FAQs • San Gabriel, CA • CivicEngage

Where can I find temporary housing or shelter?: To start, contact the Los Angeles County Housing Resource Center. They offer help to people seeking affordable and emergency housing within the County of Los Angeles. You can find information on temporary places to stay for people who have no permanent housing by visiting their website.
Housing Resource Center

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Housing Assistance

There are federal and California resources for first-time qualifying homebuyers. Click the link to visit their websites.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s FHA loans program.
Home Ownership Program (HOP): The Home Ownership Program (HOP) loan provides a second mortgage loan for first-time homebuyers with an assistance amount of up to $85,000, or 20% of the purchase prices, whichever is less. For more information, please visit the HOP website.
Mortgage Credit Certificate Program (MCC): The MCC Program offers the first-time homebuyer a federal income tax credit. This tax credit reduces the federal taxes the holder of the certificate pays. It can also help the first-time homebuyer qualify for a loan by allowing a lender to reduce the housing expense ratio by tax savings. For more information, please visit the MCC website.

2. Where can I find temporary housing or shelter?: To start, contact the Los Angeles County Housing Resource Center. They offer help to people seeking affordable and emergency housing within the County of Los Angeles. You can find information on temporary places to stay for people who have no permanent housing by visiting their website.
Housing Resource Center