End Homelessness California

TO BUILD CAPACITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO BETTER SERVE THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION SUFFERING POVERTY AND THE HOMELESS CRISIS.

THE SHOWER OF HOPE PROGRAM OFFERS FREE SHOWERS, HYGIENE, FOOD, CLOTHING, HAIRCUTS, BOOKS, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH WRAP-AROUND SERVICES SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH LOS ANGELES HOMELESS SERVICES AUTHORITY (LAHSA) AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY.IN AUGUST OF 2022, THE SHOWER OF HOPE EXPANDED ITS SERVICES TO OVER 40 SHOWER LOCATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 5 KEYS. BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS WERE INITIATIVES BY THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AIMED AT PROVIDING MOBILE HYGIENE SERVICES TO UNHOUSED ANGELENOS, WHILE PROMOTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. IN 2022, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER 32,000 FREE SHOWERS AND HYGIENE ITEMS TO OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS. BY THE END OF THE 2022 WE ESTABLISHED 54 WEEKLY SHOWER SHIFTS AT 45 LOCATIONS DURING 7 DAYS OF THE WEEK. IN 2023, THROUGH ALL THREE OF OUR MOBILE SHOWER HYGIENE INITIATIVES WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER 48,000 SHOWERS ACROSS 50+ LOCATIONS.

DESTINATION HOPE SAFE PARKING IS A PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES (CITY DISTRICT 1) AND LAHSA THAT BRINGS "DESTINATION HOPE" IN TWO LOTS EVERY NIGHT, ALLOWING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THEIR CARS ACCESS TO BATHROOMS, CASE MANAGEMENT, FOOD AND A SECURE AREA TO SLEEP ON A NIGHTLY BASIS UNTIL THEY ARE ABLE TO MOVE INTO INTERIM OR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. IN 2022, OUR SERVICES STAYED CONSISTENT AND WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH LAHSA AND MULTIPLE AGENCIES TO BE ABLE IN 2023 MOVE OUR CLIENTS INTO HOUSING IN FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENT AND COLLABORATIVE WAYS. IN 2022, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER 4,000+ PARKING SLOTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED, A 24% INCREASE FROM 2021. IN THE END OF 2023, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER 4,700+ PARKING SLOTS A 10% INCREASE FROM 2022.

HOPE HOUSING FOR STUDENTS IS A PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO HELP COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT ARE HOMELESS OR ARE FACING HOUSING INSTABILITY BY PROVIDING INTERIM HOUSING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ALL THE BASIC NECESSITIES INCLUDING FOOD, INTERNET, AND UTILITIES AS WELL AS A FURNISHED HOUSEHOLD. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE INTERIM HOUSING TO MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-28 YEARS OLD SO THEY ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR STUDIES. THE PROGRAM HAS A HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT GOES BEYOND ACADEMICS. THE PROGRAM HAS A PROGRAM COORDINATOR THAT SEEK TO TEACH STUDENTS VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS AND OTHER SKILLS TO THRIVE ACADEMICALLY. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN SCHOOL AS WELL AS MEETING WORK AND VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS. THEY MUST SHOW PROGRESS TO CONTINUE IN THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND CASE MANAGERS WILL SUPPORT THE STUDENTS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH RESOURCES THEY MAY NEED AND HELP THEM FIND PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. WE OFFER STUDENTS A FREE PLACE TO LIVE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE FOCUS ON IMPROVING THEIR WELLBEING, FROM BETTER ACADEMIC OUTCOMES TO SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. IN 2023, WE SUCCESSFULLY OPENED ANOTHER HOME IN PASADENA IN MARCH 2023 AND ADDED AN ADDITIONAL HOME IN CYPRESS BRINGING US TO A TOTAL OF 5 HOMES WITH THE CAPACITY TO HOUSE OVER 60 STUDENTS. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF OUR PROGRAM IN 2020 TO THE END OF 2023 WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY HOUSE OVER 75 STUDENTS ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (LACCD), LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE (LBCC), AND PASADENA CITY COLLEGE (PCC) AND HAVE SEEN STUDENTS GAIN VALUABLE INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO TRANSFER TO THE FOLLOWING 4-YEAR UNIVERSITIES: UCLA, UC IRVINE, CSU NORTHRIDGE, CSU LOS ANGELES, & CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS.