Creating a New County Department on Homelessness
Los Angeles County Department of Homeless Services and Housing
This website will provide updated news and information for providers, employees and the public as creation of the new department moves forward.
On July 8, 2025, the Board of Supervisors formally appointed Sarah Mahin as the first Director of the Department of Homeless Services and Housing. Read the full announcement here.
On April 1, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved a motion establishing the County’s first ever department on homelessness. On July 1, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved the new department name of LA County Department of Homeless Services and Housing.
The driving force behind this new department is increasing accountability, streamlining bureaucracy to stretch our dollars further, and improving care for people experiencing homelessness.
Project Timeline
Phase 0
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Implementation Team
Phase I-A
The Chief Executive Office (CEO) Homeless Initiative (HI) and Department of Health Services (DHS) Housing for Health (HFH) align and integrate work while developing implementation plans for the administrative functions of the new County department
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Phase I-B
Complete integration of CEO-HI and DHS-HFH to establish the new department
Phase II
Complete integration of specified services currently administered by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) into the new department
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Phase III
Complete integration of remaining specified County programs and services
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Event Calendar
Stay informed about upcoming meetings where the LA County Department of Homeless Services and Housing will be discussed and learn more opportunities to get involved. Explore what’s happening and join us in making a difference.
Community Engagement
The County is partnering with Change Well Project to facilitate input and elevate insight from across our communities to ensure the new department is built on a strong foundation of collaboration, effectiveness, and accountability.
Click here for a comprehensive overview of the community engagement work Change Well Project has conducted to date.General Document Library
- Department of Homeless Services & Housing Town Hall Slides and Meeting Recording (August 20, 2025)
- Department of Homeless Services & Housing Town Hall Slides and Meeting Recording (July 22, 2025)
- Updated Presentation – Homeless Service Delivery: A New Beginning (June 27, 2025)
- Updated Presentation – Homeless Policy Deputy Meeting (June 12, 2025)
- Updated Presentation – Homeless Policy Deputy Meeting (May 8, 2025)
- Standing Up Los Angeles County’s Newest Department – Important Information from the Los Angeles County Department of Human Resources
- Director of the New County Department Dedicated to Addressing Homelessness
- Appointment and Salary for the Director of the Department of Homeless Services and Housing – July 8, 2025
- Implementing the Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness Report Recommendation No. 1 (Establish a County Entity Dedicated to Homeless Service Delivery) and No. 3 (Streamlined LAHSA) – April 1, 2025
- Feasibility of Implementing the Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness Report Recommendations No. 1 (Establish a County Entity Dedicated to Homeless Service Delivery) and No. 3 (Streamlined LAHSA) – November 26, 2024
- Feasibility of Implementing the Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness Report Recommendations No. 1 (Establish a County Entity Dedicated to Homeless Service Delivery) and No. 3 (Streamline LAHSA) — June 5, 2025
- Chief Executive Office Report Back – Feasibility of Implementing the Blue Ribbon Commission on Homelessness Report on Recommendations No. 1 (Establish a County Entity Dedicated to Homeless Service Delivery) and No. 3 (Streamlined LAHSA) – February 28, 2025
- Department of Homeless Services & Housing Town Hall Slides and Meeting Recording (August 20, 2025)
- Department of Homeless Services & Housing Town Hall Slides and Meeting Recording (July 22, 2025)
- Updated Presentation – Homeless Service Delivery: A New Beginning (June 27, 2025)
- Updated Presentation – Homeless Policy Deputy Meeting (June 12, 2025)
- Updated Presentation – Homeless Policy Deputy Meeting (May 8, 2025)
