VA Building 207 Grand Opening, HIP Vendor Collaboration, & LA County Delete the Divide Public Awareness Campaign

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SPOTLIGHT

Building 207 Opens for Homeless Senior Veterans!

The LACDA recently celebrated the grand opening of the Veteran Affairs (VA) Building 207 (Development) on the VA West Los Angeles Campus in unincorporated West Los Angeles. The 59-unit permanent supportive housing Development is a rehabilitation of an existing, vacant, three-story historic building constructed around 1940. The Development will house homeless senior veterans and includes a fitness room, central laundry facilities, property management and supportive service offices, and a community room with a kitchen, dining, and television lounge.

The LACDA awarded the Development $5.75 million in No Place Like Home Program (NPLH) funds for construction and permanent financing, as well as 59 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Project-Based Vouchers. Watch 👀 our highlight video 🎥 below.

If you know a homeless or at-risk of homelessness veteran who could use VA services, call the West Los Angeles VA Welcome Center at 310-268-3269. For more information on veteran housing resources, please click here.

NEWS

The Right Service Can Make All the Difference

Meet Homar, owner of Best Home Furniture! He is one of the LACDA’s vendor participants who provides essential items such as mattresses and appliances to our Homeless Incentive Program (HIP) clients. Homar's collaboration with the LACDA is made possible through Los Angeles County’s Measure H funds, which was approved by Los Angeles County voters in 2017 to bring housing, programs, and services to Los Angeles County’s most vulnerable residents. Watch 📺 our highlight video above.

Help End the Digital Divide in Los Angeles County

The County of Los Angeles has launched a public awareness campaign for residents to submit feedback to the California Public Utilities Commission and Federal Communications Commission regarding maps that identify priority areas for broadband infrastructure investments.

Historically underserved communities are not considered a priority for broadband infrastructure funding, which means that millions of dollars in investments could bypass neighborhoods with the highest need for more affordable and reliable high-speed internet.

For more information and to voice your concerns, please visit www.deletethedivide.org/broadbandchallenge/.

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