Welcome to the Westside Coalition
Learn More about WCThe Westside Coalition is an alliance of over 55 organizations, public agencies and faith communities committed to working collaboratively on issues of housing, hunger and health through service coordination, public education and advocacy.
WC is a non-profit volunteer organization that operates under the fiscal management 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 country 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 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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Our annual fundraiser, the Westside Coalition Super-Bowlathon will be postponed for now until it is safe to gather for an event.
We will have our event at some point in the next few months and hope that you will still join us and support us! You can still get your tickets here: https://westsidecoalition.networkforgood.com/events/18929-westside-coalition-s-super-bowlathon Also, please consider being a Sponsor! Check this out!
https://westsidecoalition.networkforgood.com/events/19158-sponsors-for-2020-bowlathon Note: Checks for sponsorships can be sent to 1343 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405- our previous PO Box has been closed.
One of Our Previous Honoree's Success Story
Honored by Edelman Mental Health Center
Clifton McKay I joined the US Navy at age 17 with the permission of my parents. After discharge, I started drinking and smoking weed; I ended up on the streets. I made some poor choices and was sentenced to 10 years in prison for committing a violent crime. I ended up at Patton Hospital and was given a diagnosis of Schizophrenia. Some of the symptoms I experienced were paranoia, voices, visual hallucinations, delusions, depression and I attempted to kill myself with sleeping pills. After leaving Patton, I joined Gateway and was admitted into the FSP program. During my time in this program, I have worked with some very helpful people. While in the FSP program at Edelman MHC, I received support and encouragement from their staff including Dr. Zuker and Maria, Felix and Oscar. Because of their help, I am getting the services I need to turn my life around. I am now working at Step Up on Second as a Peer Specialist and am living at the Manor in Santa Monica. I attend AA meetings regularly, go to the gym and take classes at Santa Monica College. I give my testimony at various locations such as the VA hospitals and transitional housing. My goal is to become a psychologist and provide help to those who are in the situation I was in many years ago. "Being homeless makes you feel hopeless, depressed and scared... you drink and take drugs to feel better and take away the pain." Become a member? Or renew your membership?
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