Brentwood Presbyterian Church | http://bpcusa.org/
12000 San Vicente Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Phone: 310-826-5656
Catholic Charities | www.CatholicCharitiesLA.org
211 3rd Ave., Venice, CA 90291
310.392.8701
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles operates 28 community centers, 5 thrift stores and 8 shelters. 90% of the 244,000 who came for services last year had annual incomes of under $12,000. We welcome everyone regardless of race, ethnic background, or religious affiliation. St. Robert's Center in Venice offers groceries and lunches on Saturdays and Sundays as well as case management on Mondays and Tuesdays by appointment. Psychological services are provided by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays with fees on a sliding scale beginning at $25.
Chrysalis | www.changelives.org
1853 Lincoln Blvd.,
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310.392.4117
Chrysalis is the only independent nonprofit organization in Los Angeles County exclusively dedicated to helping economically disadvantaged and homeless individuals become self-sufficient through employment opportunities. We provide critical employment services and resources to nearly 2,300 individuals annually through our centers based in downtown Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Pacoima. In 2004, 93% of clients who completed our curricula (1730 individuals) secured employment. Clients have access to a wide range of classes and services designed to improve job search skills, self-confidence and employability. Offerings include workshops on job search strategies, resume writing, interview preparation, basic computer training, transitional employment opportunities through Chrysalis Enterprises and job retention skills. Resources include one-on-one coaching, voicemail, address, email and Internet access, copiers, fax machines, clothing and transportation for interviews.
CLARE Foundation | www.clarefoundation.org
909 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310.314.6338
CLARE Foundation is a thirty-five-year-old non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing services to all those seeking recovery from alcoholism and substance abuse. Eleven residential and outpatient programs offer culturally sensitive English, Spanish, and gender-specific social services to a diverse population of men, women, children, the homeless, and those facing criminal prosecution for drug and alcohol offenses. CLARE’s programs include non-medical detoxification, primary recovery support, a long-term residential recovery program, sober living for individuals, and women with children as well as transitional, outpatient and community-based family services. CLARE believes that recovery involves individual effort; the support of others; and a clean, secure, and sober environment. CLARE is committed to providing a comprehensive continuum of care to meet the needs of the whole person in recovery, regardless of ability to pay for services.
Common Ground | www.commongroundwestside.org
2012 Lincoln Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310.314.5480
Founded in 1992, Common Ground-The Westside HIV Community Center is the only local agency on the West side of Los Angeles devoted to providing a full range of services to people living with HIV and AIDS.
Common Ground’s mission is to bring diverse members of the Westside community together in the fight against AIDS. We provide comprehensive social services and public education programs to Westside residents living with and at-risk for HIV. We ensure that people of diverse cultural backgrounds, those living in poverty, youth, and people who are homeless are able to access our services.
Community Corp. of SM | www.communitycorp.org
1423 Second Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.394.8487
Community Corporation of Santa Monica is a locally based, non-profit organization committed to developing and managing affordable housing in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. A key mission of the organization is to provide housing to lower wage working families.
Private and public funds are used to develop, build and manage affordable housing in newly constructed complexes and in rehabilitated older buildings. Our residential units range in size from a fourplex to a 62 –unit building, and the units range from studios to four-bedrooms. These buildings are held in trust as a community resource, not for profit but for public benefit, and site-managed by employees hired from the resident pool.
City of Culver City | www.ci.culver-city.ca.us
9770 Culver Blvd.
Culver City, CA. 90232
310.253.6731
Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center | www.didihirsch.org
4670 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90230
310.390.6612
Since it was founded in 1942, Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center has treated more than half a million people, promoting a better quality of life for residents throughout Los Angeles County. Our mission is to empower our clients to maximize their potential by providing quality behavioral health care services to the community and those in need. We provide mental health and substance abuse treatment, delinquency prevention services, and crisis intervention at nine sites and numerous school-based programs throughout Los Angeles. Annually, more than 44,000 children, adults, and older adults receive services. Our services include crisis intervention and stabilization, residential care, day treatment, counseling, case management, youth-at-risk and family reinforcement programs, and extensive community outreach. We also operate the only free, accredited, 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, suicide prevention crisis line from the Mexican border to Santa Barbara.
