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View fullsize We're endlessly grateful for the generosity of Weingart Center's supporters, whose commitment fuels our mission to empower individuals experiencing homelessness. This #GivingTuesday, your donation can help sustain and grow our impact in Los Angeles.
View fullsize Help empower individuals experiencing homelessness by supporting Weingart Center. Your donation fuels vital programs that foster independence and stability for our clients. Join us in making a difference at the link in our bio. #SupportiveHousing #DT
View fullsize James Jonewell, one of Weingart Center's Intake Coordinators, captures the giving spirit perfectly. To him, giving means, "To offer something freely and with an open heart. To expend time, energy, or resources to help others. To be a part of th
View fullsize On November 20th, we hosted a Thanksgiving feast for our residents at 11010 smB, one of our permanent supportive housing developments serving seniors and Veterans. It was a day filled with gratitude — celebrating community, the comfort of safe
View fullsize Happy Thanksgiving! We're thankful for our clients, staff, donors, volunteers, board members, and supporters. What are you thankful for? #thanksgiving #supportivehousing #DTLA
View fullsize On #GivingTuesday, help make a fresh start possible for people experiencing homelessness. We give out essential hygiene products at our Access Center and to those transitioning into our interim housing developments. Purchase a Hygiene Kit for our cli
View fullsize This #GivingTuesday, help make a difference with a Welcome Home Kit! Each kit includes kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom essentials to transform one of our permanent supportive housing units into a true home for a client at Weingart Center. Purchase now
View fullsize A home is essential to the human spirit. Here's what Weingart Center Intake Coordinator James Jonewell says, "A home is a place of safety, comfort, and peace. Where you can be yourself and lay down the burdens of the world outside. Where you can
View fullsize Our Permanent Supportive Housing team is committed every day to empowering lives. Thank you for everything you do! #supportivehousing #DTLA
View fullsize Our Downtown Los Angeles Access Center is open and ready to support you, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Take advantage of our comprehensive supportive services, referral programs, and essential resources tailored to meet your needs.
View fullsize A Bridge Home: Schrader is one of our Weingart Center operated interim housing developments. With 72 beds for men and women, ABH: Schrader focuses on quickly transitioning individuals from street homelessness to stabilized living. The center has holi
View fullsize As construction continues on 600 San Pedro, our future permanent supportive housing development in DTLA, we're celebrating how much of an impact it's having on our local community. We're that much closer to providing more permanent supportive housing
View fullsize Happy Veterans Day from Weingart Center! #veteransday #DTLA #supportivehousing
View fullsize On October 26th, at the Hilda Solis Care First Village, CBRE brought the fun with a Game Day. Our residents came together for some friendly competition, playing Cornhole, Ring Toss, Giant Connect Four, and Bingo. Plus, we fired up the grill for burge
View fullsize Weingart Tower received a Los Angeles Business Council (@labusinesscouncil) Architectural award for Affordable Multifamily Housing Development on October 18th. Thank you to our team who works tirelessly to create developments that empower our clients
View fullsize It's National Homelessness Awareness Month! This month, we celebrate the perseverance and dedication our clients have in empowering themselves through our interim and permanent supportive housing programs. #homelessnessawarenessmonth #DTLA #supportiv
View fullsize On October 11th, we hosted another WeingART WORKs session where we explored "Neurographic Art" with our artistic Weingart Tower clients — a creative practice that blends mindfulness with artistic expression. It was amazing to see the
View fullsize We got into the Halloween spirit at Weingart Tower with pumpkin painting and decorating. Residents and staff joined in for a fun afternoon of treats and creativity, making each tiny pumpkin their own. 🎃 #Halloween #SpookySeason #SupportiveHousing #D
View fullsize On October 17th, during the Great ShakeOut event, Weingart Center assembled earthquake preparedness starter kits for participating clients. Staff and clients gathered outside Weingart Tower to build the kits together and learn essential earthquake sa
View fullsize On October 25th, we hosted another WeingART WORKs event, but this time it was a Picnic & Paint! It was a perfect chance to stretch out, relax, paint, and enjoy a variety of snacks — and it was our biggest turnout yet! #arttherapy #supportiv

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All Weingart Center Press Releases are marked as (*WCPR) below.

