Safe House Achievements
February 4, 1997
City of Los Angeles approves $2,663,910 funding for Safe House a
demonstration project to provide housing to HIV-positive people who have a
mental illness or chemical dependency; project funding to begin in 1997
and end in 2002May 1, 1997
Rehabilitation of Safe House location begins
March 1, 2001
Safe House welcomes its first residents in emergency, transitional and
permanent housing April 26, 2001
Safe House project approved for an additional year to continue its housing
programs until 2003; additional funding of $147, 452 granted to Safe House
April 27, 2001
Safe House is featured in the Los Angeles magazine Frontiers
January 11, 2002
First annual residents' needs assessment held at Safe House; residents
express gratitude for stable housing and support and share suggestions on
improving the program January 8, 2003
Second annual residents' needs assessment held at Safe House
January 15, 2003
Safe House receives notice of Emergency Housing Assistance Program Award
for $50,000 April 5, 2003
California Senator Richard Alarcon awards Dr. Steve Shoptaw a Community
Achievement Award for Safe House; recognizes Safe House as a model
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