Safe Landing is a 5-building campus built on County-owned property near the corner of Normandie Avenue and Imperial Highway in the West Athens neighborhood. It is a first-of-its-kind, walk-in facility that provides individuals with medical and mental health care, a clean and safe sleeping environment, three nutritious meals per day and daily activities. The center also provides help with budgeting, applying for public benefits and securing permanent housing.
Outreach teams, emergency responders and law enforcement officers also will bring people to the center as an alternative to jail. Exodus Recovery, which provides mental health and substance use treatment for thousands in LA County, will partner with LA Christian Health Centers to operate the 36-bed triage facility and on-site clinic offering comprehensive health care and mental health services. The site also includes 136 interim housing beds and will accept men, women, couples and their pets. The site was designed by KFA Architecture.
The services are made possible through funding from the federal American Rescue Plan, the Department of Mental Health and Measure H, LA County’s tax-based program to generate funds to support homeless services and short-term housing. Safe Landing is the latest in a series of innovative, trauma-informed programs and housing solutions in an ongoing effort to break the cycle of homelessness in Los Angeles County. Housing for Health is a program that collaborates with County and community partners to provide housing and supportive services to tens of thousands of homeless and formerly homeless people in LA County, particularly those with complex health and behavioral health conditions.