2024

Unprecedented Partnership: Homelessness Decreases in LA Press Briefing 10/10/24 (LA CityNews35)
Supporting Measure A Press Conference 10/21/24 (LA CityView35)
Mayor Bass Encourages Voters to Approve Measure A (My News LA)
Taxpayer-funded LA condo for homeless boasts skyline views, gym (Hip-Hop Vibe)
New high-rise building to house Skid Row homeless in $600,000 units in downtown Los Angeles (ABC 7 San Francisco)
Weingart Tower Inaugurated in Downtown Los Angeles, Offers Hope Amid (Hoodline)
LA high-rise apartments for homeless cost $600K per unit, feature lavish amenities (KFOX 14)
New Housing for Homeless People on Skid Row WIll Open June 19 (Los Angeles Magazine)
High-rise tower in downtown LA will house people experiencing homelessness (CBS Los Angeles)
Los Angeles: 19-story tower for homeless housing in Skid Row (Spectrum News)
LA’s latest homeless housing project, at nearly $600K a unit, opens in Skid Row (Los Angeles Daily News)
New downtown Los Angeles high-rise building to house Skid Row homeless in $600,000 units (ABC 7 Los Angeles)
Southern California homeless housing tower cost $600K per unit to build (KTLA 5)
In Skid Row, a 19-story residential tower for homeless people will offer gym, cafe, art studio (Los Angeles Times)
Weingart Center tower on the rise at 600 S. San Pedro Street in DTLA (Urbanize LA)

2023

Three towers extend the Downtown LA skyline eastward (Urbanize LA)
LA City Council Moves Forward with Bass’ Proposal to Purchase Mayfair Hotel (My News LA)
Weingart and Related to build 17-story high-rise at 6th & San Pedro in DTLA (Urbanize LA)
Developers to build for 100% Permanent Supportive Housing Project (My News LA)
Affordable Senior Housing Community Opens in LA (Multi-Housing News)
Modular supportive housing debuts at 11010 Santa Monica Boulevard (Urbanize LA)
New housing development in West LA opens for seniors struggling with homelessness (MSN)
New housing development for homeless seniors opens in West LA (Yahoo! News)
West LA housing development for seniors struggling with homelessness opens (World Time Todays)

2022

Weingart seeks to build 335 affordable units in DTLA (The Real Deal)
335-unit affordable housing complex planned at 1405 S Broadway in DTLA (Urbanize L.A.)
Construction begins on Weingart Center housing project (Construction Review Online)
Construction goes vertical (Urbanize L.A.)
Modular units assembled at Weingart Center's 11010 SMB apartments (Urbanize L.A.)
Study: Affordable housing needed for vulnerable residents (L.A. Downtown News)
Building affordable housing at scale (CCA White Paper)
More affordable housing pushing dirt in DTLA | Urbanize LA (Urbanize L.A.)
L.A County eyes more Project Homekey purchases (Urbanize L.A.)
O’Farrell meets with Gardner Street shelter residents (Beverly Press)

