Beyond shameless: LA homeless nonprofit CEO milks taxpayers for $1.6M

As if we needed more evidence that (some) homeless nonprofits take egregious advantage of LA taxpayers.Here it is:Per media reports, Carol Adelkoff, the CEO of 1736 Family Crisis Center, collected more than $1.6 million in pay over the past two years.While luxuriating in Hawaii.Where she’s apparently lived for more than decade, year-round, in a 3,700-square-foot home — while ostensibly running a community-based nonprofit in LA and OC.The word we want here is shameless.While Adelkoff lived large in the land of mai tais and tropical breezes, the addicts of Skid Row just kept spiraling. Obvious question: Where’s the oversight from City Hall? (Hold the laughter, please.)Mayor Karen Bass, City Council Housing and Homeless Committee Chairwoman Nithya Raman and the rest of the council need to get a grip on what taxpayers are actually getting for the billions of dollars the city pours into the homelessness crisis.The answer the comes to mind? Bupkis.

Per the most recent homeless count by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, homelessness in LA climbed by 3.4% — despite the obscene amount of money the city dumps on the problem.Meanwhile, the Trump administration has suspended funding to LAHSA — which LA merrily continues to fund –– amid allegations of fraud and financial mismanagement.The homeless authority has made a desperate plea in court to reclaim the frozen federal funds, The California Post reported this week.The entire mess is an embarrassment as large as Skid Row, which consumes an astonishing 50 blocks of Los Angeles.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story Yet off in the land of hula, mango and poke, Adelkoff gorges on taxpayer dollars. About 94% of the $15 million a year her nonprofit collects flows from taxpayers, per the org...