On Thursday, July 15, 2021, The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) hosted the 9th Annual Build Hope Inc. (formerly known as Kids Progress Inc.) Scholarship Celebration. Although COVID19 restrictions have begun to lift, the organizations decided to host this year’s event virtually for the second time. Over 90 students, either beginning or continuing their post-secondary education and reside in HACLA and the LAPD Community Safety Partnership (CSP) communities in the City of Los ...

Every January, we embark on a 3-day mission to count our homeless neighbors across Los Angeles.  Register now to be one of the 8,000 volunteers needed to conduct the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. Sign up today to volunteer at https://www.theycountwillyou.org/  #theycountwillyou

The Watts Rising Collaborative submitted the $35 million Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program Implementation Grant Application this past December and as part of the application review process, the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) conducted a site visit to Watts, CA on January 10, 2018. The Interagency Review Panel comprised of representatives from the different agencies in the state such as the SGC, Department of Public Health, Department of Conservation, and the State Trea...

Thirty youth from various public housing communities were invited to participate in WE Day California thanks to film star Tyrese Gibson and his Love Circle Foundation. The Six-time GRAMMY® nominee, author, producer, and philanthropist reached out to the Housing Authority and personally extended an invitation to We Day California, a day filled with world-renowned speakers and performers, mixed with real inspirational stories of change.  The event is a gathering of young adults to inspire them to ...

The City and County of Los Angeles and their respective Housing Authorities are currently conducting a fair housing study known as the “Assessment of Fair Housing” (AFH). This study is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a condition for receiving federal housing and community development funds.The goals of the study are to identify whether barriers to fair housing choice exist in Los Angeles County and City in the rental and real estate markets and the mor...

More than 10% of the population at the Pueblo del Rio public housing development is children under 8 years old who would require a car seat or booster chair. This is the reason why the Resident Advisory Council (RAC) at the site was pleased to invite the State Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the Housing + Community Investment Department (HCIDLA)for an on-site Child Passenger Safety Program workshop. Certified Child Safety Technicians from HCIDLA led the workshop. Councilmember Curren D. Pric...