2021

Episode #35 – Solving Homelessness One Negotiation At A Time With Tonja Boykin (Venn Negotiation)
Weingart Tower hopes to house hundreds in the Skid Row area of Downtown LA (FOX 11)
New Weingart Tower to cater to the homeless in Los Angeles (Construction Review Online)
Mayor Garcetti Breaks Ground on Largest Homeless Housing Development in City History (L.A. Mayor)
LA’s Largest Homeless Housing Development Breaks Ground in Skid Row (California News Times)
Weingart Tower Breaks Ground on Skid Row on Tuesday (Digit Patrox)
New high-rise to house homeless people on L.A.’s Skid Row (KTLA 5)
Weingart Center Breaks Ground for 278 Affordable Apartments for Homeless (IPS News)
High-Rise Homeless Housing Project Breaks Ground on LA's Skid Row (NBC Los Angeles)
Inicia proyecto de viviendas de rascacielos para indigentes de Skid Row en Los Ángeles (Telemundo 52)
L.A.’s largest homeless housing development breaks ground in Skid Row (Daily Breeze)
L.A.’s largest homeless housing development breaks ground in Skid Row (Los Angeles Daily News)
L.A.’s largest homeless housing development breaks ground (Spectrum News 1)
New high-rise will house homeless people on L.A.’s Skid Row (Los Angeles Times)
Formerly Homeless Man Finds Home in Lancaster (NBC Los Angeles)
A 19-Story Tower Coming to Skid Row  (Los Angeles Magazine)
Westside Permanent Supportive Housing for Seniors, Veterans Breaks Ground (WestsideToday)
County unveils temporary housing village in Chinatown (DT News)
Enterprise Closes Affordable Housing Fund at $236M (Multi-Housing News)
New Westwood development aims to build 51 units to house homeless veterans, seniors (ABC7)
WCA Seeks to Break Cycle of Homelessness With Affordable New Living Options (Winston & Strawn)
New Permanent Supportive Housing for Seniors, Veterans (*WCPR)
Five-story, 51-unit supportive housing development breaks ground in West L.A. (Urbanize L.A.)
Weingart Center’s latest affordable complex snags bond funding (The Real Deal)
Bank of America Gives Grants to 104 LA-Area Nonprofits (My News LA)
2021 Women's Leadership Awards: FINALIST (Los Angeles Business Journal)
The Home Depot Foundation Invests $325,000 to Combat Veteran Homelessness in Los Angeles (yahoo! finance)
David Adjaye and Studio One Eleven reveal Fourth and Central development in LA (dezeen Mag)
Proposed Mixed-Use Project will Expand Arts District (The Rafu Shimpo)

2020
These 11 Organizations Are Working Hard to Stem the Tide of Homelessness in L.A. (L.A. Mag)
A New Bridge Home Opens in Downtown Los Angeles (*WCPR)
L.A. City Planning Commission Approves Supportive Housing in Florence (Urbanize L.A.)
State Awards $18.9M for L.A. Area Affordable Housing Developments (Urbanize L.A.)
Developers Receive Funding for Projects Benefiting LA and Orange County Vets (MyNews LA)
Black people make up 8% of L.A. population and 34% of its homeless (Los Angeles Times)
Weingart Center Awarded $30,000 Grant from Bank of America (*WCPR)
New Rule Could Deny Black Developers State Housing Funds (Precinct Reporter Group)
New Rule Could Deny Black Developers Access to $4 Billion+ in State Housing Funds  (LA Sentinel)
LA County awards $57M to 5 affordable housing projects (The Real Deal)
LA City Councilmember Paul Koretz announces plans to run for city controller (Daily Bruin)
Affordable Housing Proposed at 71st & Broadway (Urbanize Los Angeles)

2019
Women’s Bridge Housing Opens on Gardner Street (*WCPR)
Public Hearing To Discuss the Homeless Epidemic of Los Angeles (LA Sentinel)
Nonprofit’s plans for 19-story Skid Row tower still kicking around (LA Curbed)
Chairman Santiago To Host Informational Hearing (Van Nuys News Press)
LA Homeless Services Winter Shelters Available Until Early January (NBC Los Angeles)

2018
American Business Bank Awards Weingart Center Program (Business Wire)
Dog Park Opens for Residents of Skid Row Homeless Center (Los Angeles Times)
Skid Row in Los Angeles Gets a Dog Park (Daily News)
Weingart Center of Downtown Names Warren Loui as Chairman (Los Angeles Business Journal)

2017
San Diego Firm Chosen to Expand L.A.’s Weingart Center (Times of San Diego)
Weingart Center plans first high-rise homeless housing for L.A.'s skid row (Los Angeles Times)