{"id":61482,"date":"2025-11-20T04:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T04:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/61482\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T04:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T04:06:15","slug":"long-beach-has-more-affordable-supportive-housing-at-two-new-project-homekey-sites-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/61482\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach has more affordable, supportive housing at two new Project Homekey sites \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lashawn Stanley had been struggling to find housing in Long Beach since 2022. She said that her previous apartment flooded, that water damage and mold made it unlivable and left her seriously ill, with severe rashes, swelling and difficulty breathing.<\/p>\n

When her landlord failed to fix the problems, she was forced to leave and was left without stable housing, staying with friends or sleeping outside.<\/p>\n

A lifelong Long Beach resident and city employee, Stanley said she was too embarrassed to ask for help and always felt that there was someone else who needed the help more than she did. As much as she helps others on a daily basis, Stanley said she decided it was time to help herself too.<\/p>\n

Three weeks ago, Stanely moved into her apartment at the newly opened Zephyr Apartments, one of the city\u2019s newest Project Homekey sites.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis home has given me stability, a feeling of safety,\u201d she said, \u201cit\u2019s a fresh start.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stanley \u2013 along with fellow Zephyr residents \u2013 joined officials from Long Beach and Los Angeles County, Linc Housing and other development partners, to celebrate the grand opening of two Project Homekey communities in Long Beach on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The two projects offer a combined 177 new affordable and supportive apartments for people who have experienced homelessness in the city.<\/p>\n

Zephyr, located at 1133 Atlantic Ave., includes 135 studio apartments and two manager\u2019s units, and Crescent, located at 5665 E. Seventh St., has 39 studios and one manager\u2019s unit. Both communities include a community room, outdoor spaces, private offices for case managers, and wraparound services for residents.<\/p>\n

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Supervisor Janice Hahn speaks during the grand opening of two Project Homekey communities in Long Beach on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Mayor Rex Richardson speaks during the grand opening of two Project Homekey communities in Long Beach on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Linc Housing celebrates the grand opening of two Project Homekey communities in Long Beach on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Linc Housing CEO Rebecca Clark speaks during the grand opening of two Project Homekey communities in Long Beach on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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From left, Supervisor Janice Hahn and Lashawn Stanley embrace during the grand opening of two Project Homekey communities in Long Beach on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Lashawn Stanley speaks during the grand opening of two Project Homekey communities in Long Beach on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Linc Housing celebrates the grand opening of two Project Homekey communities in Long Beach on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Mayor Rex Richardson, Supervisor Janice Hahn and Linc Housing celebrate the grand opening of two Project Homekey communities with a ribbon cutting in Long Beach on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Supervisor Janice Hahn speaks during the grand opening of two Project Homekey communities in Long Beach on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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Supervisor Janice Hahn speaks during the grand opening of two Project Homekey communities in Long Beach on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram\/SCNG)\n<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is so great to be here today in Long Beach as we celebrate the grand opening of the Zephyr and Crescent, two new Project Homekey sites that represent hope and dignity and a better future for our neighbors who need it most,\u201d Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said during the event at Zephyr. \u201cNot only do we hope that these apartments allow people who have struggled to undergo a transformation in their lives and enter a new, more beautiful phase of their lives, but these buildings have also been able to undergo an incredible transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Linc Housing, a Long Beach-based nonprofit developer, renovated two old motels and converted them into the apartment homes; Zephyr was a Holiday Inn and Crescent was a Motel 6.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Zephyr and Crescent, we have surpassed 1,000 units of permanent supportive housing as part of the Linc Housing portfolio,\u201d said Rebecca Clark, CEO of Linc Housing. \u201cThat\u2019s a big milestone for us, and we\u2019re housing people that have been on the streets and have been in desperate need of housing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Financing for the conversions came primarily from state Project Homekey funds administered by the county, with the Long Beach Housing Authority providing Section 8 rental vouchers for both properties.<\/p>\n

Project Homekey is a statewide effort to create permanent, affordable homes by transforming underused hotels, motels and other structures into permanent, affordable and supportive housing, according to a press release.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have real momentum here in our city. But what\u2019s most important about this is the kind of housing that this is,\u201d Mayor Rex Richardson said during the event. \u201cWe also know that it comes with real, dedicated wraparound support, intensive case management, and support for individuals who need it. That\u2019s where the supportive housing piece comes in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Residents of the two sites will receive supportive services, including mental and physical health services, employment counseling and job placement, education, substance use counseling, money management, assistance in obtaining and maintaining benefits, and referrals to community-based services and resources, according to a press release.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so thankful I can rest,\u201d Stanley said, \u201cI just said I\u2019m going to my room but now I can say I\u2019m going home.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lashawn Stanley had been struggling to find housing in Long Beach since 2022. She said that her previous…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61483,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,969,23,131,133,132,137],"class_list":{"0":"post-61482","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-california","9":"tag-homeless","10":"tag-local-news","11":"tag-long-beach","12":"tag-long-beach-headlines","13":"tag-long-beach-news","14":"tag-los-angeles-county"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}