PATH - Hollywood — Local services in Los Angeles

PATH is doing an excellent job in helping the homeless, the only problem is that it's way too small and underfunded to really make a difference. We would need at least 20 PATH housing facilities to effectively get a handle on the homeless housing problem. Mind you it is NOT in the interests of the powerful real estate industry to effectively solve the homeless problem. As long as there is a housing crisis, large property owners will be in a position to gouge working renters out a major percentage of their income just to occupy their substandard units. The problem is that many working people who are currently being gutted out by wealthy landlords have been convinced to scapegoat the poor and homeless as opposed to organizing for their interests. The homeless are hardly without their problems too (yes I know just about the understatement of the year). Many times the homeless are encouraged to scapegoat other marginalized groups of people at the expense of their long term self interests. I have passed out voter registration forms in the past to some of the residents with mixed results. A major convenience in voting for the PATH residents is that the polling station is just across the Hollywood Freeway at Helen Bernstein High School, on election day. The point I would like to make to the residents of PATH is that they might not believe in their ability to make a major difference but, there are powerful interests whose major concern is you doing just that! This is to the point that they are willing to spend far more money to politically suppress you, then they have ever spent on your health care, education...

Worst place ever for a Veteran to get help. I only receive 'General Relief income and am unable to work. All they wanted me to do was to increase my income (by using their office as a employment referral) which I am waiting on Social security Disability Income to be able to afford housing as that is my only option. Their employment referrals are a insult to anyone. One of their so-called Employment Counselors )Jason) referred a Veteran I know to a temp job serving as security at a Wal-Mart with several other people who were to be paid at the end of the shift. But when it came time to be paid the person who hired them (not Wal-Mart) didn't pay and in fact kept putting it off again and again. When the fellow Veteran called Jason he wouldn't ever call back. when the Veteran went in person to the Path offices Jason avoided him. To make matters (somehow) worse the man who went thru Path to hire the people he didn't want to pay was/is a friend of a female employee of Path. In the LEAST Path is EXTREMELY questionable in their ethics. Since I wasn't able to increase my income in the three month they did give me a extension in their program but did absolutely nothing for me but keep me on the Client Roster to no doubt show potential donors to help donations but provided me no service for locating housing. I did on my own with ZERO help from Path. Don't give them your time much less...

This place went through a complete renovation/rebuild and the results are beautiful. If your homeless or housing challenged, check this place out. They offer assistance and resources to get a roof over your head. I was a visitor and was impressed with the interior modern style combined with ample space to enjoy comfortably. Hats off to the PATH program for what they are doing to help people get off the streets and into a place of their own....