Homeless Health Care Los Angeles

06/08/2026

Meet the official HHCLA bucket hat, made for sunny days, neighborhood walks, volunteer shifts, and anyone who believes everyone deserves resources, support and care.

Every purchase helps support our mission providing healthcare, housing, jobs and more to people experiencing homelessness across Los Angeles.

Wear the mission. Start conversations. Make an impact. Head to the link in our bio to shop now.

https://www.hhcla.org/product-page/distressed-denim-bucket-hat

06/03/2026

The HHCLA online store just opened, and we’ve reimagined old hits like “We love drug users” and “Share love, not needles.” We also have soon to be classics like “Poverty is not a crime” and “40 years of fighting homelessness.” We’ve got hoodies, tees, hats and more.

Your purchase goes toward wellbeing, behavioral health, jobs and housing for LA’s most marginalized.

https://www.hhcla.org/category/shop

05/12/2026

Save the date and sign up now for an epic party celebrating 40 years of fighting homelessness in Los Angeles.

https://www.hhcla.org/events

05/05/2026

This is the reality of Skid Row. Check out the article below.

People ask why the Homeless Health Care Los Angeles Jeeps have no doors. We say, "To hop out fast when someone's overdosing." Here in Skid Row, everyone has a wound, and every second counts when people are dying. Every day we drive through Skid Row, oxygen tanks jingling in the trunk beside syringes...

05/05/2026

This is the reality of Skid Row. Check out the article at the link in our bio.

04/02/2026

I know, homelessness is complicated. Where do we start? Housing? Mental health? Harm reduction? Poverty? Incarceration? Crime? Everybody wants to reduce homelessness, and to do so, we should understand what’s working on a global level and then test and learn in our own cities.

Complex problems don’t require simple answers, they require honest ones.
Around the world, creative approaches grounded in trust, healthcare, and community support are producing real results.

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I know, homelessness is complicated. Where do we start? Housing? Mental health? Harm Reduction? Poverty? Incarceration? Crime? Everybody wants to reduce homelessness, and to do so, we should understand what’s working on a global level and then test and learn in our own cities. While it’s super f...

04/02/2026

Homelessness is often talked about as if it’s just too complicated to solve. But there are creative approaches already working, and working well. This article highlights some of the radical solutions driving real results around the world. Check it out at the link in our bio.

03/25/2026

People want homelessness solved. Homeless people want homelessness solved. In a society that values quick, easy wins, we’ve come up with concepts and metrics that are pure lunacy. Incarcerating poor people is despicable. Moving folks from my neighborhood to your neighborhood is dumb. Claiming someone got housed when they leave after a couple days is political. Housing alone is not a panacea, and it is certainly not a metric.

We need to reframe the conversation of homelessness altogether. It’s not a housing problem, it’s a support system failure…
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People want homelessness solved. Homeless people want homelessness solved. In a society that values quick, easy wins, we’ve come up with concepts and metrics that are pure lunacy. Incarcerating poor people is despicable. Moving folks from my neighborhood to your neighborhood is dumb. Claiming some...

03/20/2026

Homelessness requires more than just housing. Shoutout to our very own Aurora Morales for sharing her story and doing life-saving work every single day.

Drug overdose deaths continue to decline in Los Angeles County and across the country, thanks to stronger investments in prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery. However, despite this progress, the

03/18/2026

Empathy, not stigma, is saving lives in LA. Overdose deaths are down as harm reduction and community care lead the way.

As overdose rates in Los Angeles have declined thanks to investments in prevention and treatment, they remain persistent in low-income communities of color.