LA County Projects Awarded $36M From Newson's Homeless Housing Push

LOS ANGELES, CA — More than $36 million in state funding has been awarded to two Los Angeles County supportive housing projects aimed at helping people experiencing homelessness and mental health challenges, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday.

The funding comes through California’s Homekey+ program, part of the voter-approved Proposition 1 bond measure focused on expanding housing and mental health treatment statewide.

One of the funded projects is Amanda Villas in Cudahy, which received nearly $8 million in Homekey+ funds to help complete a 140-unit affordable housing development.

The project will reserve 69 units for people experiencing chronic homelessness, including 18 units specifically designated for residents facing behavioral health challenges.

The development is also receiving additional support from the Los Angeles County Development Authority, which committed more than $33 million in rental subsidies, state officials said.

Another project in Los Angeles received more than $12.5 million to acquire two newly constructed buildings that will provide 33 units of supportive housing for youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and living with behavioral health needs.

The development is being carried out by the Los Angeles Housing Authority in partnership with The RightWay Foundation.

Another Los Angeles project, Huntington Villas in El Sereno, was awarded $15.6 million to convert a motel into 52 supportive housing units for people experiencing homelessness and behavioral health challenges.

The project is being developed in partnership with National Community Renaissance of California and also includes financial support from Los Angeles County.

State officials said the latest funding awards are part of a broader push to expand permanent supportive housing across California amid ongoing homelessness and mental health crises.

The six projects announced statewide Tuesday will create 307 supportive housing units, including housing set aside for veterans and transitional-age youth.

Newsom’s office said Homekey+ has now funded 50 projects statewide totaling 2,471 affordable housing units, including 620 reserved for veterans.

“Our state investments have launched critical programs for local communities to help get vulnerable people off the streets and into housing and care,” Newsom said in a statement.

California voters approved Proposition 1 in 2024, authorizing billions of dollars for behavioral health treatment facilities, supportive housing and homelessness programs. State officials say the measure is intended to address shortages in mental health treatment while helping move people out of encampments and into long-term housing.

The administration also pointed to recent data showing a 9% reduction in unsheltered homelessness statewide last year, which officials described as the first such decline in more than 15 years.

Under Proposition 1, the state says it plans to fund thousands of new residential treatment beds and outpatient treatment slots in addition to supportive housing developments.

Homekey+ applications remain open and are being reviewed on a rolling basis, according to state housing officials.