LOS ANGELES – Veterans, property owners associations, local leaders show support for Mayor Bass’ new initiative to house more homeless Veterans in Los Angeles. Read more here.
U.S. VETS CEO Marine Veteran Darryl J. Vincent:
“Our results are exponentially better when we prioritize partnerships like the Mayor’s new initiative to house more homeless Veterans. Thanks to Mayor Bass and Secretary McDonough’s vision, community partners like U.S.VETS will have increased resources to reach unhoused Veterans and families across L.A., with not only housing vouchers but also the individualized care they need to achieve stable housing, and a sense of dignity and purpose. Together, we will continue to decrease Veteran homelessness in Los Angeles – until no one who served our country is left sleeping on our streets.”
Greater Los Angeles REALTORS® President Anne Russell:
“Thank you to Mayor Bass and her team for making this a priority and bringing much needed reforms and help to our city’s unhoused Veterans. These common sense changes and new initiatives are critically needed improvements that will allow housing providers, non-profit organizations and city programs to get those who have selflessly given so much to our nation off the streets and out of the city’s shelters and into safe and reliable housing faster than ever before. The Greater Los Angeles REALTORS are proud to be a partner in this innovative solution to reducing homelessness in our communities.”
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) CEO Lourdes Castro Ramirez:
"We know what it takes to end homelessness. It requires all of us working together, aligning targeted efforts to make rapid connections to housing that bring unhoused Angelenos indoors. Today, HACLA is proud to stand with Mayor Bass and VA Secretary McDonough, to continue our collective progress to end Veteran homelessness. HACLA has implemented significant changes to simplify the process for property owners to provide a home for those that have sacrificed so much for our country. By offering dedicated housing locator services to Veterans, expediting unit inspections, and providing incentives to prospective property owners, HACLA is moving with urgency – making housing connections more quickly and creating a supportive environment for Veterans to thrive."
Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles Board Chair Matt Williams:
“The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles represents property owners and housing providers with more than 350,000 housing units combined. With cooperation from Mayor Bass, the County Board of Supervisors, the VA and local housing authorities to streamline processes and provide dedicated assistance to all rental housing providers, we can help house more Veterans who are homeless in L.A. This is a new public private partnership that stands to benefit everyone especially by giving us all an opportunity to give back to the Veterans who sacrificed for us. We are proud to support this effort.”
Mayor’s Fund of Los Angeles President & CEO Conway Collis:
“The Mayor’s Fund is fully supportive of this new initiative to house more homeless Veterans in L.A. and will be building on the partnership that we established with U.S.VETS to help Veterans across the city stay housed. We look forward to building on our partnership through today’s announcement to bring more property owners on board to help house our Vets as we are connecting every Veteran we reach to a caseworker at U.S.VETS, and in just a few months, our partnership is already making progress helping Veterans across the city stay housed.”
Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) Executive Director Emilio Salas:
“Many Veterans face a host of challenges that can contribute to their housing insecurity. The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) works closely with its participating property owners and actively recruits new partners to create affordable and supportive housing opportunities that help Veterans secure stable housing. The LACDA is proud to play a role in this new initiative, which will help improve the overall well-being of Veterans and their families. It is through collaborations such as this that a region as populous as Los Angeles County can achieve functional zero among the Veteran population.”