Homelessness
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Homeless Health Care Bridges the Gap in Mental Healthcare for People Experiencing Homelessness
Our housing partner Homeless Health Care Los Angeles (HHCLA) helps our neighbors experiencing homelessness with their mental health needs every day. “The experience of losing your home itself is emotionally distressing,” said JoAnn Hemstreet, LCSW, Clinical Director of Behavioral Health Programs at HHCLA. “While some people experiencing homelessness are struggling with more severe mental health… continue reading Homeless Health Care Bridges the Gap in Mental Healthcare for People Experiencing Homelessness
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Accelerating Permanent Supportive Housing for Quality Construction, Faster and Cheaper
In spring 2019, United Way of Greater Los Angeles awarded $5 million in grants to a range of bold projects through the Accelerating Permanent Supportive Housing competition (APSH). APSH asked applicants to tap their creativity while designing grounded, realistic, and scalable projects. The competition cast an especially broad net, looking for the best ideas and… continue reading Accelerating Permanent Supportive Housing for Quality Construction, Faster and Cheaper
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United Way and the Los Angeles Rams’ “Homewalk” Raises a Total of $550K and Counting to Power the Movement to End Homelessness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, November 14, 2020 CONTACT:United Way: Jen Wheeler, Ocean & Mountain • (310) 344-1551 • jen@oceanmo.comLos Angeles Rams: Chase Isaacs • cisaacs@rams.nfl.com With “HomeWalk at Home” United Way of Greater Los Angeles’s 13th annual 5K HomeWalk-the single largest annual event to end homelessness-goes virtual PHOTOS AND VIDEO AVAILABLE BY REQUEST TO JEN@OCEANMO.COM. Images include this years’ participants… continue reading United Way and the Los Angeles Rams’ “Homewalk” Raises a Total of $550K and Counting to Power the Movement to End Homelessness
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supporting eviction defense and preventing homelessness
The primary driver of homelessness in Los Angeles County is the lack of affordable housing. Many families were struggling before COVID-19 and this has been compounded by job losses and a lack of childcare brought on by the pandemic. A UCLA study from May found that 36,000 additional families could become homeless as a result of eviction… continue reading supporting eviction defense and preventing homelessness
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It’s harder than ever on the streets of L.A.
Facing COVID-19 has been hard on us all. We’re stuck in our homes. We miss our friends, our extended family and our daily lives as we knew them. But now take the struggles you’ve experienced and imagine what that would have been like if you were living in isolation on the streets. The only people… continue reading It’s harder than ever on the streets of L.A.
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Homeless Count 2020: Our Call to Action
The continued rise in homelessness makes clear that Measure H and Prop HHH were substantial down payments on ending homelessness. But by themselves, they aren’t enough to overcome Los Angeles’s dire lack of affordable housing and the legacy of institutional racism, as seen in this LA Times article. We’ve seen our rehousing system ramp-up to help… continue reading Homeless Count 2020: Our Call to Action
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United Way’s Pandemic Relief Fund Keeping Frontline Workers Safe and Supporting Community Organizations throughout Los Angeles County
UNITED WAY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES AIDS MORE THAN 150 ORGANIZATIONS COUNTY-WIDE WITH CRITICAL SUPPLIES FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND MINI-GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS B-ROLL and PHOTOS available by request tojen@oceanmo.comPHONE AND VIDEO INTERVIEWS available with representatives of the organizations below. LOS ANGELES—The United Way of Greater Los Angeles Pandemic Relief Fund has announced a… continue reading United Way’s Pandemic Relief Fund Keeping Frontline Workers Safe and Supporting Community Organizations throughout Los Angeles County
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Connecting through the crisis: navigating a shaken food system
On any given night in Los Angeles, an estimated 16,600 unsheltered people go to sleep exposed to the elements, traffic, and to health hazards, unimaginable to the rest of us. During the COVID-19 crisis, not only are the unsheltered left uniquely vulnerable to contracting this deadly disease, but many of the places they go to… continue reading Connecting through the crisis: navigating a shaken food system
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Emergency Meal Service for City of LA’s COVID-19 Homeless Shelter Response
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Emergency Meal Service for City of LA’s COVID-19 Homeless Shelter Response LOS ANGELES (March 25, 2020) – With support from Dignity Health, United Way of Greater Los Angeles partnered with the City of Los Angeles and Everytable to provide 9,000 meals for unhoused residents and those accessing the 8 temporary shelter sites that opened this… continue reading Emergency Meal Service for City of LA’s COVID-19 Homeless Shelter Response
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88th and Vermont Grand Opening
Yesterday was a promising start to the new year as we saw the grand opening of 88th and Vermont, a 62-unit project of supportive and affordable housing, with a youth and family support center, is one of many that will open this year under the Proposition HHH housing bond. These homes, being developed throughout the city, will… continue reading 88th and Vermont Grand Opening
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