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- Adult Day Care
- All Government Benefits and Services Eligibility Calculators
- Caregivers
- Childcare (incl. city parks)
- Clothing
- Crisis Intervention (see Hotlines below too)
- Disabled
- Domestic Violence
- Education and Technology
- * General *
- ESL
- Free Online Classes
- Events (where you can find free health screenings, foreclosure clinics, etc.)
- Ex-Offender
- Family and Children
- Financial (Financial Counseling, Loans, Reverse Mortgage, Cash Grants, etc.)
- * General *
- Assistance to patients / survivors (See also `Prescriptions` under Medical, Prescriptions, Dental. Vision below)
- Childcare and Child Support
- Developmental Dicciculties
- Disabled
- General
- Homeowners: Foreclosures, Home Owners Tax Credit, Reverse Mortgage
- Renters
- Taxes
- Utilities
- Ways to Make Extra Cash
- Food
- * General *
- Holiday Meals
- Free Items (Recycler, craigslist. . . )
- Government Benefits: Housing, Loans, MediCare, MediCaid, Social Security, etc.
- * General *
- Benefit Flowcharts
- LA County
- Public Benefits Counsling and Advocacy
- Holiday Help (more resources appear closer to the holidays)
- * General *
- Holiday Meals
- Home Chore/Repair Assistance (Home Maintenance/Upgrades, Nursing)
- Homeless Services
- * General *
- Homeless Survival Guides
- Identification - getting new or replacement ID
- LAHSA
- Shelters
- Hotlines
- Household Items - free or inexpensive
- Housing
- * General *
- Searches and Low Income Housing (incl. Sec 8 and Public Housing)
- Listings of Low Income Housing (incl. Sec 8 and Public Housing)
- Immigrants
- Jobs
- Legal
- Living on Little or No Income
- Medical Insurance
- * General *
- MediCal
- Medicare
- Overviews Of The Many Low-cost and Free Health Insurance Programs
- Programs for Special Groups
- Adults
- Blind or Disabled
- Children up to 21 years of age
- Immigrants
- Individuals with Serious Medical Conditions
- Parents or Care-Taker Relatives
- Pregnant Women
- Seniors
- Medical, Prescriptions, Dental. Vision
- * General *
- Dental
- Durable Medical Equipment - Free or Inexpensive
- Dying
- Free Classes and Services
- Hospitals, Clinics, Nursing Homes, Doctors
- Pediatric
- Pregnancy
- Prescriptions
- Specific Conditions
- * General *
- ADD/ADHD
- AIDS
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- Alzheimer`s / Dementia
- Cancer
- Deafness - Hard of Hearing
- Developmentally Disabled
- Diabetes
- Muscular and Neural Disorders
- Visually Impsired
- Women`s Health
- Vision
- Mental Health
- Recreation
- Senior Centers and Meal Sites
- Senior Services
- Support Groups
- Transportation
- Utilities
- Vets and Active Military Families
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Women
- Youth and Runaways
- * RECURSOS EN ESPANOL (RESOURCES IN SPANISH) *
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ADULT DAY CARE
- Adult Day Support
- Alzheimer's Day Care and Resource Centers (DOA)
- Information for Seniors sufferring from Alzheimers Disease and their caretakers. Lists addresses and phone numbers to agencies providing care for Alzheimers sufferers
- California Adult Day Health Care Centers - California Department of Aging
- Department of Aging - ADULT DAY SUPPORT SERVICES
- Social services available for Seniors to partipate in and volunteer for. Includes Adult Day Care Program, Foster Grandparents, and Senior Companion
- Directory of Adult Day Services in Los Angeles County
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- Easter Seals, San Fernando Valley (Jan 2007)
- Provides the opportunity to become an active member of the community. Individuals learn work-related skills by engaging in regularly scheduled volunteer work, community service projects and other ventures. If needed, support is provided to better manage behavioral challenges.
- Find Adult Daycare Near You for Seniors and Elderly Adults
- ElderCarelink simplifies the process of connecting with qualified adult day care programs that meet your parent's needs.
- International Institute of Los Angeles's El Rinconcito del Sol
- KHEIR / Adult Day Care Center
- LA DoA Adult Day Programs (throuhgout the city)
- Los Angeles Retarded Citizens' Foundation'd Day Training Activity Center
- Los Angeles Retarded Citizens' Foundation offers a work-oriented program with a focus on preparing program participants to enter into the workforce.
- Los Angeles Alzheimer's Day Care and Resource Centers
- Lists addresses and phone numbers to agencies providing care for Alzheimers sufferers
- Network of Care - Adult Day Care
- Deparrtment of Aging's comprehensive database of senior services, including adult day care. (Search by ZIP code.)
- UCLA Directory: Day Care
- UCLA Geriatric Day Treatment (covered by Medicare & most insurance)
- Wise Seniors :: Adult Day Services
- Westside Regional Center
- Clients can improve daily living skills, get training in a vocation, find a job, succeed at that job, and improve daily living skills. These programs also offer vocational training, employment and support on the job as needed.
ALL GOVERNMENT SERVICES ELIGIBILITY CALCULATORS
- AccessParatransit - Eligibility
- BenefitsCheckUp from NCOA (Fed & State Benefits: health, utilities, etc. - for seniors)
- Find and enroll in federal, state, local and private programs that help pay for prescription drugs, utility bills, meals, health care and other needs
- CHAMP-Net Eligibility Calculator
- For children & pregnant women - the various public and private healthcare options. E.g., Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, Kaiser Parmanente Child Health Plan, Healthy Kids, AIM
- Determining Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Eligibility
- Determining Your VA Health Care Eligibility
- Disability Benefits Calculator (if you're going to/leaving work, turning 18)
- For California: Benefits to Work Calculator / Job to Job Calculator / Medi-Cal for the Working Disabled Calculator / School and Work Calculator /
- DPSS Food Stamp Program - Eligibility
- Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) - Should I Apply?
- Eligibility for Low Income Utility Programs
- FNS Food Stamp Program Eligibility Screening Tool
- GovBenefits.gov - Your Benefits Eligibility Calculator
- GovBenefits.gov - Your Calif & Fed Benefits Descriptions & Selection on Qualifiers
- Long Term Care Medi-Cal Eligibility
- Medi-Cal for the Working Disabled Eligibility Calculator
- California's disability benefits planning resource site helps workers, job seekers, and service providers understand the connections between work and benefits.
- Public & Private Health Insurance Eligibility Tool (all the plans for which you may qualify)
- PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) PROGRAM - Free Primary Care
- Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Eligibility Calculator
- Social Security Online - Social Security & SSI Benefit Eligibility (including Medicare & SSI)
- VA Health Care Eligibility & Enrollment
- VA Loan Eligibility Calculator
- Web Connector - Find savings for your groceries, utilities, insurance, taxes, and more --for free!
- WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines 07-08
CAREGIVERS SERVICES
- Caregivers' Assistance & Resources: USA.gov
- USA.gov: Caregivers' Resources -- Find resources on providing care; government benefits; long-distance caregiving; legal matters and end-of-life issues; and support for caregivers.
- Caregivers Support Groups
- Children of Aging Parents Support Group in Sherman Oaks
- A site to help caregivers cope and provide support and information
- Chinatown Service Center
- Department of Aging - List of Adult Daycare Providers
- Social services available for Seniors to partipate in and volunteer for. Includes Adult Day Care Program, Foster Grandparents, and Senior Companion
- Kinship Care Services Home
- Leeza's Place - Free Caregiver Support & Training (Hollywood)
- Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center - Fact Sheet: Assisted Living and Support Housing
- Serves family caregivers of a brain impaired or frail, older adult in LA County
- Network of Care -Family Caregivers
- ONEgeneration Caregiver Clubs (with free respite services)
- Senior Care, Child Care, Elder Care, Multi-generational
- THE ELDERCARE LOCATOR - 1-800-677-1116
- UCLA Directory: Caregiver Assistance
- United Cerebral Palsy Respite Services
- USC's Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center
- WILKINSON SENIOR CENTER
- Bereavement group kinship care program (older adult parenting program-no cost) men-to-men support group physical fitness senior growth and support group senior nutrition program senior peer counseling women-to-women focus group
- Abledata: Caregivers Resource Center
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- Well Spouse Association
- Well Spouse is a national nonprofit membership organization which gives support to wives, husbands, and partners of the chronically ill and/or disabled.
CHILDCARE (including city parks)
- Adeste Before-and-After-School Childcare
- Boys & Girls Club (Pacoima) - Child Care and After School Care ($12-$24 annual fee)
- (818) 896-5261
Any boy or girl between the ages of 7 and 18 is welcome at the Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley. The membership fee of $24 per year. Provides a reduced cost to low and moderate income level families that provide documents verifying income and residence.
- BRESEE FOUNDATION: After-School Programs ($5/yr)
- Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. - Youth Programs
- CCRCLA online childcare referrals database
- Child Care Resource Center - Help Paying for Child Care
- City Of Los Angeles: CHILD CARE DIRECTORY SEARCH
- L.A. DPSS Child Care Directory Search
- L.A. DPSS Child Care Hompage (including provider search)
- LA Parks - MASON PARK CHILD CARE CENTER (Chatsworth)
- LA Parks - NORTHRIDGE CHILD CARE CENTER
- LA Parks - TARZANA CHILD CARE CENTER
- LA Parks - VICTORY VALLEY CHILD CARE CENTER (N.H.)
