The housing crisis in Los Angeles is complex and multi-layered. Exploring the housing development terrain takes patience and effort. A group of students at USC spent close to 40 hours during the 2020 spring semester learning and producing a podcast on policy housing in Los …
Local Community College Commits to Housing for Homeless Students
1 in 5 community college students report experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, significantly reducing the odds of their success as they attempt to further their post high school education and build a future career. One community college district recently took action to reduce those odds. Cerritos Community …
Help Us Champion Housing as a Human Right
It is time to declare that housing is a human right and ensure access to this basic human need for all people. We know that lack of access to housing reduces life expectancy by an average of 20 years and harms health in multiple ways. It …
USC Housing Law Clinic, Renters, and COVID 19
As COVID 19 has shut down our economy and thousands of people have lost their jobs, many households are worried about what will happen to their housing. Attorney and USC Community Services Legal Specialist, Gloria Gonzalez, who runs the Civic Engagement Housing Law Clinic, has …
The New Ninth: South LA Opens the First Bridge Home Shelter in CD 9
Councilmember Curren Price, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and Supervisor Hilda Solis celebrated on Thursday, March 5 the completion of the first A Bridge Home shelter in District 9 called “Bringing Hope to Hope Street.” The facility at 2817 S. Hope St. is the twelfth to …
LACDA – Seven Site-Based Waiting Lists to open February 10, 2020
We have great news!! LACDA will accept registrants for seven public housing Site-Based Waiting Lists (SBWLs) for elderly families effective February 10, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. through August 10, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. For additional information, see the attached FAQs, Public Notice, and List of Site-Based Waiting Lists in various …
Bond-funded housing project opens its doors
The first housing development to be funded through the Los Angeles City Bond fund, HHH, approved by voters in 2016, now has its first residents. It took a long time, even with everyone working together but it DID happen. We CAN create affordable housing, stay …
Annual Independent Evaluation of the Homeless Initiative Shows Los Angeles County is Making an Impact
Los Angeles County is housing more people than ever before as it confronts a large and growing homelessness crisis, a new independent performance evaluation shows. The annual performance evaluation assessed outcomes in fiscal year 2018-19, known as Year Three, of a comprehensive set of strategies …
Trojan Women Help To Create New Guide for Innovative Housing
by Matthew Lee In response to the affordable housing and homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, USC’s Initiative to Eliminate Homelessness created a “Housing Typologies Toolkit” to aid the city in producing new and innovative forms of housing. According to the toolkit, it “is designed to …
2019-2020 LAHSA Winter Shelter Program
Winter Shelter Update NEW SITES ADDED! Our Winter Shelter Program Guide has been updated to include the following changes: Steinmetz Park, Hacienda Heights · The site now has the option of walking up along with being transported to the site. · Starting Monday January 6, the VOALA …
How San Diego is Trying to Use a Hepatitis A Outbreak to Solve its Housing Crisis
(Pacific Standard, November 30, 2017) To battle an outbreak, officials in San Diego have had to rethink the way they provide housing for the homeless. When the first patients arrived at Dr. Jeffrey Norris’ clinic, they had no idea they were sick. The staff found them …
It Takes a Village: Homelessness and food insecurity need attention
(Daily Trojan, November 12, 2017) With a few quick clicks you can send meals across continents through the World Food Programme, and here at USC, a short Lyft ride will take you to Skid Row, where you can join organizations like Share a Meal in passing …
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