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New Skid Row Initiative Tackles Homelessness with Mental Health Focus

2/13/2026

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A New Era America launched its Skid Row initiative to address homelessness.
Founder Samir Zakir says the program prioritizes mental health before housing and offers a 90-day plan with housing and counseling.
The area has about 4,400 homeless people, many unsheltered, despite significant public funding.
Zakir reports 12 participants have completed the program and none are currently unhoused.

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Story summary

A New Era America launched its Skid Row initiative to address homelessness.
Founder Samir Zakir says the program prioritizes mental health before housing and offers a 90-day plan with housing and counseling.
The area has about 4,400 homeless people, many unsheltered, despite significant public funding.
Zakir reports 12 participants have completed the program and none are currently unhoused.