- LA Parks - WINNETKA CHILD CARE CENTER
- Latin Amercian Civic Association - Free Preschool
- Latin Amercian Civic Association
- LAUSD Reseda - Child Care and After School Care. Ages 3-5.
- Child Care Resource Center ( formerly known asLatin American Civic/Head Start) - Child Care and After School Care - Ages 3-5 years. Provide breakfast, snack, and lunch.
- (818) 998-6063 - 2 Sessions: 8 AM - 11:30AM, 11:30AM- 3PM
- Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
- Alternative Payment Program to subsidize child care for those who qualify. Resource and Referral line to help families find quality child care in the service area. Child Care Food Program helps day care providers provide nutritious meals for children
- Network of Care - Child Care Provider Referrals
- North Valley Caring Services - Family Literacy (North Hills) After School Programs
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- Referral To Child Care / Help Paying for Child Care - In South Los AngelesCrystal Stairs
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- St. Joseph Center (Venice) Early Learning Center for ages 18 months to five years
- VCCC - Kidcare
- Main office, in 15 different schools. For school aged children. Multi-cultural arts, crafts, indoor, and outdoor.Child Development-LAUSD5607 Capistrano Ave.Woodland HillsCA(818) 716-0148
- VCCC - Kyds (Keep Youth Doing Something)
- Co-ed sports, leadership, arts, drama, and recreational programs for at-risk youth. Career advisor at various high schools.6740 Kester Ave. #200Van NuysCA(818) 908-2029
- VCCC - LA's Best
- Homework assistance, tutorial, educational and recreational games, arts and crafts, computer learning, drill team and sports team competitions and field trips. On specific school sites.LAUSD After School Program200 N. Spring St., Rm #M120Los AngelesCA(213) 978-0801
- VCCC - Los Angeles Child Care and Development Council
- Child care and development services for children 3-5 years of age and Infant care from 6 weeks old. Also 3 hour state preschool.Canoga Park7446 Alabama Ave.Canoga ParkCA(818) 348-2867
- VCCC - Los Angeles Unified School District
- For age 2 through elementary school.Early Childhood Development Division1360 West Temple St.Los AngelesCA(213) 625-6506
- VCCC - Northridge Hospital Kids Care
- Child care for ill children. Must bring child's immunization records, any medications in original labeled pharmacy container, and your childs lunch.18460 Cantara St.NorthridgeCA(818) 885-5437
- VCCC - PTSA 31st District Kidcare Project
- For grades K-5. Includes snack. Indoor and outdoor activities, arts and crafts, and homework tutoring.17445 Cantlay St.Van NuysCA(818) 996-2668
- VCCC - Salvation Army - San Fernando Valley Corps
- Religious based agency provides emergency food, shelter, and other basic needs, child care, informal education, spiritual guidance, recreation, and other services.14917 Victory Blvd.Van NuysCA(818) 781-5739
- VCCC - Valley Youth Services
- Supervised activities at elementary and middle schools. Children have freedom to come and go.5607 Capistrano Ave.Woodland HillsCA(818) 904-2152
- VCCC - Volunteers of America
- Childcare for children ages 2-11. Head Start and early Head Start. ESL classes.Los Angeles11243 Kittridge St.North HollywoodCA(818) 980-2287
- VCCC - West Valley Boys and Girls Club
- After school tutoring, co-ed sports, computer and many other enrichment classes.7245 Venice Ave.Canoga ParkCA(818) 224-3407
CLOTHING
- CENTRE CLOTHES CORNER
- For needy school aged chldren
- Dress for Success - LA
- Provides suits to disadvantaged women returning to or entering the workforce
- Lutheran Social Services
- MEND - Meet Each Need with Dignity - Clothing Center
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- Our Redeemer Lutheran Church - clothing (including socks & underwear)
- OPEN 10:00 AM TO 3:00 pm, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
FOOD, CLOTHING AND SERVICES FOR THE NEEDY.
Hot meals on Thursdays, showers, haircuts and other assistance available
- Social Services at Blessed Sacrament (Hollywood)
- Foster Children's Resource Center
- New clothes for children up to age 18 including school uniforms, jackets, toys and books; also basic necessities for infants such as crib sheets, blankets, bath towels and clothing. (located in Northridge)
CRISIS INTERVENTION (see HOTLINES too)
- California Coalition foy Youth Crisis Line
- 1-800-843-5200
Statewide, toll free, 24-hour, confidential phone line available to young people, primarily between the ages of 12 and 24. Provides crisis intervention counseling on such issues as abuse, assault and exploitation, running away, living on the streets, prostitution, gang membership, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues and suicide.
- NATIONAL HOTLINE - Childhelp USA Information Center
DISABLED SERVICES
- Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks - Therapeutic Centers
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- ! ! Network of Care - Seniors & People with Disabilities - Los Angeles
- @LA Disabled/Handicapped Services (Autism/ADHD/Developmentally/Physically/Blindness, etc.)
- 1st: Select Filter "Los Angeles County". Then select the neighborhood (e.g., San Fernando West")
2nd: Select "Community" in the index on the left. Then select "Social Services" and then "Disabled"
- AbilityFirst`s Paul Weston Work Center
- For children and adults with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, epilepsy. . . Provides many business services - such as secure shredding, sorting, packaging, assembly, fulfillment and mailing - while providing gainful employment to adults with developmental disabilities
- AccentCare
- Accessible Housing - Rancho del Valle Apartments in Woodland Hills
- Operates residential facilities for individuals with physical and developmental disabilities.
- Accessing Assistive Technology - Resource Guide
- AccessParatransit
- Adult Protective Services - Department of Community and Senior Services (CSS) for LA County
- Adult Protective Services (APS); Department of Community and Senior Services (CSS) for Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California
- Applying for a Free Guiding Eyes Dog
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- Applying for SSI payments or SSDI benefits by Phone
- You can apply for Social Security or SSI payments for your child by calling Social Security toll-free at 1-800-772-1213 or by visiting your local Social Security office
- Ask The Experts : HiCap Q & A
- Benefits for the Disabled Planning Calculators
- For California: Benefits to Work Calculator / Job to Job Calculator / Medi-Cal for the Working Disabled Calculator / School and Work Calculator / d benefits.
- California Relay Service - How to Make A Relay Call
- Relays telephone conversations back and forth between people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-disabled and all those they wish to communicate with by telephone.
- CATE - Device Loan
- Provides short-term loans of AT devices to Californian individuals
- CTAP Services and Equipment for Hearing, Vision, Mobility & Cognitive Impairments
- The California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) distributes telecommunications equipment and services to individuals certified as having difficulty using the telephone.
- DEPARTMENT ON DISABILITY's Links to Resources for the Disabled
- DisabilityInfo.gov: Benefits: Parent Resources
- Disibility Benefits Calculator (if you're going to/leaving work, turning 18)
- For California: Benefits to Work Calculator / Job to Job Calculator / Medi-Cal for the Working Disabled Calculator / School and Work Calculator /
- DMV - disabled placards and plates
- Easter Seals Services (view the services for "San Fernando Valley")
- ElderCarelink - Find Assisted Living, Homecare, Nursing homes, Eldercare and More.
- Quickly connects you with the providers who meet the needs of your aging family member
- Goodwill Southern California Career Training - for those with a disability
- Independent Living Center of Southern California
- Empowes Persons with Disabilities to Seek an Individual Course
- JFS Home Secure Project for Seniors & People with Disabilities in Los Angeles
- If you are elderly or disabled with limited income, you may qualify for FREE home safety and security services.
Grab bars in the bathroom. Nightlights. Hand-held shower hose. Non-skid surface for bathtub/shower floor. Secure doors and windows, including a peephole.
- JFS LA - Telecheck
- A telephone reassurance program for socially isolated and frail homebound older adults
- JFS Linkages Program
- For people who need help managing their lives because of an accident, illness or other disability. The goal of the program is to prevent or delay the premature or inappropriate institutionalization of at risk, frail elderly and functionally impaired adults 18 years of age and older.
- LA City Department of Disability Auxiliary Aids and Services
- LA City Ombudsman Program
- Program to help prevent Elder abuse
- Los Angeles County HICAP office Medicare Counseling
- LA County In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
- IHSS helps pay for services provided to eligible persons who are 65 years of age or over, or legally blind, or disabled adults and children, so they can remain safely in their own homes.
- LA Works Disability Resources
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- Little Tokyo Service Center - home visit & telephone call support for shut-ins
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- Lotsa Helping Hands
- Mail Carrier Alert Program
- When a carrier notes something unusual concerning a patron registered with Carrier Alert, he or she reports it to a supervisor who in turn contacts the sponsoring local agency.
- Medi-Cal for the Working Disabled Eligibility Calculator
- Medicare.gov - Nursing Home Compare
- Provides detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.
- MetroNorth WorkSource Center - Equipped with large screen monitors, JAWS, etc.
