DWC is committed to ending homelessness through permanent supportive, affordable, and transitional housing, along with trauma-informed care. Measure A aims to tackle rising housing costs by increasing affordable housing funding in LA County. Learn more👇 bit.ly/4dGnR1s

30th floor view of LA skyline at today's electoral strategy meeting, including abandoned towers covered in graffiti just a few blocks away.

Major news story about a corporate underwriter who got lost during a hike & nearly froze to death. Yet hundreds of exposure deaths each year on America’s streets go unreported. The difference is we’ve learned to accept those homeless deaths as unremarkable nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/…

If cities cracked down on landlords who illegally harass tenants out of housing instead of criminalizing homelessness, there would be fewer people on the streets. latimes.com/california/000…

Cooling snacks are essential for keeping one away from a heat stroke or heat related illness and cooling off medication.

Headline editors, explain this to me: Why is housing status so vitally important when the perpetrator is homeless, but apparently irrelevant when the victim is? How about “Homeless Men Targeted By Subway Murderer” cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/ne…

This article highlights a crucial issue: while local governments play a key role, the scale of the housing crisis demands federal action. We must push for comprehensive, nationwide policies to ensure everyone has a safe place to call home. tinyurl.com/4tmtbp3z

60 years ago today, the Food Stamp Act was signed into law helping millions of working families afford the food they need to survive. I know first-hand what how essential these programs are, and I will always fight for federal nutrition programs to get the funding they deserve.

Greater LA Coalition on Homelessness had an excellent discussion today with Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez about reducing homelessness & moving people into permanent housing. Big thanks to members The Midnight Mission St. Joseph Center Housing Works Chrysalis for sharing your expertise!

The cost of housing is out of control abcnews.go.com/amp/GMA/Living…

The weather is so hot it feels like we’re on fire for Measure A! 🔥 We’re all in for affordable housing & better mental health services. Stoke the Flame & learn more at MeasureAFacts.com #HOPICS #YesOnA

It shouldn't be impossible to live in LA. ✅ More affordable housing is on the ballot. ✅ More effective solutions to homelessness are on the ballot. ✅ More mental health care and substance treatment are on the ballot. That’s why we’re saying #YesOnA

We were thrilled to host a Yes on Measure A rally at our Irmas Family Campus in North Hollywood to highlight the power of Permanent Supportive Housing! When we invest in homeless services, affordable housing, and renter supports LA County WINS! #YesOnMeasureA YES on Measure A

When you buy a gun, you’re shown pictures of gunshot victims. If your neighbor suspects you of buying a gun, they can call a hotline. If you’re from a state where guns are illegal, you can be arrested if you buy a gun out of state. Oh sorry, these are all abortion laws.

LA County used to have more affordable homes than homeless encampments. Measure A will fund emergency housing and other services for unhoused people. Find out more about Measure A today. measureafacts.com

With the scarcity of Section 8, local governments are using time-limited subsidies for people who need rental assistance on an ongoing basis. For some, it’s a ramp to stability. For many, a bridge that suddenly ends halfway is worse than no bridge at all. kqed.org/news/12003407/…

I was born and raised in Highland Park. Watching neighbors and small businesses get pushed out because of skyrocketing rents is what drove me to serve my community as an eviction defense attorney. And it’s my deep love for this community that compelled me to run for office.

5 substantive mentions of housing affordability in tonight’s debate (all from Kamala Harris). A record for a presidential election debate b/w 2 major party candidates. Thread:

We’d like to announce that while we are not a hotel, we are a concept of a hotel.

⁦Elise Buik⁩ of ⁦United Way of L.A.⁩ at today’s #YesOnMeasureA event: “This is about us making housing more affordable. This is about us expanding access to mental health care. And this is about accountability,” joined by Dora Gallo of ACOF and Shawn Morrissey of USHS.