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Supportive Housing Innovation & Leadership Award Winners Announced
Recognizing Supportive Housing Leadership and Development in Los Angeles County
Reception to Honor Six Recipients
LOS ANGELES – June 24, 2010 - 1000 Homes, an Urban Land Institute community
initiative focused on ending chronic homelessness in LA County, will host the Supportive
Housing Innovation awards event honoring housing developers, individuals and
organizations who have contributed to the growth and vitality of the supportive housing
sector. The awards will be presented at a dinner reception held at Los Angeles City Hall.
When: Thursday, June 24, 2010
Time: 5:30pm Cocktails/6:30pm Dinner
Where: Los Angeles City Hall, Tom Bradley Tower Room
200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA
1000 Homes 2010 Award Categories and Winners
Innovation in Design
New Carver Apartments, Skid Row Housing Trust
Innovation in Housing and Services Model
Rayen Apartments, A Community of Friends
Innovation in Community Improvement
Long Beach Village Housing, Clifford Beers Housing
“We are pleased to recognize innovative housing projects that are opening doors for the
chronically homeless in our community,” said Shahrouz Golshani, Chair of the ULI Los
Angeles 1000 Homes Committee. “Our Awards Committee has selected an impressive
and inspiring group of projects for 2010. It is our hope that by showcasing projects that
offer cutting-edge design, and that offer innovative approaches in terms of housing and
services model and community improvement, we can help play a role in ending chronic
homelessness in Los Angeles.”
Also during the event, Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) will launch its first
annual Supportive Housing Champion awards which will honor individuals and

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organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary leadership in advancing supportive
housing creation in Los Angeles County. CSH is a national nonprofit community
development financial institution which provides the advocacy, expertise, leadership, and
financial resources to make it easier for local communities to create and operate
supportive housing. The Supportive Housing Champion awards are sponsored by JP
Morgan Chase & Co.
CSH 2010 Supportive Housing Champions
Political Leadership
Jan Perry, President Pro Tempore, Los Angeles City Council, Ninth District
Private Sector Leadership
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Government Leadership
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
“These Supportive Housing Champions exemplify boundary-crossing leadership which
consistently works to deploy systems and resources to move the needle on supportive
housing production,” noted Jonathan Hunter, CSH Managing Director. “They serve as
role models and ambassadors of the supportive housing movement. We are proud of the
positive impact they have made in our communities.”
ABOUT 1000 HOMES
1000 Homes is an initiative focused on helping to end chronic homelessness in LA
County. Spearheaded by ULI Los Angeles, 1000 Homes includes partnerships with
several prominent organizations working jointly with ULI LA to achieve this important
goal. Supported by a Community Action Grant from the ULI Foundation, 1000 Homes
represents a long-term commitment by the ULI Los Angeles District Council to remain
engaged in this complex and multi-faceted issue and provide leadership in a form that is
contributive to the cause of ending homelessness. For more information about 1000
Homes and the Urban Land Institute, visit http://www.uli-la.org/1000homes.
ABOUT CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
Los Angeles Program
CSH is a national nonprofit community development financial institution with offices
located throughout the United States. Building on a commitment to invest in the
communities it serves, CSH provides the advocacy, expertise, leadership, and financial
resources to make it easier for local communities to create and operate supportive
housing, which is permanent housing linked to services that prevent and end the cycle of
chronic homelessness. In 2003, CSH opened its offices in Los Angeles. Since then, CSH
has distributed over $22 million in funding to stimulate the development of over 2,000
units of housing throughout Los Angeles County. Learn more about how we fight
homelessness at www.csh.org.
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