Welcome to the Westside Coalition

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The 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-
Zoom Meetings Will Be Available

Welcome to our newest Coalition members!!! (including individual and family memberships) 
Village for Vets
Mike and Carol Galsterer
Richard and Joanne Rutgers
Mary Downes
Janet Zarem
Peter and Susan Mackauf
                                                            -THANK YOU!-

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      Coalition Monthly Meetings

The Westside Coalition meets every third Thursday on Zoom until in-person meetings can continue.

All are welcome, you don't need to be a member to visit the meeting.

Now You Can Donate Through Venmo!
@W-Coalition

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:
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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!

Check it out!

Thank you for a VERY Successful Celebrating Success Breakfast!
​You can watch it here!

Become a member?
​Or renew your membership?
Even individuals and families can become members!
To learn more about the benefits of being a Coalition member
And to download the documents 
​click here. ​

Contact Us: info@westsidecoalitionla.org