Resources and Statistics

On any given night in Los Angeles:

• Over 43,000 people are homeless, almost 20% of these families with children, the highest homeless population for any major metropolitan area in the country.
• Another 16% to 20% of homeless adults are employed in low-paying jobs.
• 42% are chronically homeless individuals having one or more serious handicaps such as mental illness, substance abuse, or a physical disability.
• 18% of L.A. County residents and 25% of L.A. County’s children live below the poverty line.
• 73% of low-income renters pay more than 50% of their earnings in rent.

For more than 50 years the Cardinal Manning Center has been a constant, reliable presence for homeless people in the Skid Row Area of downtown Los Angeles. The Center’s primary goals are to enable homeless men and women with children to:

• Stabilize their life circumstances
• Regain their self-sufficiency
• Find permanent housing and employment