A new initiative that aims at providing housing to homeless veterans is yielding positive results, according to Los Angeles city officials.

Since its launch in early 2025, the House Our Vets initiative has found housing for more than 1,000 homeless vets across the city, the office of Mayor Karen Bass said Wednesday.

Among those who found a new home is an Army veteran named Kevina Mitchell. He now lives in a Chinatown apartment with his daughter Daize.

Mitchell, who struggled to find stable housing for years after his medical discharge from the military, was able to move into the apartment delighted with housing vouchers from the House Our Vets organizers.

NBC Los Angeles followed Mayor Bass exclusively when she was visiting Mitchell’s home and others in the building. She said there is no one-size-fits-all solution, and the homeless crisis should be managed along with strategies for substance abuse and mental illnesses

“There are different categories about the reasons people end up on our streets,” Bass explained. “Veterans are one category. Women are unhoused primarily because of domestic violence.”

Bass, who is seeking a second term, touted her record on reducing street homelessness, adding this is the first time the city has made headway in getting people off the street.

“One thing I’ve learned right away is that you can’t build your way out of this. You have to figure out something in between,” Bass reflected. “Not everybody is ready for their own apartment. Some people need to resolve what led to them being unhoused in the first place.”

Bass also admitted that working to solving the homeless crisis has been more complex than expected due to bureaucracy.

“I understand the people. I used to take care of the people when I worked in the emergency room. I knew there were different categories of homelessness,” said Bass, who was a registered nurse before getting into politics.

Bass said the city is trying to get more housing built to make rent more affordable while cutting the red tape to speed up the construction process. According to the mayor, 42,000 units are being “expedited now.

“We have gotten a lot done, but obviously there is much more that needs to be done,” she said.

The House Our Vets initiave is a partnership between the city of Los Angeles, the Veterans Affairs and the Housing Authority of the city of LA.