Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

"We’re counselors, case managers, therapists, acting family members…they look at us as everything.” Insightful words from our SPA 5 HET Supervisor, Jerry. Here at LAHSA, we take pride in being that pillar of support for our clients. Ride along with Jerry through Northwest LA and learn more about our trauma-informed care and harm reduction approach. You can head over to our YouTube channel to watch more!

Join us and make a difference! You can now register to volunteer for the 2025 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count! This essential event aims to count our unhoused neighbors and obtain data that helps us develop effective strategies to address the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles City and County. Mark your calendars for Homeless Count 2025, taking place on the nights of January 21, 22, and 23. To learn more and sign up, visit www.theycountwillyou.org! únete a nosotros y sé parte del cambio. Ahora podrás registrarte como voluntario en el Censo de Las Personas Sin Hogar de Los ángeles. El propósito de este evento esencial es contar a nuestros vecinos sin hogar y obtener datos que nos ayuden a desarrollar estrategias efectivas para atendar la crisis de falta de hogar en la Ciudad y el Condado de Los ángeles. Marca el Censo de Personas Sin Hogar 2025 en tu calendario el cual ocurrirá en las noches del 21, 22 y 23 de enero. Para conocer más y registrarte, por favor visita?www.theycountwillyou.org!

On October 24, LAHSA CEO Dr. Adams Kellum emceed the Westside Coalition's Celebrating Success Breakfast, which honors people who have overcome housing, hunger, and health challenges, and recognizes community partners who make this work possible. Thank you Westside Coalition!

Shame often keeps those in need from asking for help. Feeling scrutinized due to one’s circumstances is something our unhoused neighbors face all too often. That’s why we do everything we can to make our clients feel seen and valued. This is true for Daniela and Ivar of Santa Clarita, and we’re thrilled they are back on their feet after abruptly losing their jobs and home. Learn more about their story on our YouTube channel!

LAHSA and LA County’s Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI) Initiative are pleased to announce that the Black People Experiencing Homelessness Data Dashboard is now live and ready to use. This dashboard includes data on racial disparities in homelessness impact and outcomes, as well as upstream and related outcomes such as income and employment, housing, child welfare, justice involvement and reentry, and more. To visit, click the link in our bio!

Last winter, LAHSA, along with the City and County of LA, shielded more than 2,000 people experiencing homelessness from winter weather. Between congregate sites, pop-up shelters, and hotel/motel vouchers, we provided warm places to stay for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness?during our region’s coldest months. For more information about the Winter Shelter Program, visit lasha.org/winter-shelter or call 211.

Churches, faith communities, synagogues, and other organizations are pivotal partners in tackling the homelessness crisis. Given the magnitude of homelessness in the LA area, we, as a community, must be innovative in providing help to those who need it most. This includes utilizing different spaces to house our neighbors. To learn more, watch the full video on our YouTube channel! ? Twitter: ? Faith communities are pivotal partners in tackling the homelessness crisis. We must be innovative in providing help to those who need?

LAHSA’s Winter Shelter Program (WSP) is NOW OPEN! By?providing warm places to stay for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness?during our region’s coldest months, we can save lives across LA.?WSP operates 12-24 hours a day, seven days a week. Funded by the County and the City of Los Angeles, LAHSA contracts with several non-profit service providers to operate emergency shelters at multiple locations throughout?the county. For more information about the Winter Shelter Program, visit?lasha.org/winter-shelter?or call 211.

Homelessness impacts all of us, and on the HomeLAnd podcast, they bring on people closest to the work, like LAHSA CEO Dr. Adams Kellum, to provide clarity on the crisis. You can catch Dr. Adams Kellum on this Friday’s episode of @thehomelandpodcast! Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! #homeLAndpodcast

Los Angeles County, along with LAHSA and the cities of LA, Long Beach, Glendale, and Pasadena,?are set to launch a Regional Action Plan to tackle homelessness effectively.?The California Department of Housing and Community Development has awarded these collaborative entities?a total of $380 million through?the HHAP grant program to provide housing and services to help people transition out of homelessness and wraparound services. This funding strengthens our partnerships, enhances our coordinated regional response, and helps LAHSA continue to find solutions to end the homelessness crisis! Thank you, CDHCD and Angelenos,?for your continued support!