Welcome to the Westside Coalition
Learn More about WCThe Westside Coalition is an alliance of over 60 organizations, public agencies and faith communities committed to working collaboratively on issues of housing, hunger and health through service coordination, public education and advocacy.
The Westside Coalition is a non-profit volunteer organization that currently operates under the fiscal sponsorship of Mount Olive Lutheran Church. The coalition was founded in 1982 to serve the Westside of Los Angeles County and is reportedly the oldest coalition in the county working on behalf of the poor and homeless. Since that time the Westside Coalition (Formerly the Westside Shelter & Hunger Coalition) merged with the Westside Health Coalition. Throughout its history, the Westside Coalition has proven to be an effective tool in providing collaborative, high-quality programs and services for those in need in our community. In-Person Coalition Meetings are Canceled Until Further Notice-
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Trauma Informed Training for Direct Service Staff Members- Open to All!It is a regular practice for Social Service Providers to train their staff members in trauma-informed care, but it is in the context of the client having the trauma. We have seen that difficult circumstances, such as Covid-19, insufficient resources to get clients into housing, and dealing with people that often have persistent mental illness, the staff member can experience the trauma; this includes faith communities as well. It can be experienced by compassion fatigue, burnout or secondary trauma (taking your client's trauma home with you). We are committed to doing Direct Service Staff trainings to discuss this very prevalent problem with experts in the field. We offer monthly trainings, currently on Zoom; all are free. Register for the training on March 16th at 9:00am to 10:30am by clicking this link:
https://WestsideCoalition.networkforgood.com/events/26760-direct-service-staff-training-trauma-informed-nutrition Did you miss the Coalition Meeting Zoom? Don't worry, we recorded it!
Thank you for a VERY Successful Celebrating Success Breakfast!
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