Our Updates
FEBRUARY 12, 2026Taking Direct Cash to City Hall: 2026 Policy Push with Larry & Garrett
Follow Larry Cohen and our youth consultant Garrett Mason on a journey to City Hall, exposing the gap between what works and what gets funded.
FEBRUARY 6, 2026CASH LA expanding because "demand is too big and the impact too great"
Timiah Lenard, program manager for CASH LA at the AMAAD Institute, reflects on a year with CASH LA and why the program’s expansion matters now more than ever.
JANUARY 20, 2026"If you’re wondering if direct cash works, I'm proof it does."
My name is Gabi Huffman. For most of my daughter’s life, I’ve been figuring out where we’d sleep, how we’d eat, and how I’d keep things from falling apart. When you’re living like that, your brain is stuck in one mode — getting through today. There isn’t space to plan, to heal, or to build a future.
DECEMBER 29, 2025"To us, this is like winning the lottery."
My name is Catherine Calvillo. I’m 23, from Los Angeles, and I work as a housing case manager at Children’s Law Center. I also used to have my own case file there.
DECEMBER 18, 2025The Results are in: Point Source Youth’s 2025 Year In Review
An end-of-year look at the results, momentum, and policy path to making direct cash the standard of care for youth at risk of homelessness.
JUNE 13, 2025Pride in Action: A Bold Solution to Youth Housing Insecurity
Why Pride must include real housing solutions for LGBTQ+, Black, and Hispanic youth — and how direct cash is already making a difference.
