We Are Los Angeles

09/12/2024

We're happy to be helping create safer spaces for youth aging out of foster care.

Authorities are going after pimps, johns, and motels along Figueroa Street, where victims are as young as 11, and one pimp branded victims.

08/16/2024

The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles, our parent organization, would like to welcome Zoe Melczer to the Fund as the new Vice President of Development. She brings with her nearly 20 years of nonprofit experience in fundraising, project management and event coordination.

Zoe Melczer is the Vice President of Development at the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles. She brings nearly 20 years of nonprofit experience in fundraising, project management and event coordination. Prior to joining the Mayor’s Fund, Zoe led the Los Angeles and national philanthropic strategies for...

08/09/2024

"Even in the soul-deadening scope of homelessness in Los Angeles, [23,000] is a notable number. Some 75,000 people are without housing every night in Los Angeles County, so keeping 23,000 in their homes significantly limits the size of the crisis."

Jim Newton's most recent CalMatters column. Read more about the Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles' We Are LA program:

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has transformed a charity established under her predecessor into a key tool for preventing homelessness.

08/08/2024

08/07/2024

Facing an eviction? We Are LA can offer help. Call today if you need us.

07/30/2024

Watch Esmeralda tell her moving story, which illustrates why we expanded our We Are LA program to include youth transitioning out of foster care. Our goal is to prevent homelessness and evictions.

07/24/2024

We're here to help!

07/18/2024

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07/12/2024

Don't forget to join us at our Tenant Resources Clinic tomorrow. We Are LA and other community providers will be there to help people who are concerned about eviction.

07/11/2024

Watch our announcement that we're expanding We Are LA services for youth transitioning out of foster care on Fox.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced expansion for a program that helps former foster youths find homes.

07/10/2024

Help us spread the word about our Tenant Resources Clinic this Saturday.

07/09/2024

We were joined by Mayor Karen Bass to announce We Are LA will now provide benefit, employment and housing navigation to the roughly 100 young adults leaving foster care in LA County each month because they are turning 21.

Expanding on efforts that have helped stabilized housing for more than 23,000 Angelenos at risk of eviction and homelessness, the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles today announced that it will provide benefit, employment and housing navigation to the roughly 100 young adults leaving foster care in LA C...