Miley Cyrus $1 Million Donation Gives 97 Homeless Women a Home
Miley Cyrus has pledged $1 million to Rosa’s Place, a new housing project in Los Angeles’ Skid Row neighbourhood. The Miley Cyrus $1 million donation goes through the Miley Cyrus Foundation and will help create permanent homes for 97 women who have lived through homelessness, including those leaving violent situations. The Downtown Women’s Centre announced the gift at its Every Woman Housed Gala on October 10, 2026, where Cyrus and her mother, Tish Cyrus-Purcell, were honoured for their support of women and survivors of violence.
Rosa’s Place will have 97 permanent apartments, shared community spaces, a learning centre, a courtyard and a wellness area for mothers. Residents will get case management, health services and job-readiness programmes, so the focus is long-term stability, not a temporary bed. Cyrus and her mother are expected to help design the interiors so the spaces feel welcoming.
Her ties to the cause go back years. In 2014, she invited Jesse Helt, a young man experiencing homelessness, to accept her VMA award for Video of the Year. Her Happy Hippie Foundation, now part of the Miley Cyrus Foundation, backed homeless youth, and she has also supported My Friend’s Place. She says the women she has met through the Downtown Women’s Centre leave her with a lasting sense of their strength, resilience and hope.
The Miley Cyrus $1 million donation is more than a cheque. Money, design input and the centre’s services together aim at what homeless women in Los Angeles need beyond a roof: security, health support and a path to work. Cyrus has said home has always been her safe place, and that view shapes how she gives. One building won’t fix the city’s wider crisis, but 97 women will get a real chance to start over.
Rosa’s Place is expected to open in 2027, according to PEOPLE. The gala also raised funds for the centre’s wider housing and services campaign. Watch for design details and whether the Miley Cyrus $1 million donation draws more donors toward homeless women in Los Angeles.