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Los Angeles officials say homelessness is declining, but Skid Row tells a different story. In an interview with Alex Segura, ...
LOS ANGELES -- Some of Southern California's most vulnerable live on Skid Row, a neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles that is known for a high concentration of homeless individuals.
Los Angeles is testing compassion with Skid Row Cares, a new harm reduction campus offering shelter, health services, and hope.
The congregation of social service agencies and single-room occupancy housing in Skid Row is here by design — part of a “containment” policy instituted by Los Angeles in the 1970s.
Los Angeles County announced that a new $60 million state grant will fund housing projects and expand services to more than half of the unhoused population in Skid Row over the next three years.
The campus is a direct result of LA County’s Skid Row Action Plan, an initiative to address challenges the area’s residents ...
SKID ROW, LOS ANGELES -- For the past six years, an ex-gang member, Michael Lopez, has been feeding the homeless on Los Angeles' Skid Row. "I asked God, 'Clean me up. Clean me up, and I'll do what ...
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke made a stop in Los Angeles, visiting downtown's Skid Row to discuss homelessness Tuesday.
A new report analyzing the 2023 collapse of Skid Row Housing Trust found problems throughout L.A.'s homeless housing system. The nonprofit's failure serves as a warning for all supportive housing ...
Harm reduction: The Skid Row facility shows Los Angeles County leaders’ embrace of the principle of harm reduction, a range of more lenient strategies that can include helping people more safely ...
But the Skid Row facility shows Los Angeles County leaders’ embrace of the principle of harm reduction, a range of more lenient strategies that can include helping people more safely use drugs, as ...