Los Angeles Mayor made major announcement for Homelessness program; Secures another $9 Million for the same

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass made some major announcements while leading a business development mission in Paris, France including an increase of $9.34 million in federal funding to address homelessness and the critical shortage of affordable housing. With this injection of funds from the congressional coffers, the city is making a determined attempt to fix these long-standing problems with its roadways. Details about the distributions and the projects that will be energized were announced on mayor.lacity.gov.

Members of Congress, particularly Adam Schiff and Sydney Kamlager-Dove, as well as Senator Alex Padilla and the late Dianne Feinstein, were instrumental in securing these much-needed monies for the city of Los Angeles.

“Our federal partners have shown their commitment, through this funding, to bringing people inside from the streets and to investing in housing,” the mayor made it plain, acknowledging the combined efforts to break the cycle of homelessness. The federal and state levels of government have been working together strategically, but they have been slow to propose solutions until this proclamation.

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The large sum of money will be distributed among other initiatives. As part of it, the Inside Safe initiative—which aims to rethink Los Angeles’s strategy for housing the city’s homeless—will receive a $3 million boost. The Gower Street Apartments, a rundown building that houses elderly people at risk of homelessness, will get an additional $3 million to be renovated.

The improvements will make the building a safer place to live and provide better amenities for the occupants. In addition, a $1.84 million restoration will be carried out at the Prentice Permanent Supportive Housing, enhancing the 45 units. With the $500,000 that Tony Cárdenas secured for the Saticoy Gardens, 30 units of permanent supportive housing will undergo upgrades.

Also, a whopping $500,000 has been set aside for site preparation, so 411 N. Vermont St. can be turned into an affordable housing complex. Finally, Alabama Court will receive a refurbishment of half a million dollars to ensure it continues to serve as a sanctuary for individuals facing homelessness.

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Just two days after President Biden delivered his State of the Union address, the federal transportation and housing spending bill for Fiscal Year 2024 includes the aforementioned funding. It embodies the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to partnering with Los Angeles leaders in a mission marked by urgency and a shared objective to assist Angelenos in living with dignity.

Los Angeles Mayor Bass is positioning the city to be a sustainable urban regeneration model in addition to a place to live for its inhabitants as it prepares for the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and pursues global advancements in green transportation and infrastructure.