- Assists those with significant barriers to employment. For example, low income, history of incarceration or substance abuse, disability, laid off or terminated, poor work history
- Network of Care - Alzheimer's Disease
- Network of Care - Disability Aids and Rehabilitation
- Network of Care - DISABLED DRIVER PROGRAM
- Network Of Care - Seniors & People with Disabilities
- North LA County Regional Center - Support Groups in the San Fernando Valley
- For persons with developmental disabilities
- North LA County Regional Center: Eligibility
- For persons with developmental disabilities
- North LA County Regional Center: Service Planning
- For persons with developmental disabilities
- Nursing Home Watch
- PAI: Legal Help for Those with physical, developmental, or psychiatric
- RideInfo - matches one's transportation needs with available accessible transportation
- San Fernando Chapter of Hearing Loss California - HLCA
- Opens the world of communication to people with hearing loss by providing information, education, support and advocacy
- San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council Shopping Program
- Santa Monica DISABILITY SERVICES
- Social Security Disability Coalition
- Special Olympics Southern California
- St. Joseph Center :: Representative Payee Programs
- TEENLINE -:- Youth Yellow Pages -:- Disabled Services
- TEEN LINE is a confidential telephone helpline for teenaged callers. If you have a problem or just want to talk with another teen who understands, then this is the right place for you! Email help, online chat, message boards, resources and information.
- Tender Touch Homecare ($14/hr)
- THE GUIDE: Resources for the Disabilities Community
- The Guide offers links to a myriad of disability related web sites
- Title II ADA Grievance Form (LA Department of Disability)
- UCLA's Directory of Community Services for the Disabled
- UCLA's Directory of Emergency Response Systems
- USC Caregiver Resource Center
- VALLEY THERAPEUTIC RECREATION CENTER
- Located in N. Hollywood but also provides programming at Balboa Sports Center, Chatsworth Recreation Center, Northridge Recreation Center
- VALLEY THERAPEUTIC RECREATION CENTER - ADULT DAY CARE
- Valley Village - Developmental Dissabilities
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- West Hollywood - Disability Services
- Westside Center for Independent Living - BENEFITS COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY
- SSI - Supplemental Security Income around $805 monthly. / SSDI - Social Security Disability Insurance is just about the same amount as the projected Social Security benefits starting at age 65. / IHSS - In-Home Supportive Services are $8.10 per hour for a maximum of 283 hours monthly. / Medi-Cal insurance health coverage. / GR - General Relief is $221 monthly. / Food stamps are around $140 monthly. / /
- Abledata: Assistive Technology Equipment Loan Programs Resource Center
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- Long Term Care Ombudsman provides local advocacy services arising out of complaints and concerns of residents in skilled nursing and licensed board and care facilities for the elderly and seniors of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California.
- Long Term Care Ombudsman provides local advocacy services arising out of complaints and concerns of residents in skilled nursing and licensed board and care facilities for the elderly and seniors of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES
- $20.00 0r less to obtain restraining orders for victims of domestic violence
- Angel's Way Maternity Home
- Christian Singles Ministries
- BATTERED WOMEN & CHILD ABUSE Shelters
- Divorce Source: California Domestic Violence Shelters
- Domestic Violence Hotline
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE - 1-800-978-3600
- Direct to all shelters
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Hotlines & Shelters
- Domestic Violence/Rape Services
- DPSS Domestic Violence Shelter HOT Lines
- EPIC - Family Violence Directory Hotline, Shelters
- EPIC - Family Violence Referral Directory
- Family and Individual Services - Domestic Violence Victims
- Get Help - National Domestic Violence Hotline
- 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) - Break the silence, make the call.
- Haven Hills
- Haven Hills provides support to victims of domestic violence: / Children's Programs / Counseling Clinic / Crisis line / Crisis shelter / Haven Hills Teen Program -
- Help for Victims
- The VCP may assist with the cost of medical and dental treatment, mental health services, funeral and burial expenses, home security, residential crime scene cleanup and emergency relocation. If a person is disabled as a result of the crime, the VCP also assists with wage loss, dependent support loss, job retraining and home or vehicle modifications.
The VCP can also help pay moving expenses – such as first and last month's rent, deposits and temporary lodging – if a victim needs to relocate for their own safety or emotional well-being
- L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center: Family Violence/Partner Abuse
- LA Works Resource Guide - Haven Hills
- Shelter for battered women & their children. 24 hour emergency hotline; emergency shelter for battered women & their children; non-residential group and individual counseling for victims. Services are free. The business office number is (818)887-7481
- LA Works Resource Guide - Women's Care Cottage
- Assists homeless women and children with info & referrals, case management, meals, clothes, laundry facilities and phone. All potential shelter residents must first be evaluated at this Resource center. The 15 bed shelter has a maximum stay of 90 days. Vocational program: Minimum 1 week workshop, employment development, job search, computer lab, help with employment placement and follow up. Office Hours: M-F 8:30am-5pm.
- LAPD Domestic Violence Hotlines
- Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center - Fact Sheet: Assisted Living and Support Housing
- Los Angeles House of Ruth, Serving Homeless, Battered Women with Children.
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- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- 1-800-799-7233
Provides support and assistance to anyone involved in a domestic violence situation, including those in same-sex relationships, male survivors, those with disabilities and immigrant victims of domestic violence.
- National Sexual Assault Hotline | RAINN | Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
- Phones For Life
- Rainbow Services - Domestic Violence Hotline in Spanish
- SafeNetwork: California's Domestic Violence Resource
- SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE - (310) 392-8381 and (213) 626-3393
- Sojourn - 24-Hour Hotline 310-264-6644
- St. Annes
- Stop Domestic Violence, call the Domestic Violence Hotline: 1 - 800-973-3600
- Stop Domestic Violence, call the Domestic Violence Hotline: 1 - 800-973-3600
- TEENLINE -:- Youth Yellow Pages -:- Rape and Sexual Abuse
- TEEN LINE is a confidential telephone helpline for teenaged callers. If you have a problem or just want to talk with another teen who understands, then this is the right place for you! Email help, online chat, message boards, resources and information.
- The Crib - Topanga, CA
- VCCC - Los Angeles County Victim-Witness Assistance Program
- Aids victims/violent crime; apply to Victims of Crime Program; limited bilingual. 6230 Sylmar Ave. #201Van NuysCA(818) 374-3075
- Violence Intervention Program - Domestic Violence Intervention
- Violence Intervention Program
- Women's Care Cottage Shelter
- Women's Shelters/Domestic Violence Programs
- Women's Survival Guide
- Emergency Numbers / Emergency Domestic Violence Services / Rape Hotlines / General Information And Referrals / Legal (Restraining Orders) /
- www.safenetwork.net/
- Provides a listing of agencies that specialize in domestic violence services. Emergency shelter programs, counseling, transitional living, education/prevention, advocacy and health service providers.
EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
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- BRESEE FOUNDATION: Academics and College Prep
- BRESEE FOUNDATION: Career Development and Financial Literacy
- BRESEE FOUNDATION: Film Making and Multimedia Training
- BRESEE FOUNDATION: Technology Access and Training
- CompuTech for Humanity
- Free Wi-Fi throughout Los Angeles
- Directory of free Wi-Fi locations in California.
- HP's Free Online Learning Center - For MS Office, Linux, Networking, etc.
- HP.com offers free, instructor-led, online business, technology and IT online classes, and quick lessons; all available 24/7.
- LAPL Adult Literacy Services (including free online tutoring)
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- LAUSD Valley School-based Clinics - ESL & Adult Education Classes
- Lutheran Social Services of Southern California - ESL clsses, computer training, financial literacy courses for low income families
- Lutheran Social Services of Southern California - Poverty Reduction Program
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- MEND - Job Training Programs
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- MEND - Meet Each Need with Dignity - Education & Training Center (restricted to northeast SFV residents only)
- North Valley Caring Services - Family Literacy, Computer Literacy (North Hills)
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- Project New Hope
- St. Joseph Center :: Free Culinary Training Program
- Where to Find Tips, Testing and Training at Little or No Cost - Los Angeles Times
Alternative High Schools
- Amelia Earhart High School
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- Guide to LAUSD Continuation High Schools
- Click the "All School Types" tab then click "Senior High School".
Click the "All Local Disricts" tab then click the districts you want (e.g., 1 or 2 for the San Fernando Valley).
Click "Search"
Click on "School Type" at the top of the table, then all continuation high schools will appear at the top (with a school type of "C")
- Jack London High School's WebSite
- A high school website, primarily featuring student work, and providing links to a vast array of resources.
- LAUSD's Alternative High Schools
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- Zane Grey High School
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English as a Second Langage (ESL) Classes
- * San Fernando Valley English As A Second Language (ESL) Classes *
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- Cohasset Elementary Parent Center - ESL Classes (Van Nuyzs)
- El Camino Adult School - ESL Classes (Canoga Park)
- Erwin St. School ESL Classes (in Valley Glen)
- Guadalupe Community Center - ESL Classes (Canoga Park)
- Kennedy-San Fernando Community Adult School - ESL Classes
- Kennedy - San Fernando Community Adult School. 11254 Gothic Ave. Granada Hills CA (818) 368-3702
- LA Pierce College ESL Classes
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- LAUSD Distance_Learning - ESLClasses
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- Los Angeles Mission College - ESL Classes
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- Melvin Elementary Adult Education - ESL Classes
- Mulholland Middle School Parent Page (& ESL classes) [Lake Balboa]
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- North Valley Occupational Center (near Laurel Canyon & Rinaldi)
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- Pacoima Skills Center (click on "Citizenship/VESL")
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- Reseda Community Adult School ESL Classes
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- San Fernando Valley Literacy Council - ESL Classes (North Hills)
- Sepulveda Parent Center- ESL Classes & babysitting (North Hills)
- Van Nuys Community Adult School - ESL Classes (Van Nuys)
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Free Online Classes
- BBC - Languages
- Learn foreign languages in your own time.
- Free Education
- Get a free high quality online education. Multipart Article.
