Build Hope, Inc (BHI), was created under the name Kids Progress Inc. (KPI) in 2002 by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), to ensure that residents living in the city’s public housing developments receive the full social, health, educational and work opportunities to which they are entitled, and to enhance quality of life, through long-term academic and economic success.

In 2019, KPI transitioned into Build Hope, Inc. and expanded its services to include HACLA’s growing portfolio of properties, adding residents of affordable housing and Section 8 households.

In addition to fulfilling HACLA’s mandate of safely housing residents, BHI is dedicated to improving life outcomes and addressing intergenerational poverty.