Collapse-skidrow Apr 2026

Why did the Skid Row Housing Trust collapse? - Los Angeles Times

A May 2025 report titled "Redesign Required: Lessons for Permanent Supportive Housing from Skid Row Housing Trust Buildings" identified several systemic and internal factors: collapse-skidrow

The collapse of the , once a model for permanent supportive housing in Los Angeles, occurred in early 2023. By early 2023, the organization was so financially distressed that all 29 of its buildings , housing roughly 1,500 low-income and formerly homeless residents, were placed into receivership to prevent total insolvency and widespread evictions. Core Causes of the Collapse Why did the Skid Row Housing Trust collapse