- Free Online Course Materials | MIT OpenCourseWare
- Free Lecture Notes, Syllabus, Tutorials, Audio & Video from MIT professors. All Free. No registration. | MIT OpenCourseWare | ocw.mit.edu
- Free Online Language Courses
- free online language lessons for
anyone who wants to try to learn how to communicate with other people
from around the world
- OpenCourseWare Finder
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- UC Berkeley Webcasts | Video and Podcasts: Fall 2008 Courses
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- Wikiversity
- You can browse Wikiversity by school subject or school. The links give you a friendly route to pre-school, primary, secondary, or college education.
- Central American Resource Center / Centro de Recursos Centroamericanos
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EVENTS (free health screenings, foreclosure prevention workshops. . . )
- ! ! Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council Event Calendar
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- ! Socal Events - Health & Fitness - Health Fair
- ! Sun Community Newspapers - Search Sundial Events Calendar
- Seach "Health" event type for many support groups, plus, plus.
- ! Sun Encino to Studio City Community Newspapers - Sundial Calendar
- Bet Tzedek Events
- CA Department of Financial institutions - Consumer Events
- California Senior Expos
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- Child Care Resource Center - Calendar
- City Calendar
- Classes to Get Fit
- Free Online Library: HEALING BODIES, MINDS SCENERY, CLASSES HELP RESIDENTS GET FIT.(News) by "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)"
- Community Calendar / UCLA Health System
- Community Events within 10 mo of Van Nuys - Los Angeles Daily News
- Department of Aging - Calendar of Events
- Experience LA: Official Cultural Event Calendar of Los Angeles County: Art, Music, Theater, Festivals, Parades, Sporting Events, Attractions
- Eye Spy LA Things To Do in San Fernando Valley
- Information, calendar and photos about things to do in San Fernando Valley
- Family Magazine Group :: Events within range of ZIP code
- Your national essential parenting resource
- First5LA Events
- Master calendar for the First 5 LA community, including events, meetings and conferences involving our organization and our grantees.
- Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council Event Calendar
- Health Calendar from LA.com
- Health Events - Los Angeles Daily News
- Health services and events - LA Daily News
- Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles
- JewishJournal.com: Community Calendar (select 91406 & range)
- Jill's Event Planner
- KNBC - Community Health Care, Education Resources - KNBC
- knbc.com - California Calendar
- LA Daily News Health Events
- La Opinion Digital - Comunidad
- LA Weekly
- LACO Department of Public Health Calendar of Events
- Local Community Calendar
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- Los Angeles City Calendar
- M.A.P.S. San Fernando Valley
- Mundo LA | Calendario (incluyendo grupos de apoya)
- National Organization for Renal Disease -> Events
- NCJW LA Calendar
- OperationHope.org - Credit Seminars, etc
- Personal Assistance Services Council of LA County - Calendar
- Pierce College Special Events
- Resources > The Valley > YourHub.com > Health Resources
- Santa Monica Daily Press Events
- SAVE THE DATE Central - Master Calendar of Events
- This Week In SoCal
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- UCLA Health Events
- USC Caregiver Resource Center Events
- Valley Cultural Center - Concerts - Concerts in the Park - July 2008
- Valley News - Health Events, Plus
- Valley Scene Magazine Official Website » Calendar
- View Group Calendar
- Welcome to SAVE THE DATE Central
- Woodland Hills Recreation Center
- Download class schedule, etc.
- California Department of Aging - HICAP Calendar Information
- HICAP Calendar Events
EX-OFFENDER
- * Job Resources for Ex-Offenders in the San Fernando Valley and the Greater Los Angeles Area
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- Albertsons - Careers
- Beit T'Shuvah
- Canoga Park-West Hill WorkSource Center
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- Chyrsalis Services - Downtown
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- Chyrsalis Services - Pacoima
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- Employers known to hire ex offenders - Prison Talk
- For NEW JERSEY but some employers are nation-wide
- Employment - Prison Talk (Chief Auto Parts, Dr. Pepper, Kraft, Embassy Suites, Goodwill, Holiday Inn, LaQuinta, Marriot, Ramada, UPS)
- For TEXAS but some employers are nation-wide
- EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION HANDBOOK for Ex-Offenders
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- ExOffenderReentry.com
- Fair Employers - National job bank for employees with former convictions
- Fair Employers - National job bank for employees with former convictions.
- Goodwill Industries - Ex Offender Program
- Provides education, training, and career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience, as well as those with physical, mental and emotional disabilities.
- H.I.R.E. Resources and Assistance
- Hard2Hire.org - For Job Seekers
- Provides a vast database of job postings from progressive employers in your area willing to offer people who've made mistakes earlier in life a second chance.
- Labor Ready - Temporary Work
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- LAFLA : Criminal Record Expungement Clinic
- Prison Ministry Network. Albertson's Webpage of the member of International Network of Prison Ministries.
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- PVJOBS -- Playa Vista Job Opportunities and Business Services
- Resumes
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- Tarzana Treatment Centers (vocational services, specializing in offender issues)
- HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention, Primary Medical Care, Housing, Life Skills, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, and Community Outreach Programs.
- Tarzana Treatment Centers Substance Abuse Resources
- Many helpful and categorized external links for you to find the resources you need.
- The Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Prisoner Resettlement Program
- Tips For The Ex-Offender
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- Van Nuys - North Sherman Oaks WorkSource Center
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- VCCC - Gang Alternative and Prevention Program (GAPP)
- Delinquency prevention program for LA County Probation Unit. School based services.14540 Haynes StreetVan NuysCA(818) 373-8100
- VCCC - Lutheran Social Service
- Emergency assistance, family counseling, immigration and refugee service, AIDS education, shelter, child abuse prevention and treatment, family assistance for incarcerated, probationer community re-entry assistance, day center for homeless women/children. 6485 Tyrone Ave.Van NuysCA(818) 901-9480
- VCCC - Pacific Lodge School (R.C.E.C.)
- Serves students on probation that can not attend district schools, fully accredited high school serving the entire San Fernando Valley.4900 Serrania Ave.Woodland HillsCA(818) 340-6305(818) 340-7009
- Volunteers Of America - Restitution Program
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- Wilshire-Metro WorkSource Center
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FAMILY & CHILDREN
- * Central Valley Youth and Family Center - (English, Spanish, Russian, Japanese)
- Alliance for Children's Rights - Programs
- Free legal services, information clearinghouse, and social services referra. Devoted solely to helping children living in poverty and foster care.
- BRESEE FOUNDATION: Family Services
- California Children's Services | Overview of Medical Eligibility
- California Safely Surrendered Baby Law
- California Youth Crisis Line
- Case Closed and Want Housing with Support - Foster Youth Emancipated or Pre-emancipated
- Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. - Youth Employment and Training
- Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. - Youth Programs
- Child Care Resource and Referral
- Clearing House for Services to Families (foster/step children, disabled children, child care, etc.)
- Current & Former Foster Youth
- Department of Health Services - WIC Branch - Local Agency Site Results
- WIC provides food, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to children up to age five.
- DPSS Toy Loan Program - San Fernando Valley Service Center
- El Nido Family Centers
- EMQ Family Services Los Angeles - Hollygrove
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- Family and Individual Services - Child Abuse, Substance Abuse, and Crisis Intervention Services
- Florence Crittenton Center
- Foster Children & Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- Foster Family Agency (FFA)
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- Free Tutoring for LAUSD Students (BTB Supplemental Educational Services)
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- Friends of the Family
- GAP (Grandparents as Parents) Services
- Greater Watts Child Care Center
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- HALCYON CENTER/EDUCARE Counseling (San Fernando Valley Service Center)
- IRA C. MASSEY CHILD CARE CENTER (Pacoima)
- JFSLA - Families with Children with Special Needs
- Support groups, information and referral, educational programs, family events, parental consultation, family programs, and connection to resources and programs in the Jewish and general community.
- Kinship Care (for relatives 60 years or older who are raising kids 18 years of age and younger)
- L. A. County Child Support Hot Line
- L.A. DPSS Child Care Directory by ZIP
- LAUSD Valley School-based Clinics - Family Counseling
- Los Angeles Public Library Free Online Tutoring & Homework Help!
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- Los Angeles Public Library's Teen Web & LIVE HOMEWORK HELP
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- Mission City's Black Infant Health Program (North Hills)
- Provides 1) Assistance finding prenatal, post-natal and pediatric physicians. 2) Referrals to WIC and Cal Works. 3) Assistance with Job Placement. 4) Emergency Housing Referrals. 5) Individual and family counseling
- NORTHRIDGE CHILD CARE CENTER
- ONEgeneration Childcare
- Integenerational research, Senior Care, Child Care, Elder Care, Multi-generational, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Van Nuys, California
- Online Childcare Referrals
- Opening a Child Support Case
- TARZANA CHILD CARE CENTER ($35/wk or $60/wk, pick-up from schools)
- TEENLINE -:- Youth Yellow Pages -:- Child Abuse, Child Care, Parenting Resources
- TEEN LINE is a confidential telephone helpline for teenaged callers. If you have a problem or just want to talk with another teen who understands, then this is the right place for you! Email help, online chat, message boards, resources and information.
- Toy Loan (DPSS)
- Valley Coordinated Children's Service Counselinmg on Sliding Scale (Spanish, Farsi, Hebrew, French)
- Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services
- Domestic & International Adoption, Special Needs Adoption, Independent Adoption, Private Adoptions, & Adoptive Parents Counseling, Residential Care
- What the Hotline Can Do - Childhelp
- WIC How To Apply
- WIC provides food, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to children up to age five.
