Housing Placement
Everyone deserves the dignity of a home.
Using a Housing First approach, LAFH works with every individual and family who comes through our doors to connect them with the interim or permanent housing solution that best meets their unique needs. In addition to our own portfolio of more than 40 interim, affordable, and permanent supportive housing (PSH) properties, we manage a vast network of landlord connections to help people transitioning out of homelessness find safe, permanent homes. Over the years, our housing model has successfully ended homelessness for tens of thousands of Angelenos.
By the Numbers
1,819 participants were assisted by LAFH to find housing through our navigation services, resulting in 731 placements in permanent housing.
2,866 participants were served through LAFH interim housing services. Of these, 664 secured permanent housing.
1,175 participants were housed in LAFH permanent supportive housing. Of those, 86% stayed housed for more than a year.
707 additional participants lived in LAFH's permanently affordable apartment buildings, which have an average occupancy rate of 93%.
Program Highlights:
51-Day Lease Up
When LAFH and LAFHBUILDS open a new permanent supportive housing community, bringing individuals or families home is rarely as simple as putting down a security deposit, signing a lease, and picking up keys. It requires extensive coordination between numerous agencies to ensure prospective residents are eligible for housing and that the building is fully prepared to receive them. That’s why we were incredibly proud to fully lease up and move chronically homeless individuals into The Cielo—a new permanent supportive housing community and, at 99 units, the largest property in our portfolio to date—in just 51 days in late 2025. This far surpassed LA’s target of achieving 90% occupancy in 90 days, and the regional average of 130 days.*
To appreciate why this accomplishment is so significant, it helps to understand everything involved in moving someone into a new home. The Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA), which leads LA County’s Coordinated Entry System, begins by matching individuals and families to available housing opportunities based on eligibility and acuity needs. Once prospective residents are identified, LAFH helps them gather the required documentation and complete the housing application process, while the property management team verifies that applicants meet the building’s eligibility requirements. The real estate team makes sure the building is ready for occupancy with utilities, Wi-Fi, and keys working, furniture installed, and then the housing authority conducts thorough inspections of every unit. Because housing approvals have strict timelines, even minor set backs, like a broken pipe, can disrupt the process and require steps to be repeated.
We are grateful to all of our partners who worked together to get 99 people home in record time.
Partner Spotlight: Lainer Family Foundation
LAFH deeply appreciates the generous support we receive from our partners, including those who provide unrestricted funding that allows us to respond quickly to critical and emerging needs. This flexibility was particularly important in 2025, as a rapidly evolving and uncertain public policy and funding landscape placed significant strain on our programs at a time when demand for services continued to grow. Support from the Simha & Sara Lainer Family Foundation helped LAFH continue meeting the growing needs of individuals and families seeking support – ensuring access to housing stabilization services, basic needs such as daily hot meals and hygiene supplies, and individualized Housing and Support Plans designed to promote long-term housing stability. Their longstanding commitment has helped preserve the foundation of support that keeps thousands of families from falling into crisis by providing the stability, dignity, and resources they need to thrive. Amid these uncertain times, we are profoundly grateful for partners like the Simha & Sara Lainer Family Foundation, whose support demonstrates the essential role of philanthropic partnership in protecting the lives and housing stability of those most at risk.
Success Story: Meet Marcela
Marcela grew up in Van Nuys in a household marked by instability and poverty. Her mom was a single mother with five children, and her father was incarcerated. Marcela felt the whole world was against her. She started hanging out with the wrong crowd and entered juvenile probation at age 13.
When Marcela aged out of the juvenile justice system at age 18, she had nowhere to go. Life on the streets was scary—she was assaulted and kidnapped. At age 27, she became a mother. When her son Alex was just six months old, his father was incarcerated. Despite working consistently—and at times holding two jobs—she couldn’t afford housing.
Marcela was forced to live in her car with Alex during the winter. When Marcela turned to LAFH for help, she feared they would separate her from her son. Instead, LAFH kept them together, giving them a room in an interim housing facility for families.
Marcela was finally able to rest and focus on being a mother. LAFH provided her with mental health support and helped her access services for Alex, who had been diagnosed with autism. After nine months in interim housing, LAFH helped her find low-income housing which was subsidized for a year, and then made sure she had all the support she needed to succeed. Marcela has been able to pay off her debts and build her credit. She is now able to cover her rent on her own and Alex is thriving. “I am no longer hopeless, and today I have a place to call home,” she says.
2,324 participants, like Marcela, received short-term rental assistance combined with other supportive services in 2025. Of those, 91% were able to afford their rent after their subsidy ended.