Mayor Bass Announces More Than 1,000 Veterans Housed in City's Push to End Veteran Homelessness

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LOS ANGELES - Mayor Karen Bass today announced that more than 1,000 veterans have secured permanent housing through the House Our Vets initiative, marking a major milestone in the City's effort to end veteran homelessness.

Launched by the Bass administration in early 2025, House Our Vets was created to accelerate housing placements for veterans experiencing homelessness by bringing together city, federal, and nonprofit partners around a single mission: ensuring that those who served our country have a safe and stable place to call home

Mayor Bass pictured with Army veteran Kevina Mitchell and her daughter, Daize.

Speaking from the rooftop terrace of a newly constructed affordable housing complex just north of Downtown Los Angeles before an audience of veterans, nonprofit service providers, and community members, Mayor Bass celebrated the milestone and highlighted that the development - which provides more than 370 affordable homes - was approved and built as a direct result of her first executive directive in office. That action has since helped move more than 42,000 affordable housing units into the development pipeline, with more than 6,000 currently under construction.
"I made a promise to this city that we would do everything in our power to bring unhoused Angelenos indoors," said Mayor Bass. "Today, more than 1,000 veterans and their families have secured housing through the House Our Vets initiative. For generations, Americans have stepped forward to serve our nation. As our country prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, there is no better way to honor that service than by making sure every veteran has a place to call home."

Mayor Bass also highlighted the story of Kevina Mitchell, who experienced years of housing instability following a medical discharge from the Army, relying on motels and other temporary shelter while managing health challenges. Now the mother of seven-month-old Daize, Mitchell joined the Mayor at the podium to sign her lease before receiving the keys to her new home and a housewarming basket filled with essentials.

Army veteran Kevina Mitchell receives keys to her apartment.
The House Our Vets initiative launched in January 2025 as a partnership between the Mayor's Office, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), and VA of Greater Los Angeles. Beyond helping more than 1,000 formerly unhoused veterans move into permanent housing, the program has demonstrated lasting success, with 97 percent of participants remaining stably housed.

"Thanks to Mayor Bass' leadership, the unwavering support of the VA, and dedicated partners like HUD and Village for Vets, we've proudly housed more than 1,000 veterans since the launch of this campaign and we are grateful to HUD for awarding HACLA with $700,000 to continue this mission," said HACLA President & CEO Lourdes Castro Ramírez. "This milestone shows what's possible when compassion guides our actions, barriers are removed, and federal and local resources are strategically aligned."

"For a veteran in need, the journey to stability and independence takes a village. This 1,000-veteran milestone through the House Our Vets initiative is proof of what we can achieve when the City, federal partners, and community organizations unite," said Gennifer Yoshimaru, Executive Director of Village for Vets. "At Village for Vets, we know from experience the solution to end veteran homelessness depends upon removing barriers and connecting veterans to a lifeline of services that turn a physical space into a stable, thriving home. We are deeply honored to be a partner in this relentless mission to ensure that no one who served our country is left to sleep on the streets."

To date, Mayor Bass' House Our Vets initiative has helped 1,094 veterans and their families move into permanent housing as part of the City's broader effort to bring Angelenos indoors. Los Angeles has now recorded two consecutive years of declines in homelessness for the first time in its history, while street homelessness has fallen by nearly 18 percent under Mayor Bass' leadership, even as it has risen nationwide.