- WINNETKA CHILD CARE CENTER ($68/wk (afterschool) or $180.month (mornings))
- WIC for Children and Youth
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FINANCIAL (Financial Counseling, Loans, Reverse Mortgage, Cash Grants)
* General *
- ACS Burial Assistance - Funeral Consumers Alliance of Los Angeles
- By Design Financial Solutions
- (800) 750-2227 - Credit Counseling, Reverse Mortgage, and Identity Theft Counseling (a HUD approved financial counselor). Free delinquency and reverse mortgage counseling
- ByDesign Financial Solutions in Granada Hills (with fees)
- ByDesign Financial Solutions in LA (with fees)
- Change a Life Foundation (to help in case of domestic violence or other family hardships)
- To significantly help individuals and families who, through no fault of their own, have experienced an injury, illness, disability, or catastrophic life event, and who are suffering financial hardship, by providing support for critically needed direct services that promote their self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.
- Credit Score Simulator and Estimator | Credit Karma
- Simulate everyday financial behaviors on your unique credit score. Results are personalized based on your specific credit score and report.
- Dealing With Collection Agencies FAQ
- What you need to know about dealing with debt collectors.
- Family and Individual Services - NAP Financial Services
- Find Federal and Private Student Loans. Apply Online (most require a cosigner)
- Get the student loan information you need, fast. Find and compare student loans from multiple lenders. Apply online, fast decisions.
- General Relief Program (DPSS)
- (818) 837-2102 -
General Relief (GR) provides financial assistance to needy adults who are ineligible for federal or State programs.
- Government Benefits, Grants, and Financial Aid for Citizens: USA.gov
- USA.gov for Citizens: Government Benefits, Grants, and Financial Aid -- Government scholarships, direct loans, social security, medicare, welfare, medicaid, food stamps, student loans, small business grants...
- Help With Smog Repairs
- Financial assistance for qualified consumers whose vehicles fail their biennial (every-other-year) smog check
- I Need Financial Help -
- A new website where people who are in need of financial help can list their circumstances and contact information and tug at the heartstrings of a countless number of people who can give money to make their lives easier. Also, people in need of venture capital can also attract investors via this site.
- Jewish Free Loan Association
- (818) 464-3331 (West Hills office) -
Emergency Loan Fund / Donor-Directed Loan Funds / Student Loans / Small Business Loans / Home Healthcare Loans / How to Apply
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: Consumer Law (including debt collection)
- Life Settlement Considerations
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services
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- Low Income Discount and other programs
- Lutheran Social Services of Southern California
- 818-901-9480 -
Services provided include case management, emergency food, employment services, financial assistance, holiday assistance, motel vouchers, personal goods and volunteer opportunities. Geographic restrictions apply for some services.
- Modest Needs
- Get a grant for unexpected emergencies. E.g., help with the rental or mortgage payment, with utility bills or reconnect charges, with van repair so you can get to your doctor appointments, or with clothes or dentist fees so you can get back top work.
- Network of Care - Financial and Expense Assistance
- Request for Personalized Help for debt crisis matters
- Request Your Free Annual Credit Report
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- Resources for Funeral Arrangements
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- Southern California Debtors Anonymous (310-822-7250)
- St. Joseph Center - Monetary Advisory Program
- MAP links representative payee services with case management and mental health services
- TV Converter Box Coupon Program Website
- TV Converter Box Coupon Program website homepage. If you receive TV using an antenna and your TV is not digital, you need to take action sometime before February 17th, 2009 so you can continue to receive programs after that date.
- Unemployment Insurance
- 1-800-300-5616 -
Provides assistance to people who have lost their job through no fault of their own
- WEb Connector - Calculate Eligibility for Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Care Tax Credit, Food Stamps, Low Cost Gas & Electric, Lifeline Phone, Low Cost Car Insurance
Assisance to patients / survivors *** See also "Prescriptions" under "* Medical" ***
- ACS Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation -
- Financial assistance to single parents of children with cancer
- ACS Beckstrand Cancer Foundation
- Financial assistance to cancer patients currently undergoing cancer treatment
- ACS LA Breast Cancer Alliance
- Financial assistance to cancer patients currently undergoing cancer treatment
- ACS Michael Hoefflin Foundation for Children's Cancer (prepaid gasoline and phone cards, and grocery scrip)
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- Aid For AIDS
- Air Care Alliance - VOLUNTEER PILOTS - FLYING TO HELP OTHERS
- Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation
- American Association of Cancer Centers: Drug Reimbursement Hotlines
- An important component of the ACCC's online resources available to cancer caregivers and patients, Cancer Care Resources features a wealth of information about professional organizations, reimbursement hotlines, support groups, travel and financial tips to help cancer patients and their families cope with the consequences of cancer.
- American Kidney Foundation: Patient Aid Programs (Jan 2007)
- 1-866-300-2900.
Financial aid to needy kidney patients, transplant recipients, and donors to help cover the cost of treatment-specific expenses (medication, transportation, emergency transient dialysis, special diet needs, etc.)
- APLA's ADAP program
- ADAP provides free or low cost HIV drugs for HIV infected persons with limited financial resources.
AIDS Project Los Angeles - 213-201-1365
Tarzana Treatment Center - 818-996-1051x188
- Asssociation of Community Cancer Centers -
- An listing of of more than 20 agencies offering financial and travel assistance to the cancee patient.
- Brave Kids Resource Directory (search for Financial Assistance)
- Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program
- (800) 824-0088 -
Low-income residents who have breast and/or cervical cancer can enroll at a doctor`s office to get no-cost cancer treatment coverage
- Cancer Fund of America
- CancerCare - Financial Help for People with Cancer
- 1-800-813-HOPE (4673) -
Limited grants for certain expenses related to treatment.
- Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation National Office: Financial Assistance
- Chai Lifeline
- 1-877-CHAI-LIFE -
Assists families of seriouly ill children in processing health insurance claims and obtaining reimbursement.
- Change a Life Foundation - Medical Services, Dental
- Helps individuals and families who, through no fault of their own, have experienced an injury, illness, disability, or catastrophic life event, and who are suffering financial hardship, by providing support for critically needed direct services that promote their self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.
- Children's Liver Association For Support Services
- Chronic Disease Fund
- Provides assistance to under-insured patients with chronic diseases that require expensive, specialty therapeutics
- Corporate Angel Network - free air transportation for cancer patients
- Desi Geestman Foundation
- Provides financial and spiritual support to children with illness, and their families, at the City of Hope National Medical Center. Offers financial support for bills, travel, phone card, gas card, clothing, food, gift, and lodging.
- Disabled Children's Relief Fund
- Provides disabled children from low income families with assistance to obtain wheelchairs, orthopedic braces, walkers, lifts, hearing aids, eyeglasses, medical equipment, physical therapy, and surgery. Blind, Deaf, Amputees, and children with Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Spastic Quadriplegia, Encephalitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spina Bifida, Down's Syndrome, and other disabilities receive assistance
- Financial Assistance and Other Resources - National Cancer Institute
- A list of organizations that help patients and their families with financial assistance during treatment. ( National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 8.3)
- Financial Assistance for Bipolar Disorders
- Offers medications free of charge or at reduced prices for the treatment of bipolar disorder (manic depression).
- Financial Assistance for Cancer Patients
- Financial Assistance for Transplant Patients
- Information for patients about The Marrow Foundation Patient Assistance Program.
- Financial Assistance Programs-USC University Hospital-Los Angeles, CA
- Financial help for medical bills
- Financial aid and/or compensation for people with acute myelogenous leukemia.
- Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure
- Describes the Federal Government's insurance program, which covers much of the cost of dialysis treatments and transplantation expenses.
- Financing a Transplant
- Provides information about organ donation and transplantation. This includes financial, support group and transplant center directories, organ facts and data, and medications.
- First Hand Foundation: Request our Help
- HealthWell Foundation
- 800-675-8416 -
Provides financial assistance to eligible patients to cover certain out-of-pocket health care costs
- IMPACT
- Provides free treatment to low income men with little or no health insurance
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Financial Support
- (800) 955-4572 -
The Society's Patient Financial Aid Program offers financial reimbursement for some medications, transportation and procedures for those in need.
The Society's Co-Pay Assistance Program offers financial support towards the cost of insurance co-payments and/or insurance premium costs for prescription drugs. Patients must qualify both medically and financially for this program
- Medication Assistance - National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
- Helps uninsured or under-insured people with rare, orphan diseases in securing life-saving or life-sustaining medications
- MedlinePlus: Financial Assistance
- Mercy Medical Airlift
- Patient Transportation, Patient Flights, Medical Air Transportation
- Multiple Sclerosis Association of America MRI Diagnostic Fund
- (800) 532-7667 -
Funds initial MRI testing only for the purpose of determining the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy Association
- (818) 981-8200 -
MDA assists muscular dystrophy or ALS patients with payment for services and/or durable equipment.
- National Children's Cancer Society - Financial Assistance
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Assists in arranging and/or financing physical, occupational and speech therapy assessments
- National Patient Travel Center
- Nicki Leach Foundation
- 904-304-8531 -
Provides funding to high school and college age students (16-25) with cancer to give them the opportunity to enjoy normal or unusual activities they might otherwise not be able to afford. E.g. car expenses, clothing, hair or makeup costs, the purchase of a special trip, a camera, computer or cell phone.
