May 27, 2025
Contact:
Rachel Kassenbrock, Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative
rkassenbrock@ceo.lacounty.gov, (213) 518-7906
LA County, City of Los Angeles Conduct Pathway Home Encampment Resolution Operation at MacArthur Park
Nearly 70 people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the MacArthur Park area are indoors and on a pathway to permanent housing.
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County’s most recent Pathway Home encampment resolution operation brought 69 people experiencing homelessness around the MacArthur Park area into safe interim housing, where they are receiving supportive services and other resources to help them transition out of homelessness and into permanent housing.
This latest Pathway Home operation, which took place on May 14, was made possible through robust partnership with the City of Los Angeles, which leveraged its own Inside Safe program and County funding to move some of the MacArthur Park residents out of encampments and into safety.
This encampment resolution focused on reaching individuals who had been homeless for extensive periods of time or were experiencing significant health issues.
“This Pathway Home operation is a unique collaboration between the County and the City of Los Angeles. Bringing this County program into MacArthur Park underscores my commitment to housing the most vulnerable individuals who require intensive support, regardless of jurisdictional boundaries,” said Hilda L. Solis, Los Angeles County Chair Pro Tem and Supervisor for the First District. “I’m proud of the County’s work to provide safe interim housing and comprehensive services, ensuring people not only get off the streets but also have a clear path toward permanent housing.”
MacArthur Park is the 51st Pathway Home encampment resolution since the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative began the program in August 2023. More than 1,520 Los Angeles County residents have come off the streets through Pathway Home, over 265 of whom are now permanently housed. These operations have also removed more than 850 RVs from the streets.
By leveraging emergency powers and partnerships with local jurisdictions, Pathway Home is a full-circle solution that brings people off the streets, into immediately available interim housing accompanied by a comprehensive suite of supportive services, and, ultimately, into safe, permanent homes. This latest effort focused mostly on a few blocks surrounding the park, supporting housed and unhoused residents and returning streets and public areas to their intended use. Teams from the County, City, and partner organizations spent weeks with individuals and families to accept the offer of interim housing and assistance. Planning also involved securing a nearby motel to be the interim housing location.
“Our team has been working for several months to connect unhoused residents in these encampments with housing and services. I am incredibly grateful to the County, the Mayor’s Office, and our many partners who came together to make this operation successful,” said Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez. “When we meet people with the care and housing they need, we can bring people indoors and off the streets for good. We will continue to lead with long-term and dignified solutions as we work together to end the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles.”
Since the program’s inception in August 2023, Pathway Home has been funded primarily through Measure H, a ¼-cent sales tax approved by County voters in 2017 to prevent and address homelessness. Starting July 1, 2025, Pathway Home will be partially funded by Measure A, a ½-cent sales tax approved by voters in November 2024 to repeal and replace Measure H. Funding also pays for removal of any non-operational RVs, trash, and other debris that accumulates at encampments. It also covers costs associated with securing interim housing sites, such as motels, and site security.
Los Angeles County departments involved in this latest operation included Mental Health, Public Health, Health Services and the newly created Emergency Centralized Response Center (ECRC). Los Angeles City departments involved include the Police Department, Fire Department, Sanitation, Transportation, Recreation and Parks, and Bureau of Street Lighting. The County-funded interim housing site offers on-site services from the County’s Departments of Health Services, Public Health’s Substance Abuse Prevention and Control, and Mental Health. With the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority’s assistance, outreach teams and service providers include PATH, Homeless Healthcare LA, Christ-Centered Ministries, Street Medicine teams from USC and UCLA, Humankind LA and others.