County Offers Financial Assistance Program For Prevention of Homelessness

Los Angeles County is offering one-time financial assistance to residents who have become homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless because of job loss, reduction of work hours or other unexpected hardships.

Residents may be eligible for the once-in-a-lifetime Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) and receive monetary assistance paid directly to the landlord and/or utility company for such expenses as security deposit, utility turn-on fee, back-due rent and/or gas and electric utilities.

Funding for the program is made available through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

For more information on HPRP, dial 2-1-1 for Los Angeles County offices or go to the Los Angeles County Housing Resource Center website at http://housing.lacounty.gov/HPRP.