator Scott Wilk, R – Antelope Valley, announced that he has introduced legislation to address California’s ongoing homeless crisis. “The state of California must do more to solve our homeless crisis,” said Wilk. “This bill is the next step...

The Los Angeles metropolitan area harbors the largest homeless population in the United States of America. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported a nearly 26 percent increase in homeless residents in both the city and county in 2017, increasing the total homeless population to...