- No/Low-Cost Health Care Programs for Adults
- (800) 952-5294 -
A special Medi-Cal Program can help you pay your health insurance premium. (Search for HIPP)
- Ovarian Cancer: Prescription Drug Financial Assistance Programs
- A list of information and assistance programs for Ovarian cancer treatment.
- Patient Access Network Foundation
- Funds, for many diseases, for the treatment for patients that cannot access the treatments they need due to out-of-pocket health care costs
- Patient Services Advocate::..
- 1-800-366-7741 -
A health insurance premium and co-payment foundation for people who live with certain chronic illnesses and conditions
- Saint John's Health Center - Patient Financial Services and Financial Assistance Program
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- SoCal Gas Co - Medical Baseline Allowance
- 800-427-2200 -
If someone in your household has a life-threatening illness, is seriously disabled, or requires regular use of life-support equipment powered by gas, you may qualify for an additional allowance of gas at a lower rate.
- Treatment-related financial assistance for kidney patients
- Viatical Settlements
- Provides information about viatical settlements (those involving a terminally or chronically ill person selling his or her life insurance policy to an investor in return for a lump-sum payment.)
- What Can I Do if I Can't Pay Hospital Bill
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Childcare & Child Support
- Change a Life Foundation - Families
- Helps individuals and families who, through no fault of their own, have experienced an injury, illness, disability, or catastrophic life event, and who are suffering financial hardship, by providing support for critically needed direct services that promote their self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life.
- Child Care Resource Center - Help Paying for Child Care
- Hollygrove: An EMQ Children & Family Services Agency
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Developmental Difficulties
- Grants for Peopl with developmental disability
- Provides emergency medical attention, food, furniture, supplies, clothing, burial expenses, and emergency assistance of all types for children and adults with developmental disabilities.
Disabled
- ATT Low-income phone service
- 1-800-288-2020 -
California LifeLine provides a discount on telephone connection charges and a discount on the monthly telephone service charge.
- California State Controller's Office - Property Tax Postponemen
- (800) 952-5661 -
Allows eligible homeowners (62 years of age, or blind, or disabled; and
have a household income of $31,500 or less) to postpone payment of property taxes on their home until they sell or move.
- California State Disability Insurance
- 800-480-3287 -
Provides partial wage replacement for California workers who are unable to work due to due to a NON WORK-RELATED illness or injury, or a medically disabling condition from pregnancy or childbirth. You must be unable to do your regular work for at least 8 consecutive days.
- California Workers Compensation
- 818-901-5367 ext 3501 - If you get hurt or sick because of work, "workers' comp" provides medical care, temporary disability benefits, permanent disability benefits, vocational rehabilitation, and death benefits.
- CalWORKs (DPSS)
- (818) 718-5217 -
Provides temporary financial assistance and employment-focused services to families with minor children who have income and property below California maximum limits for their family size. Most able-bodied aided parents are also required to participate in the CalWORKs GAIN employment services program
- Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (DPSS)
- (877) 481-1044 -
Provides cash assistance to certain aged, blind, and disabled legal non-citizens ineligible for Supplemental Social Security Income due to their immigration status. CAPI participants may be eligible for Medi-Cal, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), and/or Food Stamps
- Goodwill Southern California -
- Provides Intensive Career Counseling and Training for Low Income, Ex-Offenders. Substance Abusers, Disabled. Trainees gain job skills and work experience through certified classroom and on-the-job training, through sales of donated goods; through jobs contracted with local businesses; and through interviews with employers or referrals from the Metro North WorkSource center in Los Angeles
- Social Security Disability Insurance
- 1-800-772-1213 -
Pays benefits to you and certain members of your family if you have 1) worked long enough and 2) paid Social Security taxes. It generally benefits to people who are unable to work for a year or more because of a disability.
- Supplemental Security Income
- 1-800-772-1213 0
Provides cash to meet basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter to blind and disabled people who have little or no income
Homeowners: Foreclosures, Home Owners Tax Credit, Reverse Mortgage
- 888-995-HOPE - Avoid Foreclosure
- 888-995-HOPE -
HELP 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. Homeowner's HOPE provides free counseling - we do not do refinancing, down payment assistance or provide loans. But we can connect you with local nonprofit resources that provide different kinds of assistance.
- By Design Financial Solutions (counseling re: foreclosure, reverse mortgage, etc.)
- 800-750-2227 -
Credit counseling, reverse mortgage, and identity theft counseling by a HUD approved financial counselor
- California State Controller's Office - Property Tax Postponement for Senior Citizens, Blind or Disabled Citizens Description
- (800) 952-5661 -
Allows eligible homeowners (62 years of age, or blind, or disabled; and
have a household income of $31,500 or less) to postpone payment of property taxes on their home until they sell or move.
- East LA Community Corp - Foreclosure Prevention Counseling
- Franchise Tax Board - Homeowner Assistance
- 800-868-4171 -
You may be eligible for assistance if you areblind, disabled; and your income was less than $42,770 (in 2006).
- HUD - Defaulted Loans And Foreclosure
- (800) 569-428 -
Call for Referral to HUD Counselors
- HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies
- Los Angeles County Department of Consumer Affairs - Reverse Mortgages Counselors
- Los Angeles County Department of Consumer Affairs - Foreclosure
- (800) 973-3370 -
Call to speak to a counselor about foreclosure
- Los Angeles Homeowners' Rights Project (for foreclosure problems)
- Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services
- Classes for Foreclosure Prevention, Budgeting, and Credit Recovery
- Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America - Home Save Program
- (310) 412-2600 -
Assists in lowering the mortgage payment to an amount that is affordable for the term of the mortgage
- Foreclosure Avoidance Program - HELP
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- ReverseMortgage.org
- Web site for consumers interested in learning more about reverse mortgages.
- Reverse Mortgages - AARP
- Reverse Mortgages: A reverse mortgage is a loan against your home that you do not have to pay back for as long as you live in your home. Tools and guides.
Renters
- ByDesign Financial Solutions (offices in Granada Hills & Los Angeles)
- (800) 750-2227 -
ByDesign's services:
1. Help you qualify for a rental, or to help you to negotiate effectively with a landlord.
2. Help you understand your credit rating and correct inaccurate data.
3. Advise you how to approach your landlord during financial difficulties.
- County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs
- (800) 593-8222 -
Counseling on how to handle eviction notices
- Franchise Tax Board - Renter Assistance
- (800) 868-4171 or (916) 845-7565 -
This program allows a once-a-year payment from the State of California to qualified individuals (who are 62 years of age or older, blind or disabled) based on part of the property taxes that they paid indirectly when they paid their rent.
- LACo Dept of Consumer Affairs - Eviction Counseling
- Social Services at Blessed Sacrament (Hollywood)
- Subsidized Apartment Search - HUD
Students
- FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
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- FinAid! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans
- The most comprehensive free resource for objective information, advice and tools about student financial aid, college scholarships and education loans.
- Financial Aid - ED.gov
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- FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION: Los Angeles City College
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- Pierce College:Financial Aid
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Taxes
- A List and Description of the Various California Tax Credits
- Dependent parent, nonrefundable renters credit, etc.
- ACORN: Tax Centers
- # File your taxes for free
# Claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) - an average of $2,200 in 2007 - and the child care credit, if you qualify
- California State Controller's Office - Property Tax Postponement
- (800) 952-5661 -
Allows eligible homeowners (62 years of age, or blind, or disabled; and
have a household income of $31,500 or less) to postpone payment of property taxes on their home until they sell or move.
- Earned Income Tax Credit - Los Angeles County - Advance EITC
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- Find The AARP Tax-Aide Site Nearest You
- Provides free tax counseling and preparation services to low- and middle-income taxpayers
- Franchise Tax Board - Homeowner Assistance
- 800-868-4171 -
You may be eligible if you were one of the following on December 31, 2006: 62 years of age or older, blind, disabled; and you had a total household income of $42,770 or less in 2006.
- Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Tax Preparation
- 818-677-4519 -
Provides free tax preparation to low-income individuals and families
- Homeowner and Renter Assistance
- Homeowner_Assistance_Program, Renter_Assistance_Program, Claim_Assistance.
- IRS - Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
- (559) 625-2137
Why not keep up to $4,536 more of your own money? The Earned Income Tax Credit is for working families earning less than $38,348. Additionally, the Child Tax Credit is worth up to $1,000 per child.
- Low Income Taxpayer Clinics
- (202) 622-4711
Provides representation for free or a nominal fee to low-income taxpayers involved in tax disputes with the IRS
- Nonrefundable Renter Credit
- Online Tax Assistance - AARP
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- WEConnect - Child Tax Credit
- WEConnect - Earned Income Tax Credit (Single earn < $12,590 or disabled child, etc.)
- 1-800-829-1040 - Check eligibility
- Hollywood Senior Center Income Tax Services 2/1 - 4/15
- Guide to finding comprehensive social services and activities for seniors in the L.A. Valley area.
- Los Angeles County Assessor's Office - Property Tax Exemptions, Exclusions and Tax Relief
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- The Bookstein Institute For Higher Education In Taxation
- Does tax preparation. Also provides assistance to qualified taxpayers with free advice on tax matters relating to disputes with the Internal Revenue Services.
- Recovery Rebate Credit - Get 2008's economic stimulus payment retroactively
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Utilities
- ATT Low-income phone service
- 1-800-288-2020 -
California LifeLine provides a discount on telephone connection charges and a discount on the monthly telephone service charge.
