Housing Archives - SSG - Special Service for Groups https://www.ssg.org/tag/housing/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:25:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.ssg.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-siteicon-1-32x32.png Housing Archives - SSG - Special Service for Groups https://www.ssg.org/tag/housing/ 32 32 COVID Rent Relief is Available for Renters & Landlords https://www.ssg.org/covid-rent-relief-is-available-for-renters-landlords/ Wed, 04 Aug 2021 20:21:45 +0000 https://www.ssg.org/?p=1231 If you’re a renter having trouble paying your rent, utilities, or other housing costs – or if you’re a landlord trying to stay afloat with tenants in this situation – help may be available. State and local programs are distributing billions of dollars in rental assistance to help renters stay housed during the pandemic.Visit the […]

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]]> If you’re a renter having trouble paying your rent, utilities, or other housing costs – or if you’re a landlord trying to stay afloat with tenants in this situation – help may be available. State and local programs are distributing billions of dollars in rental assistance to help renters stay housed during the pandemic.
Visit the CFPB’s Rental Assistance Finder to find out what this means for you and what you can do. The CFPB’s site also includes resources to help renters and landlords understand other resources to help navigate various financial hardships related to the pandemic.

Find where to apply
To find the state or local agency where you can
apply for rental assistance, visit cfpb.gov/govrent

If you can’t find a program in your area, call 2-1-1
or your local housing authority for assistance.


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]]> Homeless Outreach Workers and the Coronavirus https://www.ssg.org/latimeshopicsmarch2020/ Wed, 01 Apr 2020 23:44:00 +0000 http://ssg.org/?p=829 While many remain Safe at Home, HOPICS staff work the front lines to protect the spread of COVID-19 among the homeless population in South Los Angeles. Thomas Curwen and Benjamin Oreskes of The Los Angeles Times shine light on how the Coronavirus pandemic puts an already vulnerable population at-risk and what HOPICS outreach workers are […]

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]]> While many remain Safe at Home, HOPICS staff work the front lines to protect the spread of COVID-19 among the homeless population in South Los Angeles. Thomas Curwen and Benjamin Oreskes of The Los Angeles Times shine light on how the Coronavirus pandemic puts an already vulnerable population at-risk and what HOPICS outreach workers are doing to help.

Read the full story: “‘You know about the coronavirus?’ Homeless outreach workers have a new reason to worry” by Thomas Curwen and Benjamin Oreskes

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]]> APAIT, HOPICS unveil Casa de Zulma https://www.ssg.org/ssg-casa-de-zulma/ Sat, 30 Nov 2019 18:23:00 +0000 http://ssg.org/?p=860 A unique SSG divisional collaboration between APAIT and HOPICS has led to the opening of the first ever publicly funded Enhanced Bridge Housing project for transgender women in Los Angeles County. These divisions recognized an opportunity for collaboration through utilizing APAIT’s expertise as a behavioral health and HIV/AIDS service provider for medically underserved communities and […]

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]]> A unique SSG divisional collaboration between APAIT and HOPICS has led to the opening of the first ever publicly funded Enhanced Bridge Housing project for transgender women in Los Angeles County.

These divisions recognized an opportunity for collaboration through utilizing APAIT’s expertise as a behavioral health and HIV/AIDS service provider for medically underserved communities and HOPICS expertise as a housing and homeless services provider, in order to address a gap in services available for homeless transgender women in LA County.

Casa de Zulma holds 16 beds and will provide supportive services, including psychotherapy and substance use support for residents.

Read more: In race to house homeless, LA makes space for transgender women by Jessica Flores (via Curbed LA)

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