The People Concern

We’re deeply grateful to Orange Barrel Media for generously donating advertising space and helping us share The People Concern’s message with thousands of people across Los Angeles. Seeing our message displayed at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatres Theatre is an exciting opportunity to reach more Angelenos and invite them to join us in building a community where everyone is housed, healthy, and safe. And this is only the beginning. We look forward to seeing this message appear throughout the city, and inspiring more people to be part of the work to end homelessness.

The People Concern is proud to celebrate the grand opening of Steps on St. Andrews, a 20-unit affordable and supportive housing community developed by Holos Communities in Koreatown. Housing is only the beginning. As the supportive services provider, our team will work alongside residents to help them maintain housing, access resources, improve their well-being, and build lasting stability. Thank you to Holos Communities, Mayor Karen Bass, and the many partners who helped make this project a reality. Every person who moves indoors represents meaningful progress toward ending homelessness and expanding access to safe, affordable housing in Los Angeles. Photos courtesy of Holos Communities.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to be part of the California Improvement Network. As our CEO, John Maceri, shares, CIN brings together people from across the healthcare and social services systems to learn from one another, build meaningful relationships, and better understand the perspectives each brings to the work. These connections open the door to new ideas, stronger collaboration, and meaningful change for the communities we serve.

Every day, we rely on the generosity of volunteers to effectively serve our unhoused neighbors. Together, we can put an end to human suffering one person at a time. We offer volunteer opportunities at several of our sites and we're here to help you find just the right role. Contact volunteer@thepeopleconcern.org to get started today!

Our staff remain at the center of everything we do. From the outreach workers who first connect clients to our services, to the case managers who hand our clients the keys to their new homes, everything we do is in service to ensuring a better tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our mission of making Los Angeles a place where everyone can be housed, healthy, and safe.

Thank you to the Center for Care Innovations for supporting new approaches to care and helping those approaches take root. We're proud to have had our staff be a part of the Innovation Accelerator Final Showcase and contribute to innovative solutions to housing instability and health. We are grateful for the Center for Care Innovations' efforts to build partnerships, and infrastructure that create opportunities for our unhoused neighbors to receive life-saving care.

This is encouraging news for communities in Los Angeles and across the country working to address homelessness. Protecting access to housing resources is essential to ensuring people can continue accessing housing and the supportive services they need to achieve long-term stability. We're proud to stand alongside the National Alliance to End Homelessness and partners across the country advancing thoughtful, evidence-based solutions.

Thank you to Lancaster City Council Member Rocio Castellanos for taking the time to tour our Kensington Campus, the largest fully integrated community of its kind in the Antelope Valley. We appreciated the opportunity to share how partnerships across housing, healthcare, and supportive services are creating pathways to stability for our neighbors. We look forward to working alongside the City of Lancaster, L.A. Care Health Plan , and SALVA ORGANIZATION to strengthen our community and ensure more people have the opportunity to be housed, healthy, and safe.

California recently saw its first decline in homelessness in years, an encouraging development in a challenge that has long seemed intractable. In a recent TIME article, The People Concern CEO John Maceri joined the conversation on what may be contributing to this progress and what it will take to sustain it. While no single intervention can solve homelessness, the article highlights an important reality: when communities invest in housing, supportive services, healthcare, and prevention, positive outcomes are possible. The decline is a reminder that homelessness is not inevitable. It is a complex social challenge that requires long-term commitment, evidence-based solutions, and sustained investment. While there is still significant work ahead, this progress offers reason for cautious optimism and reinforces the importance of continuing to build pathways to housing stability for our most vulnerable neighbors. Thank you to TIME and Philip Wang for helping elevate this important conversation. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gSrZrJEA

The People Concern joined Inner City Law Center, PATH, Downtown Women's Center, Union Station Homeless Services, HOPICS, and many other partners in Sacramento to advocate for $1 billion in Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Round 8 funding. HHAP has been one of California's most effective investments in addressing homelessness, contributing to a 9% reduction in unsheltered homelessness statewide. These funds support programs that connect people to housing, stability, and opportunity, including services at our Access Center, Skid Row Public Toilets and Showers, move-in assistance, time-limited subsidies, and other housing-focused initiatives. Thank you to our partners and advocates who continue showing up to ensure communities have the resources needed to create pathways to housing and long-term stability.