On June 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that the Biden Administration is releasing a first-of-its-kind package of resources specifically created to address unsheltered homelessness and homeless encampments. This funding can make a huge impact in places such as Los Angeles County, where unsheltered…

Brenda Perseverance is at the heart of our families’ — and our mentors’ success! Both mentor and mentee must invest time and effort in their relationship, be highly communicative, show vulnerability, and work to bridge any differences so they might grow together. This isn’t easy. Despite the challenges, Brenda Imes…

On June 15, 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order 14075 (Order), “Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Individuals” in order to combat the systemic discrimination and barriers that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) individuals have historically faced. It directs a number of federal…

As part of our efforts to bring our unhoused neighbors home, LAHSA seeks to work with legislators and change-makers to support bills that would help end homelessness in California. Recently, the LAHSA Commission approved letters of support on several bills that will help drive success. The list of letters of…

June 3, 2022 Mike Feuer Los Angeles City Attorney City Hall East 200 N. Main Street Rm 800 Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dear City Attorney Feuer, We are in receipt of your letter dated May 24, 2022. LAHSA is dedicated to creating solutions to the crisis of homelessness grounded in…

After two years of evaluating the rehousing system and meetings with providers, elected officials, government partners, and people with lived experience, LAHSA is refocusing its efforts to reduce unsheltered homelessness over three years in the Los Angeles area. LAHSA is working with communities across LA County to change how we…

The Homeless Youth Forum of Los Angeles (HYFLA) and the Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB) have recently undergone program updates and team growth to continue their work providing strategic recommendations to LAHSA and its partners on the design, management, and evaluation of the Los Angeles Continuum of Care. HYFLA works…

A newly proposed California State Assembly bill could provide parking ticket relief for people experiencing homelessness. Assembly Bill 1685 (AB 1685), authored by Assemblymember Isaac Bryan and sponsored by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and Housing California, would require that all local cities create a ticket relief program…

A new year often bring new changes, and it is the same for the LAHSA Commission, which has formed new committees to further its mission of overseeing LAHSA’s operations. The previous structure consisted of six committees: Executive Committee Policy and Planning Committee Finance, Contracts, and Grants Management Committee Programs and…