On April 4, 2006, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the Homeless Prevention Initiative (HPI) to address the critical shortage of permanent housing, shelter beds, and supportive services in the County.  The HPI made available $80 million in one-time general funds for Homeless and Housing Program Fund (HHPF). The Board of Supervisors directed the Chief Administrative Office to work with a team of County departments and the Community Development Commission (CDC) of the County of Los Angeles to engage homeless advocates, service providers, and other public agencies in developing a spending plan for the $80 million HHPF.  The Board of Supervisors approved the HHPF spending plan which included two (2) major categories of funding: $32 million to City/Community Programs (CCP) to be distributed Countywide through a competitive process and $48 million for County programs to assist developers of low-cost housing that target income ranges to include homeless or at-risk individuals and households. 

The LACDA was directed by the Board of Supervisors to administer over $32 million in HHPF-CCP funds to enhance the capacity of various community health and human service systems, affordable housing developers, and service providers to better serve people who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless. After the CDC conducted an intensive Request For Proposal review, 12 service and nine (9) capital development projects were approved. 

Since its implementation in 2008, HHPF-CCP participating agencies have worked closely with the CDC to greatly improve the lives of hundreds of individuals and families in Los Angeles County.   Examples of some of the County’s HHPF-CCP projects overseen by the CDC are highlighted below.