Department of Mental Health Edelman Westside Mental Health Center www.lacdmh.org
11080 Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
310.966.6565
Edelman Westside Mental Health Center is a directly operated program of Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. We serve the pervasive and persistent mentally ill with crisis intervention, case management, medication support, rehabilitation and employment services. Additional services include money management, an Assertive Community Treatment program, and a Wellness Center. There are occasional volunteer opportunities. Volunteers are registered through the Department of Mental Health.
First Presbyterian Church
1220 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.451.1303
Kehillat Israel | www.kehillatisrael.org
16019 Sunset Blvd.
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
310.459. 2328
Kehillat Israel is at the core a philanthropic community and our mission is to draw upon the spiritual teachings of Jewish tradition to serve those most vulnerable in our society. Shimon the Tzadik taught, 'The world is sustained by three things: by study of Torah, by prayer and by acts of loving kindness.'"- Talmud Kehillat Israel's commitment to the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam (heal the world) can be seen every day in the congregation's large network of task forces and community service projects that serve the homeless, teach literacy, provide support for new immigrants, comfort those experiencing personal and family traumas, support food banks, fight crippling diseases and work on behalf of a spiritual approach to the environment.
New Directions, Inc. | www.newdirectionsinc.org
11303 Wilshire Blvd.
Bldg. 116
Los Angeles, CA 90073
310.914.4045
New Directions, Inc. is a long-term licensed residential drug, alcohol and mental health treatment program for homeless veterans. We offer transitional housing in three facilities: the 156-bed Regional Opportunity Center on the V.A. campus; the 43-bed New Directions North for homeless veterans with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders, also on the V.A. campus; and two 8-bed homes for homeless women veterans and spouses or daughters of veterans. The agency provides job training and placement, parenting and family reintegration services, as well as permanent housing placement. New Directions involves volunteers in its special events activities and on its boards.
OPCC | www.opcc.net
1453 16th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310.264.6646
OPCC is a community-supported organization where staff, volunteers, and clients work together to address the effects of poverty, abuse, neglect, and discrimination. OPCC is a network of shelters and services that provides assistance to men, women and children in the form of housing, case management, mental health services, food, peer support, and in-depth preparation for independent living. OPCC’s success stems from the full range of services provided by our ten programs. We are committed to empowering our clients to rebuild their lives and provide the level of support appropriate to the needs and desires of each individual.
P.A.T.H. | www.epath.org
2346 Cotner Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90064
310.996.0034
PATH is a non-profit community organization that helps homeless people find work, save money, secure housing, and empower their lives. Initially an emergency food and clothing distribution program, PATH has since grown into a multi-facility organization that provides a wide range of coordinated services for homeless individuals throughout Southern California. PATH serves homeless clients in the following areas:
Emergency, Transitional and Affordable Housing; Outreach and Referrals; Educational and Employment Assistance; Health & Mental Health Services, and Supportive Social Services.
Phoenix House of Los Angeles, Inc. | www.phoenixhouse.org/California/
503 Ocean Park
Venice, CA 90291
310.392.3070
Since 1979, Phoenix House has been a leading provider of residential substance abuse treatment in Southern California, now operating more than 20 residential and outpatient programs for adolescents and adults in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties. Fees are based on a sliding scale, and no client is denied treatment because of the inability to pay. It is the Mission of Phoenix House to: Reclaim disorderd lives. Encourage individual responsibility, positive behavior and personal growth. Strengthen families and communities. Safeguard public health. Promote a drug-free society through prevention, treatment, education and training, research and advocacy. We support our mission by adhering to the concept of Self-help. Sustaining excellence in programming and service delivery. Seeking innovative solutions to emerging social problems. Honoring the dignity of the individual
St. Joseph Center | www.stjosephctr.org
204 Hampton Drive
Venice, CA 90201
310.396.6468
Since 1976, we have been providing access to life’s basic needs and much more. Our Mission is to provide working poor families, as well as homeless men, women and children of all ages, with the inner resources and tools to become productive, stable and self-supporting members of the community. The Center provides people with practical tools to end hopelessness and despair and to begin a journey back to a fulfilling and productive life. Programs include: childcare/parenting; affordable housing program; family center and food pantry; infant toddler development center; monetary advisory program; senior outreach program culinary training program; homeless service center; access center for emergency shelter; veterans representative payee program.
