Los Angeles LGBT Center Enhanced Emergency Shelter for Youth

Los Angeles LGBT Center Enhanced Emergency Shelter for Youth

Family / Youth Shelter — 20-bed low-barrier enhanced emergency shelter within a youth housing campus

20-bed low-barrier enhanced emergency shelter within a youth housing campus. Serves LGBTQ+ young adults ages 18-24 experiencing homelessness. Gender/access: LGBTQ+ youth of all genders. Age: Housing programs serve ages 18-24; the associated drop-in center serves ages 16-24. Household eligibility: Youth and young adults; no family-with-children placement is described. Intake: Visit or call the Youth Center for assessment, CES access and housing navigation. Emergency housing is available only as space permits; do not assume a same-day bed.. Eligibility: Young adults ages 18-24 experiencing homelessness or housing instability, with LGBTQ+ affirming services; placement depends on assessment and availability. Documents: Not published as a prerequisite; Youth Center staff assist with coordinated entry, documents and housing navigation. Accessibility: Request disability and language accommodations through Youth Center staff. Pets: Not publicly stated; confirm during assessment. Service animals: Request accommodation during assessment. Published capacity: 20 enhanced emergency-shelter beds. The operator separately reports 20 crisis-shelter beds, for 40 emergency beds total, within 92 youth-housing beds on the campus. HUD recorded this enhanced component as 20 youth beds in 2023 and 2024. Capacity is not live vacancy.. Waitlist/availability: Youth Center staff provide housing navigation and referrals when no bed is available; no public waitlist order is published. Meals: Three meals daily. Showers: Youth Center showers and resident basic-needs access. Laundry: Youth Center and resident laundry access. Case management: Trauma-informed case management and wraparound care. Housing navigation: CES access, housing navigation and referrals to transitional and permanent supportive housing. Medical services: LGBTQ+-competent health services available through Center wraparound care. Mental-health services: Mental-health care, counseling and support groups. Transportation: Housing navigators provide transportation-related support where needed. Donations: Use the Los Angeles LGBT Center donation channels; do not deliver goods to the housing residence without confirmation. Volunteering: Use the Center volunteer program for current opportunities.