More than 1,000 Angelenos have received eviction defense assistance through the We Are LA program at a new dedicated office in South Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass said Wednesday.<\/p>\n
In June, The Mayor\u2019s Fund, a nonprofit overseen by an independent board of directors, opened its first We Are LA casework office to help connect Angelenos who face or are at-risk of eviction with legal services and housing-related resources.<\/p>\n
During a news conference Wednesday at the caseworker office, Bass and The Mayor\u2019s Fund CEO Conway Collis highlighted the work being done at the site.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreventing people from falling into homelessness is key to our efforts in addressing this humanitarian crisis,\u201d Bass said in a statement. \u201cResults show that this program is working, and with a second consecutive decline in homelessness for the first time in recent history, we must continue this momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n
Launched in 2023, the We Are LA program serves as a way to intervene early and help families stay in their homes.<\/p>\n
Eligible residents can participate in the program via the city\u2019s FamilySource Centers, where staff and volunteers offer one-on-one personal case management, assist with applications, connect with legal aid, and overcome challenges such as language and technological barriers.<\/p>\n
The nonproft aims to reach and help more people through its new casework office, located at 5440 Crenshaw Blvd.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs part of Mayor Bass\u2019 comprehensive homelessness plan, we want Angelenos to know they don\u2019t have to face the threat of eviction alone,\u201d Collis said in a statement. \u201cOur knowledgeable and caring caseworkers are available to help in person or on the phone seven days a week.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve helped thousands of people avoid eviction and stabilize their housing, and we will do everything we can to help you,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The program also assists veterans and foster youth secure and maintain housing.<\/p>\n
City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson hailed the new We Are LA office, adding that the expansion of the program into the Crenshaw District in his Eighth Council District opens doors to \u201chope, resources and a future where every Angeleno has the chance to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Serene Nunez, a client of We Are LA, shared her journey with the program.<\/p>\n
\u201cLife can shift in an instant,\u201d Nunez said. \u201cOne day I was working in dentistry \u2014 steady paycheck, confident in my finances \u2014 and the next, I was facing something I never imagined: eviction.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Nunez, the program helped her survive and navigate the process of finding housing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey walked me through every step \u2014 the paperwork, the deadlines, the confusing legal language \u2014 and they did it with such care that I knew I wasn\u2019t walking through this alone,\u201d Nunez added.<\/p>\n
More information about We Are LA can be found by calling the program\u2019s hotline at 213-584-1808 or visiting mayorsfundla.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 1,000 Angelenos have received eviction defense assistance through the We Are LA program at a new…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23934,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,84945,262,23861,2961,224,5337,1812,54321],"class_list":{"0":"post-143028","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-dedicated","11":"tag-defense","12":"tag-eviction","13":"tag-la","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-losangeles","16":"tag-office","17":"tag-opens"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115022829326721815","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}