Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative

Starting today, expanded CalFresh work requirements may impact nearly 260,000 LA County residents who receive food assistance benefits.

Different rules apply to different people, and many residents may qualify for exemptions. LA County has created resources and FAQs to help you understand what these changes mean, who may be affected, and where to get support.

If you or someone you know receives CalFresh, check the link below to learn more and find answers to common questions.
🔗 lacounty.gov/impacts/

The Skid Row Care Campus is open and welcoming residents every day — no appointment needed.

At 442 S. Crocker St., the campus offers a safe, park-like space where people can access hygiene care, healthcare, case management, harm reduction supplies, and more. Hours are 7 am to 10:30 pm daily.

The campus was built from community input and is staffed by people from the Skid Row neighborhood — because the people closest to the need are best positioned to provide the support.

Services include a Harm Reduction Health Hub, case management booths with rotating nonprofit and County resources, showers, laundry, wellness activities, and an Enriched Residential Care facility with 48 beds.

Learn more and download the campus brochure: https://homeless.lacounty.gov/skid-row-care-campus/

Preventing and ending homelessness means understanding the unique barriers different communities face and delivering resources equitably.

In partnership with the LA County Anti Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI) initiative, HSH recently launched a Centering Equity in Homelessness Solutions webpage with tools and data that illuminate disparities across housing and homelessness in LA County.

The page includes the American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) and Black People Experiencing Homelessness Dashboards, developed with community leaders and steering committees to support more informed, community-centered policies and investments.

Centering Equity in Homelessness Solutions - LA County Homeless Services & Housing Addressing Homelessness Equitably Homelessness in Los Angeles County does not affect all communities equally. To meaningfully prevent and end homelessness, we must fully understand the unique barriers different communities face and design programs that directly respond to those realities. For decade...

When Denise left the hospital without a home to go back to, a friend told her about Bridge to Home in Santa Clarita. She started coming for meals. Then she filled out paperwork. Then she got a bed. "It really saved my life," she said.

That support was made possible in part by the Local Solutions Fund, Measure A dollars that HSH directs to cities, Councils of Government, and unincorporated areas across LA County to fund programs that help people get housed and stay housed.

This year, the City of Santa Clarita used its LSF allocation to support case managers, housing navigators, interim shelter beds, and rental assistance through Bridge to Home and Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley. Real programs, real results, right in the community.

Read Denise's full story and meet Patricia and other Santa Clarita residents whose lives changed because of these programs.

How the City of Santa Clarita Is Using Measure A Funds to Address Homelessness - LA County Homeless Services & Housing How the City of Santa Clarita is using the Local Solutions Fund, Measure A funding the County allocates to cities, Councils of Government, and unincorporated areas, to make an enormous difference in people’s lives.

Ahead of the June primary elections, the LA County Registrar Recorder/County Clerk will walk through the election process, how to complete voter registration forms, tools and guidance for voter registration outreach, and key dates to know.

Join us for the next LA County Knowledge Exchange webinar! 🗓️
Tuesday, May 19 | 1:00 p.m.

Register here: https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/.../edddb62f-72d4...

If you work with unhoused residents or communities with barriers to civic participation, this is a valuable session to have on your calendar.

Voting access is an important part of ensuring people have the information and resources they need to participate fully in their communities. In LA County, people experiencing homelessness can still register and vote, even without a permanent address, and can use resources at plan.lavote.gov to register, find Vote Centers and ballot drop boxes, and make a voting plan.

To support outreach efforts, LA County has created a free toolkit with ready-to-use flyers, social media graphics, and election information to help organizations share voting resources with the communities they serve. Learn more: https://toolkit.lavote.gov/

The deadline to register and receive a Vote by Mail ballot by mail for the June 2, 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election is May 18.

Transparency and accountability are at the heart of HSH. By consolidating funding and services that were previously spread across multiple departments and entities, we are making the County’s response clearer, faster, and more accountable to the people and communities we serve.

But where does the funding that HSH administers to support its programs and services come from? Here’s a look at the sources that comprise our $1.5 billion departmental budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

Every dollar is being prioritized to fund the programs and services we know are effective in preventing and ending homelessness. Learn more and stay informed on our website: https://homeless.lacounty.gov/

The Skid Row Action Plan is a long-term, community-informed effort to expand housing, health care, services, and economic opportunity in one of LA's most underserved neighborhoods. And the work is showing real results. 🏠

The latest SRAP newsletter highlights expanded harm reduction services, updates from resident councils helping shape program recommendations, and new outcomes supported by California's Encampment Resolution Fund. As of December 2025, more than 2,000 people in Skid Row had moved into permanent housing. ✨

🔗 Read the latest update:https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/hsh/1207430_25_HSH_SkidRowActionPlan-Newsletter_r6.pdf

Over two days, LA County's Pathway Home program connected 45 people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Willowbrook to safe interim housing — marking the program's 75th operation since launching in August 2023.

Many participants had been living along Compton Creek, where safety concerns made the urgency of this work clear. Through coordinated outreach and sustained relationship-building, residents are now indoors and connected to services as they work toward long-term stability.

For some, like Tashawn, the move came after months of building trust with outreach workers. "I'm ready to go," she said as she prepared to leave the creek behind.

This is what it looks like when County departments, service providers, and local partners show up together with consistency, care, and a real path forward.

A Pathway Home in Willowbrook - LA County Homeless Services & Housing Over the first two days of April, Los Angeles County’s Pathway Home program brought 45 people living unsheltered in encampments near Compton Creek in unincorporated Willowbrook into safe interim housing. From there, they will be able to access supportive services and other resources to rebuild the...