Providing Supportive Housing
for Our Community's Most

Vulnerable Senior Women


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Our Mission

To provide high quality supportive housing solutions, support and services to improve the lives of our community's most vulnerable senior women.

Consider these statistics:

Providing Supportive Housing
for Our Community's Most

Vulnerable Senior Women


Our Mission

To provide high quality supportive housing solutions, support and services to improve the lives of our community's most vulnerable senior women.

Consider these statistics:

Our Mission

To provide high quality supportive housing solutions, support and services to improve the lives of our community's most vulnerable senior women.

Consider these statistics:

Housing Shortage

While there are 125,000 low-income seniors in the city of Los Angeles there are only 7,800 affordable units that are accounted for seniors.



Increased Housing Costs

From 2012 to 2017, average rents in LA County increased ... at three times the rate of the cost-of-living adjustments to Social Security income . . . and twice the rate of median household income for seniors.

Housing Shortage

While there are 125,000 low-income seniors in the city of Los Angeles there are only 7,800 affordable units that are accounted for seniors.


Increased Housing Costs

From 2012 to 2017, average rents in LA County increased ... at three times the rate of the cost-of-living adjustments to Social Security income . . . and twice the rate of median household income for seniors.

Senior Homelessness in the City of Los Angeles

According to the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, there are 12,698 older adults (aged 55 and older) experiencing homelessness in the Los Angeles Continuum of Care.


Overrepresentation of Black Women Over 50

Compared to the city’s overall population, women over the age of 50 and who identify as Black were overrepresented in the population experiencing homelessness. 

Sheppard's Nest was created with generous support from:
(Partial listing)

And...a Host of Friends & Contributors:

Raella Ballinger 

 Brother Boyd

 Lionel Castellanos

"LJ" Castellanos 

 Clydia Cooper
Shunice Coran

Brendan Cotler

Nina Erving

Renix & Deann Graham

 Maggie Green
Robert Green

Jeanette Holloway

 Arlene McCall 

 Lynne MacVean

Ta Lese Morrow
Ta Mia Morrow

Tommy & Kimberly Morrow

Amy Perez
Councilman Curren Price

 John Puckett

 Lloyd Sheppard

Willie Thomas

Nathaniel Wicks

Sheppard's Nest was created with generous support from:
(Partial listing)

And...a Host of Friends & Contributors:

Raella Ballinger ~ Brother Boyd ~ Lionel Castellanos ~ "LJ" Castellanos ~ Clydia Cooper
Shunice Coran ~ Brendan Cotler ~ Nina Erving ~ Renix & Deann Graham ~ Maggie Green
Robert Green ~ Jeanette Holloway ~ Arlene McCall ~ Lynne MacVean ~ Ta Lese Morrow
Ta Mia Morrow ~ Tommy & Kimberly Morrow ~ Amy Perez
Councilman Curren Price ~ John Puckett ~ Lloyd Sheppard

Willie Thomas ~ Nathaniel Wicks

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