- LA DWP - Low Income Discount Rate Program
- 1-800-DIALDWP -
Provides a number of payment assistance programs to low-income customers, senior citizens, and customers on life-support devices
- Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
- 1-866-675-6623 -
LIHEAP (a federally funded energy assistance program) may help you pay your utility bill
- SoCal Gas Company Assistance Programs
- 1-800-427-2200 -
20% rate discount. Free energy-saving home improvements. One-time bill assistance up to $100. Mmedical baseline allowance if someone in your household is seriously disabled or has a life-threatening medical condition. Smooth out monthly variations of your gas bill
- Social Services at Blessed Sacrament (Hollywood)
- Southern California Edison
- 1-800-447-6620 -
Provides low income customers a discount of 20% or more off their monthly electric bill.
Veterans & Veterans Families
- Temporary Financial Assistance | American Legion
- Assistance to keep the children of deceased or disabled veterans at home rather than in institutions
Victims
Ways to Make Extra Cash
- 12 Ways to Make Extra Money
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- Alternative Conceptions
- Egg donation programs, providing full service fertility treatment. Providing alternative conception
services. Specializing in egg donor program. Reproductive health. Los Angeles health clinic.
- Beverly Hills Egg Donation: Become an Egg Donor
- BHED is a nationwide egg donation organization that helps to guide prospective parents and qualified egg donors through our egg donation process, from start to finish. We match prospective parents with egg donors and manage all the complex arrangements associated with an egg donation cycle. We are committed to making the egg donation process as simple, methodical and efficient as possible. At Beverly Hills Egg Donation (BHED), we connect outstanding young women who are willing and able to give this life-changing gift to recipients looking to build a family.
- Cryobank: Becoming a Sperm Donor
- Describes who are California Cryobank donors
- Dumpster Diving and Trash Recycling for Fun and Profit
- One click access to the best sites Dumpster Diving Sites on the Internet. The Best Dumpster Finds. Recycling Dumpster Finds and Trash Into Art.
- F. Williams Services: Becoming an Egg Donor
- California egg donation organization offering great paid egg donation programs for egg donors . Specializing in hard to find ethnic African-American Egg donors. Becoming an egg donor is easier than you think our egg donation program helps families realize their dream and provides egg donors with great compensation.
- Garage Sale Tips
- Garage sale tips
- How to Make Quick Cash | eHow.com
- Some of ways to raise money fast include a combination of reducing unnecessary expenses, earning money from recycling and by working day labor. You may also be able to donate plasma for money.
- Los Angeles Plasma Donation Blood Donor Centers @ BloodBanker.Com
- Learn more about opportunities in blood donation. Listings of Blood Centers in the USA. Get paid or help out by donating your blood today!
- Recycle Aluminum Cans
- Find recycling centers and services in your neighborhood.
FOOD
* General *
- Aid For AIDS (pays for dietary supplements & home-delivered groceries))
- All Saints' Beverly Hills Homeless Meals
- Bet Tzedek's SOVA Links
- California Food Stamp Guide
- DOA Listing of MPCS & Dining Centers
- List of Los Angeles MPC(Multipurpose Senior Centers), Senior Meal Sites, senior nutrition sites, Senior dining centers, and serving time
- DPSS Food Stamp Eligibility
- First United Methodist Church of Reseda: Fellowships (food pantry)
- FNS Food Stamp Program Eligibility Screening Tool
- Food Bank Member Food Pantry Search
- Food on Foot - Feeding the Homeless and Poor in Hollywood
- Provides clothing and food to the homeless and poor each week in Hollywood.
- Free Food on your birthday
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- HealthyCity's Emergency Food in the San Ferrnando Valley
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- Hope-Net Food Pantry Locations
- Hope-Net Food Programs
- Jewish Family Service of LA: SOVA Community Food & Resource Program
- LA Daily News - Food-related social services
- LA DPSS Restaurant Meal Program
- LA Regional Food Bank- Food Pantry Search by ZIP Code
- LA resources: Food Services
- LA RSI - Emergency Food Banks & Free Meals
- LA Works Resource Guide - Northridge SDA Church
- Emergency food M,W,F 9am-12pm. Clothing as available. Holiday baskets & job referrals. Call for more info. Appt required.
- LA Works Resource Guide - Salvation Army/Van Nuys
- Assists with emergency food once every 6 months. Walk-in for sack lunches, max once a week (M,W,F 1pm-3:30pm), picture ID must be provided every time. Distribution M,W,F 10am-12pm. Office Hours: M,W,F 10am-12pm, 1pm-3:30pm
- LA Works Resource Guide - SFV Interfaith Council
- Provides support to aging persons to help them remain independent as long as possible. Coordinate food pantries, located throughout the San Fernando Valley, that distribute emergency food to the working low income and homeless. Long term earthquake relief. Meals on wheels for people unable to prepare their own meals includes one hot and one cold meal for $5 per day M-F. Office Hours: M-F 8:30am-4:30pm.
- LA Works Resource Guide - SFV Rescue Mission
- Meals for hungry & homeless at Winnetka, Van Nuys & Sepulveda on a set schedule. Office Hours: M-F 8am-4:30pm
- LA Works Resource Guide - St Stephens Lutheran Church
- Emergency food for residents of Granada Hills, Northridge, Mission Hills and Sepulveda. Food pick up 3pm-4pm.
(818)891-1759
- LA Works Resource Guide - St. Cyrils Christian Services
- Emergency food M,Tu,Th,Sat 9am-12pm.
- LA Works Resource Guide - West Valley Food Pantry
- Food is given on an emergency basis to be used off the premises. Enough for 3 meals a day for 3 days. Repeat visits are permitted only once a month. Office Hours: M-Th 10am-3pm, F 10am-12pm. Services are free. Located in rear building of church.
- LACBI Feeding Programs
- LAUSD Valley School-based Clinics - Food
- Los Angeles County Food
- Lutheran Social Services (provides daily cooked meal at 12:00 pm, or a sandwich and beverage)
- Lutheran Social Services of Southern California - Emergency Food Assistance Program
- Meals on Wheels
- Meals on Wheels Sites - Los Angeles, CA
- Meals on Wheels & Senior Meals Programs - Los Angeles, California
- MEND Eligibility & Service Information
- Netgrocer.com
- North Valley Caring Services: Safety Net Programs - The Breakfast Program and Food Pantry
- Food, showers, grooming supplies
- Our Redeemer Lutheran Church - HUMANCARE
- Project Angel Food - Home Delivered Meals for Those with AIDS
- San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council - Directory of Food Pantry Locations
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- San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council - Meals on Wheels
- For the disabled or those just discharged from the hospital who need temporary help with food preparation, Costs $8.00 per day.
- San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council - Meals To The Homebound
- For seniors who cannot prepare their own meals and provides a hot nutritional lunch (five days a week)
- SCV Food Pantry Client Qualification Guidelines
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- Social Services at Blessed Sacrament (Hollywood)
- St. Joseph Center :: - Food Pantry
- St. Joseph Center :: Meals
- St. Vincent Meals on Wheels (over 43-square-miles around Third and Alvarado)
- Delivering Food and Love to the L.A.'s Homebound Seniors Since 1977
- Valley Interfaith Council Food Pantry
- VCCC - Salvation Army - San Fernando
- Provides emergency food,as well as other services
- VCCC - Salvation Army - Van Nuys
- Provides emergency food,as well as other services
- Vons Grocery - Home Delivery
- West Hollywood's Food Links
- West Valley Food Pantry
- Westside Food Pantries
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Holiday Meals
- Guadalupe Community Center - Thanksgiving Day iunch
- Los Angeles Mission - Christmas Meal 2008
- VCLA Thanksgiving Lunch for the homeless 2007 (search "North Hills-based")
- Cheesecake Factory & Salvation Army Serve Thanksgiving Day Dinner to Residents of The Salvation Army Bell Shelter
- REMINDER/The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated to Serve Thanksgiving Day Dinner to Residents of The Salvation Army Bell Shelter from Business Wire in Business provided free by Find Articles.
- Cheesecake Factory with the Salvation Army Serves Thanksgiving Day Dinner in LA
- The Cheesecake Factory Partners with the Salvation Army to Serve Thanksgiving Day Dinner from Business Wire in Business provided free by Find Articles.
- Los Angeles Mission - Easter Meal 2008
- Los Angeles Mission - Thanksgiving Meal 2008
- Rescue Mission Alliance (Thanksgiving Dinner, Christmas Lunch, Toys - 2007)
- Temple Beth Hillel helps “Feed the Hungry” - Thanksgiving Meal 2007
- Women's Care Cottage - Thanksgiving Banquet 2007
- Network of Care - Christmas Meals
- Network of Care - Thanksgiving Meals (2008)
- North Valley Caring Services - Thanksgiving Lunch (North Hills)
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- Orleans restaurant in West Los AngelesFree Christmas Dinner at the Orleans restaurant in WLA
- LA Community Buiders Thanksgiving Banquet
- Agencies Serving Thanksgiving Meals (2008)
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- Temple Beth Hillel: Brotherhood Calendar
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- Jackson Limousine Service Inc - Clients
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- Guadalupe Community Center nnual Thanksgivind Day Dinner 818-340-2050
- Joomla! - the dynamic portal engine and content management system
- Teen Canteen Thanksgiving Lunch
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FREE ITEMS (Recycler, craigslist. . . )
- LACoMAX - The LACO Online Materials ExchangeFree countywide materials reuse service
- LACoMAX is the County of Los Angeles
- PennySaverUSA.com Online Classifieds: Free Stuff in Los Angeles County, CA
- Browse our online classifieds for items for sale, real estate, jobs - search for great deals on autos, trucks, motorcycles, RVs, pets, or find local garage sales and restaurants. Whatever you're looking for, PennySaverUSA.com connects buyers with sellers through classified ads.
