LA’s CRA Purchases Property In Hollywood For Homeless Housing

The secret is now out... The Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency finalized the purchase of a large piece of property owned by the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood. The goal is for this to be used for permanent housing and services for the homeless.

LA’s Voice, a local grass-roots advocacy group in Hollywood, started this “dream” of such a center a couple of years ago. Their hard work, and their ability to network with other groups—such as Corporation for Supportive Housing, and local agencies like PATH—have proven successful.

CRA plans to design a RFP (Request For Proposal), announce it to the community, then receive bids for developing and operating the facility.

An LA Weekly reporter is already starting to look into this new community effort. She told me that the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) groups are gearing up to fight it.

Helping people in need is never easy.