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LA County Moves to Take Over Homeless Service Payments from LAHSA

GHNNCadmin March 4, 2026 No Comments

Los Angeles County officials approved a plan Tuesday to take over payments to homeless service providers after serious financial problems surfaced at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, known as…

Volunteer Now for the Greater L.A. Homeless Count

GHNNCadmin January 20, 2026 1 Comment

This Tuesday, January 20, is the first night of the 2026 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. The count takes place over three nights in locations all over Los Angeles County but the first…

Christmas Toy Drive with the Rescue Mission Alliance

GHNNCadmin December 7, 2025 No Comments

Join the Rescue Mission Alliance San Fernando Valley in bringing joy to children this Christmas through the RMA San Fernando Valley Toy Drive! Your donation of a new, unwrapped toy or gift…

LA County Aims to End Veteran Homelessness by 2028

GHNNCadmin November 20, 2025 No Comments

County Approves Action Plan to Help Homeless Veterans Los Angeles County Supervisors have approved a new plan to eliminate veteran homelessness by 2028. The plan focuses on faster housing access,…

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Lifts Emergency Declaration on Homelessness

GHNNCadmin November 5, 2025 No Comments

“The crisis remains, and so does our urgency,” Bass says Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has lifted the city’s local emergency declaration on homelessness, a measure she signed on her…

U.S. Attorney Launches Task Force to Investigate Homelessness Fund Fraud

GHNNCadmin April 8, 2025 No Comments

Task Force to Focus on Los Angeles County and Six Other Southern California Counties U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced a new Homelessness Fraud and Corruption Task Force to investigate misuse…

LA County Creates New Homeless Services Department

GHNNCadmin April 2, 2025 No Comments

On Tuesday, April 1, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to create a new county department focused entirely on homelessness. The vote passed 4 to 0, with Supervisor…

LA County Approves $637 Million Budget for Homeless Services

GHNNCadmin March 25, 2025 No Comments

After debate and multiple amendments, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $637 million budget for homelessness services on Tuesday, March 25. The approved funds include: Over…

Los Angeles County Approves Year-Round Emergency Homeless Shelters to Combat Climate Crisis

GHNNCadmin September 25, 2024 No Comments

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the establishment of year-round emergency homelessness shelters that will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This decision marks a…

Gov. Newsom helps clear LA homeless camp, issues funding threat

GHNNCadmin August 11, 2024 No Comments

Governor said he would start taking funds away from cities, counties not doing enough California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a stern warning to local governments on Thursday: clean up homeless…

Governor Newsom Orders Dismantling of CA Homeless Encampments

GHNNCadmin July 26, 2024 No Comments

The order comes less than a month after the Supreme Court reversed a ruling that prohibited cities from banning encampments. Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a sweeping executive order yesterday to…

LA Mayor Bass Releases New ‘Inside Safe’ Plan to Combat Homelessness

GHNNCadmin December 21, 2022 No Comments

The order: She instructed her staff to “create a strategy of large-scale citywide coordination.” Her ‘Inside Safe Initiative’ will determine “the highest need encampments across the city, especially focusing on encampments…

LA City Council Approves Mayor Bass’ Emergency Declaration On Homelessness

GHNNCadmin December 13, 2022 No Comments

At its first meeting with five newly-elected councilmembers today, the L.A. City Council unanimously ratified Mayor Karen Bass‘ emergency declaration concerning homelessness. The immediate impact: This allows Mayor Bass to cut through red tape…

Karen Bass Declares State Of Emergency On Homeless In LA

GHNNCadmin December 12, 2022 No Comments

In her first official act as mayor, Bass declared a state of emergency — an aggressive move to highlight the city’s dire housing crisis. On her first morning as mayor…

LA launches ‘Spread the Warmth’ blanket drive to help homeless

GHNNCadmin November 2, 2022 No Comments

With nighttime temperatures expected to dip into the 40s this week, LA Sanitation’s second annual “Spread the Warmth” blankets and sock drive is perfectly timed. Designed to help LA’s unsheltered…

2021-2022 Winter Shelter Program

GHNNCadmin January 7, 2022 No Comments

Operating dates: November 1, 2021 – March 2022 ARE YOU IN NEED OF SHELTER? The Winter Shelter Program is held annually to protect people experiencing homelessness during Los Angeles’s colder…

Returning Public Spaces to Public Use

GHNNCadmin October 29, 2021 No Comments

This week, Council District 12 Councilmember John Lee introduced the first in a set of resolutions designating specified areas for enforcement against sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing, using, maintaining, or…

Councilmember Lee Backs Motion to Rescind Funds for Proposed Homeless Housing

GHNNCadmin April 29, 2021 No Comments

Despite voting for the housing, Councilmember Lee is now asking that the City Council reallocate the funds for an alternative project. Lee said HHH funds should be used for better…

Meeting the Moment: An Audit of Prop. HHH – Virtual Town Hall with City Controller Ron Galperin

GHNNCadmin November 19, 2020 No Comments

Monday, November 30, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Join West Valley Neighborhood Alliance on Homelessness and Controller Ron Galperin for a virtual town hall on his audit on Proposition HHH and…

New Interactive Map Shows Homelessness and Housing Across LA County

GHNNCadmin December 22, 2019 No Comments

Los Angeles County now has an interactive map allowing you to view the distribution of the County’s current homeless population, as well as sites where shelter or supportive housing already…

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