HACLA Awarded $3.9M from Clean California Local Grant Program
October 19, 2023
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) announced on Oct. 11 that it is the recipient of a $3.9 million Clean California Local Grant Program award.
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HACLA
Mayor Bass, HUD’s Fudge Expedite Housing Process for Unhoused
September 14, 2023
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass directly requested intervention from Marcia Fudge, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to expedite the process of getting the unhoused into permanent housing.
HACLA Awarded Over $35 Million in Infill Infrastructure Grant Funds for Capital Improvement Projects
September 7, 2023
On Friday, August 25, the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced an award of $35,758,748 to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) from the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program – Catalytic Qualifying Infill Area (IIGC).
HACLA and Build Hope Award Over $200,000 to Graduating Seniors and Continuing Students
August 3, 2023
On Thursday, July 27, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) collaborated with the nonprofit, Build Hope Inc., to host the 11th Annual Build Hope Inc. (BHI) Scholarship Celebration.
Marisa Hall, Community Advocate, Appointed to HACLA Board of Commissioners
October 6, 2022
Los Angeles native Marisa Hall can add Commissioner at HACLA (Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles) to her extensive resume and list of achievements. Marisa, who is one of the three African American women on the Board of Commissioners, was appointed on September 6, 2022.
HACLA Issues 100% of Emergency Housing Voucher Allocation
July 7, 2022
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles distributed all 3,365 Emergency Housing Vouchers that the agency received to house the most vulnerable Angelinos.
EECI and AltaSea Unite to Bring ‘Blue’ Jobs to Watts Community
March 31, 2022
Careers in the “blue” or ocean economy will become more accessible for South Los Angeles residents, thanks to collaboration between the Entrepreneur Educational Center Inc. (EECI) and AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles.
LA Housing Authority Receives Neighborhood Revitalization Grant From HUD
November 23, 2021
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds were given to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, which will use the money to develop a “transformational plan” by and for residents of Chinatown and for the benefit of residents of the William Mead Homes housing development.
HACLA & Build Hope Inc. partner with LAPD Community Safety Partnership to award over $130,000 to graduating seniors and continuing students
July 22, 2021
On Thursday, July 15, 2021, The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) hosted the 9th Annual Build Hope Inc. (formerly known as Kids Progress Inc.) Scholarship Celebration
Mayor Garcetti Appoints Taelor Bakewell to Housing Authority Commission
July 8, 2021
Taelor Bakewell represents a strong voice for the Black community as the newly commissioned board member for the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA). Bakewell pulls strength and motivation from her loved ones and incorporates that support into bigger strides for improvement within the City of Los Angeles. Commissioner Bakewell was appointed to HACLA’s Board on May 25, 2021.
HUD Awards Los Angeles City and County $4 Million to Assist 1,950 Families
May 11, 2021
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) and the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) $4 million to launch a Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Regional Mobility Demonstration Program.
HACLA Stands in Agreement with HUD’s Withdrawal of Proposed Rule on Mixed Status Families
April 9, 2021
Friday, April 2, 2021, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is pubished a Federal Register notice that announced the Department’s withdrawal of HUD’s 2019 proposed rule on changes to the treatment of mixed status households receiving federal housing assistance.
Watts Rising Collective Awarded $35 Million Grant
February 8, 2018
The grant will help fund development and infrastructure projects that achieve major environmental, health, and economic benefits to the Watts community.
HACLA to Open Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Lottery
October 5, 2017
Interested families and individuals can apply online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, during the application period using a smartphone, mobile device or computer with internet access
HACLA Makes Plan to Open Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List, Board Approves Contract
August 4, 2017
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) recently announced the agency’s Board of Commissioners approved a contract to establish a new Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP) waiting list in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and the Housing Authority’s Section 8 Administrative Plan.