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church | www.stmatthews.com
1031 Bienveneda Avenue
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
310.454.1358
The Mission Statement of our parish commits us to focus our time, talent and gifts for ministry in four broad areas: Worship and Music, Christian Formation, Pastoral Care, and Outreach. Each of these areas are a vital part of our parish’s life and ministry. Moreover, all Christians are called to integrate these four elements into their own lives in God. Saint Matthew’s Outreach Ministries support a wide range of projects, organizations and activities here in Los Angeles and in the wider world. Our parish’s members give generously of their time, talent and treasure to make a difference in the world in the Name of Christ. From providing a meal for the homeless in our own city to working with the Anglican Church in Belize.
St. Monica Catholic Church | www.stmonica.net
725 California Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
310.458.6042
Salvation Army Westwood Transitional Village | www.salvationarmy.org
1401 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310.477.9539
Westwood targets homeless and veteran families. Most residents are graduates of Salvation Army programs in the Los Angeles area. We have 40 spacious fully furnished apartments, which range from 1 - 4 bedrooms, 1 - 2 bathrooms. There is an adjacent licensed child development center that provides care to residents and low-income families. Residents participate in case managed services coordinated by a professional staff geared to help families reach a quality of life. The goal is to help families transition from homelessness to independent living. We assist residents in developing money management skills and life skills through payment of rent and monthly savings. Each family is empowered to develop the skills to live independently through supportive services.
City of Santa Monica | www.santa-monica.org
1685 Main St.
Room 212
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.458.8701
The City of Santa Monica funds a comprehensive range of homeless services that assist homeless people in transitioning from the streets to housing and self-sufficiency. In FY 2004-05 the City funded nine homeless service agencies: Chrysalis, the CLARE Foundation, New Directions, OPCC, St. Joseph Center, Step Up on Second, The Salvation Army, Upward Bound House, and the Westside Food Bank. Other Coalition members who serve homeless persons, such as Common Ground and the Westside Center for Independent Living, receive support from the City as well. Last year, through the support of the City-funded services, 874 homeless persons received emergency or transitional housing, 309 people transitioned into permanent housing, and 547 adults found and maintained jobs. The City is also working with its partners in the Coalition to develop and implement new strategies to improve homeless service delivery and address the issue of chronic homelessness in Santa Monica.
SOVA Community Food & Resource Program
16439 Vanowen Street
Van Nuys, CA 91406
818.988.7682
StandUp For Kids – Los Angeles | www.standupforkids.org
P.O. Box 251283
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310.552.7241
The mission of STANDUP FOR KIDS is to help homeless and street kids. We do this, every day, in cities across America. We carry out our mission through our volunteers who go to the streets in order to find, stabilize and otherwise help homeless and street kids improve their lives. Our focus goes beyond street outreach and extends to deterrence and resource programs that we provide in schools and via the internet. But all facets of our mission are guided by the mandate that our volunteers shall tell kids they care about them and then, at every point, prove it.
Step Up On Second | www.stepuponsecond.org
1328 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.394.6889
Step Up on Second involves individuals with severe and persistent mental illness in developing opportunities to reintegrate into the community. Step Up is dedicated to long-term support of people in recovery and their families, offering quality housing, educational, social and work experiences. Step Up is committed to increasing public understanding and acceptance of mental illness. Open 365 days a year, Step Up offers two meals each day, vocational training and employment, psycho-social groups, showers and laundry facilities for homeless members, housing assistance, case management and psychiatric services.
Unitarian Universalist Community Church | www.uusm.org
1250 18th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310.829.5436
The mission of the UUCCSM is to build a congregational home that supports their vision that provides opportunities for spiritual and personal growth in an interactive and intergenerational community that is welcoming and inclusive. Visit www.uusm.org to learn more about the Unitarian Universalist Community Church.
United Methodist Women
1008 11th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90403
310.393.8258
We are a congregation called by Jesus to be in mission to our community and the world, and an important part of that mission is addressing human needs and social problems.
