Pathway Home Program in Compton
Mariela Cortez, of LA County Dept. of Mental Health, engages with people experiencing homelessness under the Artesia Bridge during an Encampment Resolution operation in Compton, January 9, 2024. During the Encampment Resolution Operation, LAHSA and HOPICS outreach teams enrolled individuals experiencing homelessness into interim housing with the Pathway Home Program at a motel in Long Beach.
The City of Compton has been awarded a $12M appropriation from the State of California to repair the Artesia bridge, and the construction will begin the second week of January 2024. Therefore, LAHSA, LASD-HOST, SSG-HOPICS, and CEO-Homeless Initiative have been working together with the City of Compton to identify a By Name List of unsheltered PEH residing under the Artesia Bridge and near Compton Creek to make sure we offer them a pathway to permanent housing before the site closes.
LA County is utilizing two motel-based interim housing sites within ten miles of the encampment zone, which are both located in the City of Long Beach (SD4) - with the assumption that those sites will be used to address encampments in Long Beach during future operations.
DHS is working with SSG-HOPICS will provide case management at the motel-based interim housing sites, and LAHSA is coordinating the Housing Navigation and Time-Limited Subsidy support for the participants.
LAHSA and LASD-HOST are coordinating with all outreach partners to align messaging and transportation to ensure we can bring prioritized individuals from the By Name List with their belongings and documents accounted for before transporting them to the interim housing site for program intake.
In addition, this operation includes significant involvement of the Army Corps of Engineers, Animal Care and Control, and the Department of Public Works.
(Mayra Beltran Vasquez / Los Angeles County)
Pathway Home Program in Compton
Mariela Cortez, of LA County Dept. of Mental Health, engages with people experiencing homelessness under the Artesia Bridge during an Encampment Resolution operation in Compton, January 9, 2024. During the Encampment Resolution Operation, LAHSA and HOPICS outreach teams enrolled individuals experiencing homelessness into interim housing with the Pathway Home Program at a motel in Long Beach.
The City of Compton has been awarded a $12M appropriation from the State of California to repair the Artesia bridge, and the construction will begin the second week of January 2024. Therefore, LAHSA, LASD-HOST, SSG-HOPICS, and CEO-Homeless Initiative have been working together with the City of Compton to identify a By Name List of unsheltered PEH residing under the Artesia Bridge and near Compton Creek to make sure we offer them a pathway to permanent housing before the site closes.
LA County is utilizing two motel-based interim housing sites within ten miles of the encampment zone, which are both located in the City of Long Beach (SD4) - with the assumption that those sites will be used to address encampments in Long Beach during future operations.
DHS is working with SSG-HOPICS will provide case management at the motel-based interim housing sites, and LAHSA is coordinating the Housing Navigation and Time-Limited Subsidy support for the participants.
LAHSA and LASD-HOST are coordinating with all outreach partners to align messaging and transportation to ensure we can bring prioritized individuals from the By Name List with their belongings and documents accounted for before transporting them to the interim housing site for program intake.
In addition, this operation includes significant involvement of the Army Corps of Engineers, Animal Care and Control, and the Department of Public Works.
(Mayra Beltran Vasquez / Los Angeles County)