Media Clips

• HouseLA (South Whittier)

  Close to 100 landlords from across the County attended a HouseLA event to learn about programs that offer financial incentives in exchange for partnering with the County of Los Angeles, City of Long Beach, and non-profit service providers to end Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis. 

• Back to School Jams

  The Housing Authority hosted its series of Back to School Jams at the Carmelitos, Harbor Hills, Nueva Maravilla, and South County (scattered sites) public housing developments.  In the video below, you will see just how far the Housing Authority and its partners go to prepare public housing youth for a successful school year.

• HouseLA (Carson)

  Over 100 landlords gathered in Carson to attend a HouseLA event and learn about programs that offer financial incentives in exchange for partnering with the County and People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) to end LA’s homelessness crisis. Hear more about how you can partner with the Housing Authority in the video below.

• HouseLA

  Over 200 landlords attend a HouseLA event to learn about programs that offer financial incentives to landlords in exchange for partnering with the County, City, and non-profit service providers to end LA’s homelessness crisis.  Hear about the programs, their impact on homeless families, and how landlords can sign up for the valuable incentives.

• Public Housing Homeless Initiatve

  As a result of the Housing Authority’s Homeless Initiative, the first homeless family has been housed.  Preference is now given to homeless families as units become available at the South Scattered Sites Public Housing Development.

• The Growing Experience

  LA Now takes you on a tour of The Growing Experience Urban Farm located within the Housing Authority's Carmelitos public housing development.

• Landlord VIP

  The Housing Authority has been at the forefront of the fight to end Veteran homelessness and has implemented measures to accomplish this goal. The Housing Authority is committed to implementing ground breaking programs, such as the Landlord Veteran Incentive Program (Landlord VIP), for landlords willing to provide "Homes for Heroes."   
  
  

• TGE Aquaponics System

  Housed at The Growing Experience Urban Farm, within the Housing Authority's Carmelitos Public Housing Development, the  Aquaponics and Vertical Towers Growing System process involves raising fish and leafy greens in a closed-loop system, in which liquid fish waste provides nutrients for plants growing in vertical towers. The Aquaponics and Vertical Towers Growing System maximizes use of vertical space, and provides training opportunities for youth and young adults in after-school and summer programs. 

• Housing for Heroes

  The Housing Authority announces the implementation of the Landlord VIP.  This program, the first of its kind, incentivizes renting units to homeless Veterans by offering landlords up to one month’s free rent to hold available units while a homeless Veteran is referred and paperwork to contract the unit is completed.
  
  
  
  
  

• 2016 Reality Check Conference

  The Los Angeles Community Development Foundation (LACDF) awarded over $54,000 in Housing Authority Resident (HAR) Scholarship funds to 39 public housing and Section 8 participants attending a four-year university, community college, or vocational program.  Awardees were recognized during the 2016 Reality Check Conference, a one-day conference, exclusively for Housing Authority participants pursuing higher education, focused on educational workshops, career panels, educational resources, and more. 

• Earth Day 2015

  TGE hosted its sixth annual Earth Day event for all Carmelitos public housing development residents, as well as the surrounding Long Beach Community.  Over 150 participants came out to learn about sustainable agriculture, tour the farm and aquaponics towers, participate in food preservation workshops, and taste healthy snacks.

  
  
  

• Back To Schools Jams

  The Housing Authority hosted its annual series of Back to School Jams at the Carmelitos, Harbor Hills, Nueva Maravilla, and South County (scattered sites) public housing developments.  These annual events first began in 2000, and have become a welcomed tradition by public housing youth and their families eager to make the upcoming school year a success.  

  
  
  

• Things Green

  The Growing Experience’s Aquaponics, community gardening, and healthy dining were featured on Things Green with Nick Federoff on KLCS.

  
  
  

• 2015 Reality Check Conference

  The Los Angeles County Community Development Foundation awarded over $43,000 in scholarships to 30 Public Housing and Section 8 participants seeking higher education. Awardees were recognized during the 2015 Reality Check Conference held at The California Endowment Center in Los Angeles.