Upward Bound House | www.upwardboundhouse.org
1104 Washington Ave
Santa Monica, CA 90403
310.458.7779
We are a community-based, private nonprofit social service agency designed to help mitigate the affordable housing crisis on the Westside of Los Angeles County and specifically, its impact on two vulnerable populations - homeless families with minor children and very low-income seniors. Upward Bound House fulfills its mission through Family Place, its transitional housing facility for homeless families, and Senior Villa, its affordable housing facility for the very low-income elderly. Connecting the two facilities and our surrounding community is the Intergenerational Center, a place where the three generations housed at Upward Bound can interact and receive services that will allow each resident to lead an enriched, empowered and independent life.
Venice Community Housing | www.vchcorp.org
720 Rose Ave.
Venice, CA 90291
310.399.4100
Venice Community Housing Corporation is a non-profit organization that provides transitional housing for homeless women and their children, and permanent affordable housing and tenant services for homeless or low-income families and individuals; housing repairs for seniors through the HandyWorker program; economic development opportunities and a H.S. diploma/job-training program for youth ages 16-24 through YouthBuild; gang violence prevention activities through the Bridges Program at Mark Twain Middle School and Teen Court at Venice High; and CommunityWorks for Kids at VCHC housing. This organization purchases, builds and rehabilitates housing and social services through a collaborative model with other community-based organizations. In addition, the VCHC has a licensed infant-toddler development center, in collaboration with other coalition member organizations.
Venice Family Clinic | www.venicefamilyclinic.org
604 Rose Ave.
Venice, CA 90291
310.664.7613
The Venice Family Clinic’s mission is to improve the health of people and communities through accessible, quality care. Founded in 1970, the Clinic has grown from a small storefront operation into the largest free clinic in the nation. We provide free comprehensive primary health care, mental health services, health education and child development services as well as public insurance enrollment to nearly 20,000 patients, including over 5,000 children, who make 100,000 visits. We also provide prescription medicines at no charge. Our patients are poor, have no private health insurance, though a majority are hard working and hold two or three jobs. We also serve 3,500 homeless people. Our patients live primarily in Venice, Santa Monica, Palms, Mar Vista, Inglewood, Culver City and other areas throughout Los Angeles County.
VA, West LA Medical Center | www.gla.med.va.gov
11301 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90073
310.478.3711
The Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Mental Health Outpatient Treatment Center provides a Walk In Clinic for Homeless Services that includes: Medical Care; Substance Abuse Treatment; Mental Health Care; Veterans Benefits Counseling; Social Security & SSI Counseling and Employment Counseling. If a veteran has never utilized VA benefits the screening clinic has eligibility workers. The Screening Clinic is the first point of contact for all the above services. The clinic includes nurses, social workers, mental health and substance abuse counselors who assess each veterans needs to determine appropriate services. The VA also has AmeriCorp & outreach workers who travel throughout LA county searching for homeless veterans. You may also call us if you know a homeless veterans location and we will provide outreach service.
Volunteers of America | www.voala.org
3600 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 1500
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213.389-1500
The Mission of Volunteers of America of Greater Los Angeles is to enrich the lives of those in need of assistance. Volunteers of America of Greater Los Angeles operates programs assisting families and individuals in poverty, abused and neglected children, the homeless, individuals recovering from alcohol and drug addiction, frail elderly, ex-offenders returning to society, and young people at risk. Our commitment is to bring lasting solutions, not just temporary comfort, by supporting individual growth and self-sufficiency
Westside Center for Ind. Living | www.wcil.org
1527 4th Street #250
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.394.9871
The Westside Center for Independent Living was founded in 1976 as a non-residential, public-benefit corporation to enable people with disabilities and seniors in the Los Angeles community to live more independent, self supporting and satisfying lives. The mission of the Westside Center for Independent Living is to empower people with disabilities to reach their independent living goals through a variety of non-residential programs and services. WCIL advocates, educates and provides primarily peer-conducted services to its consumers and the community. WCIL has helped over 30,000 people achieve this goal by providing a wide range of services, including benefits and housing advocacy, peer counseling, personal assistance services, independent living skills training, job training and placement and information and referral.
Westside Food Bank | www.westsidefoodbankca.org
1710 22nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310.828.6016
Westside Food Bank is a non-profit agency that serves virtually all Westside nonprofit agencies that have kitchens or food pantry programs. Member agencies come to the food bank warehouse for weekly food allotments or receive food through Extra Helpings Westside, the food bank’s prepared and perishable food rescue program. WSFB distributes close to 4 million pounds of food a year to more than 80,000 local people, half of whom are children. |