- Recycler
- Enter your ZIP code & the distance you`re willing to travel.
- san fernando valley free stuff classifieds - craigslist
- craigslist free stuff classifieds for san fernando valley
- Ventura County's Reuse Resource
- VCMAX is a free service designed to keep viable, reusable materials out of the landfill, promote reuse and waste reduction, and help reduce participant's disposal costs.
GOVERNMENT BENEFITS: Housing, Loans, MediCare, MediCaid, Social Security, etc.
* General *
- Access for Infants and Mothers Program
- Access to Benefits Coalition - Home
- Addresses & Phone Numbers for Los Angeles County Social Services
- LA Helps! Informing the citizens of Los Angeles County of state and federal benefits assistance programs.
- Advocate's Guide to CalWORKs - CalWORKs | Welfare Resources
- APLA - Programs - Benefits & Insurance - Public Benefits Fact Sheet
- Benefits for Immigrants in California
- Calculador de Estampillas de Comida
- California Identification (ID) Card Information
- California State Disability Insurance (SDI): The Details
- California's disability benefits planning resource site helps workers, job seekers, and service providers understand the connections between work and benefits.
- CalWORKs | Welfare Resources
- CalWORKs Eligibility
- CalWORKs Home
- CHILD HEALTH & DISABILITY PREVENTION (CHDP) PROGRAM
- City Of Los Angeles: Access to Benefits
- Determining Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Eligibility
- Disability Benefits 101 - Benefits To Work, etc. Calculators
- Disability Benefits 101 - Earned Income Tax Credit
- Disability Benefits 101 - Medi-Cal
- Disability Benefits 101 - Medicare
- Disability Benefits 101 - Prescription Drug Coverage
- Disability Benefits 101 - Your Rights: COBRA and Continuation Coverage
- Disability Benefits 101 - Your Rights: HIPAA & California Protections
- DisabilityInfo.gov: Disability related information and resources from the Federal Government
- DPSS Programs and Services
- DPSS Programs and Services (CW FS, GR, CAPI, SSI, GAIN, GROW, MEDI-CAL, Healthy Families, CHDP, AIM, WIC, VVD, Calif Kids, IHSS, Toy Loan)
- Driver License and Identification (ID) Card Information
- File for Unemployment Insurance by Phone: 1-800-300-5616
- GovBenefits.gov - info on 1000+ benefit & assistance programs
- GovBenefits.gov - Search for Your Government Benefits
- HALSA - HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance - Public Benefits (Social Security Disability)
- Healthy Families - low cost insurance that provides health, dental and vision care for children
- Income Support: CalWORKs
- Income Support: Cash Assistance Program for Aged or Disabled Immigrants (CAPI)
- Income Support: In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
- Income Support: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
- Income Support: Supplemental Security Income
- LA County Helps - Program Descriptions
- LA Helps! Informing the citizens of Los Angeles County of state and federal benefits assistance programs.
- LA DPSS Health Care Homepage
- la dpss: OUTPATIENT REDUCED-COST SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION (ORSA) PLAN
- Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice - Government Benefits Unit
- Medi-Cal for the Working Disabled
- California's disability benefits planning resource site helps workers, job seekers, and service providers understand the connections between work and benefits.
- NO OR LOW-COST REGULAR MEDI-CAL SERVICES
- Protection and Advocacy Inc. - Serving You - What We Do
- PAI can help you with problems like:
* Rights to basic support, personal care, therapy and health care - like Supplemental Security Income (SSI), In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), Medi-Cal, and California Children's Services (CCS).
- Search LA DPSS
- Services Available to Your Child through the Healthy Families Program
- Set Up an Appointment to Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits & Disability & SSI
- Social Security Disability Benefits - Apply Online
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- Social Security Disability Benefits Advocate of America
- Disability Advocates of America offers Professional Nationwide Legal Representation services to those seeking Social Security Disability Benefits or SSI disability benefits.
- Social Security Retirement Benefit - Apply Onlune
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- SSI INFO LINKS
- WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services : Medicare Advocates
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- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicaid Advocates
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Benefit Flowcharts
- APLA - Programs - Benefits & Insurance - Comparison of Benefits
- APLA - Programs - Benefits & Insurance - Comparison of Requirements
Los Angeles County Services
- ! LACountyHelps - Eligibility Calculator
- Calculator to determine eligibility for all county, state, and federal benefit assistance programs.
- ! LACountyHelps - Program Descriptions
- Links to Descriptions of all state and federal benefits assistance programs. Food & Nutrition: Food Stamps / Women, Infants and Children (WIC) / Child and Family Resources: CalWORKs / CalWORKs Specialized Supportive Services / Child Abuse and Treatment (CAPIT) / Adoption Services / Foster Family Recruitment / Family Preservation Program / Family Support/Promoting Safe and Stable Families / Runaway Adolescent Program (RAP) / Baby Surrender Program / Child Support Services / Child Care Services / Income Support for Adults: General Relief / Medical: Medi-Cal / Medicare / Medicare Savings Programs / Healthy Families / Healthy Kids / Child Health and Disability Prevention / County Health Clinics / Los Angeles County Alcohol and Drug Program / Seniors & People With Disabilities: Social Security Disability Programs / Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) / In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) / Adult Protective Services
- ! LACountyHelps: What Documents to Bring to Apply for Services
- Los Angeles County Department of Ombudsman - Filing a Complaint
- Assists individuals with complaints involving the Los Angeles County Sheriff`s Department or the Office of Public Safety personnel.
- Los Angeles County Services Directory
- Benefits Search
Children and Seniors / Child Care Resources / Child Support Services / Children and Family Services / Adoptions / Community and Senior Services / Independent Living/Emancipation Youth Program
Community / Community and Senior Services / Consumer Affairs / Family / Human Relations Commission / INFOLINE / Military & Veterans Affairs / Public Works / Education
Health: / AIDS / Alcohol & Drug Abuse / Health Services
Mental Health: Department of Mental Health
Public Assistance: Food Stamps / GAIN / General Relief / Health Care / Housing
Public Protection: District Attorney / Ombudsman / Probation / Public Defender / Sheriff
Service Planning Areas / Children's Planning Council / Health Services Department
Public Benefits Counseling & Advocacy
- 1-88-88-DISABLED
- 1-88-88-DISABLED is dedicated to the welfare of helping deserving claimants get through all levels of red tape in becoming a SSD (Social Security Disability) or SSI (Social Security Income) recipient.
- Advocate's Guide to CalWORKs - CalWORKs | Welfare Resources
- APLA - AIDS prevention, advocacy&service
- Benefits for Immigrants in California
- Congressman Brad Sherman - help with imigration & citizenship, the IRS, Veteran's benefits
- Congressman Brad Sherman :: Help with Federal Agencies
- Congresswoman Jane Harman (to help resolve problems receiving benefits for Social Security Disability, Veteran's Benefits, Workers' Comp). etc.
- Crystal Stairs
- Assists families in enrolling in no- and low-cost health insurance programs
- Denial of Public Benefits Hotline (Legal Aid Foundation of LA)
- LAFLA hotline at (800) 399-4529; alternatively (213) 640-3883.
- Guadalupe Center
- Provides comprehensive social services including public benefits assistance.
- HALSA - HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance - Public Benefits
- HALSA offers legal advice and assistance in public benefits:
* Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
* Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
* MediCal - California State Insurance
- LawHelpCalifornia.org - Find Agencies to Help with Housing, Benefits,Vets Benefits, etc.
- Legal Aid Foundation - Los Angeles
- Offers free advocacy for public benefits. Assistance includes forms assistance, legal counseling and representation at fair hearings.
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: Government Benefits
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: Government Benefits
- Advocates on behalf of low-income people who have difficulties obtaining, or are denied, government benefit
- Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice - Government Benefits Unit
- Mental Health Advocacy Services
- Assists in obtaining government benefits and protecting rights and fighting discrimination
- Obtain Medical, Healthy Families, Healthy Kids
- Northeast Valley Health Corporation can assist you in obtaining health insurance for your family. The insurance programs available include:
Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, and Healthy Kids
- Protection and Advocacy Inc.: Toll Free 800.776.5746 / TTY 800.719.5798
- PAI provides advocacy for people who are eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), or continuation of MediCare or MediCal based on a disability.
- Social Security Disability Coalition
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- SSDI/SSI Benefit Payment Info
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- Write Your Congressperson
- Your congressperson can help you resolve problems related to Federal benefits (like Social Security).
HOLIDAY HELPS (more resources are included closer to the holidays)
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- Christmas Outreach
- Fred Jordan Mission Downtowns: Holidays
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- Fred Jordan Missions - Thanksgiving Dinner 2008
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- Lutheran Social Services of Southern California - Christmas baskets and toys
- MEND - Meet Each Need with Dignity - Christmas Basket Program
- Network of Care - Seniors & People with Disabilities -Thanksgiving Meals
- Temple Israel of Hollywood - Social Action Xmas Dinner Project
Holiday Meals
- Cheesecake Factory with the Salvation Army Serves Thanksgiving Day Dinner in LA
- Guadalupe Community Center - Thanksgiving Day iunch
- Los Angeles Mission - Christmas Meal 2008
- Los Angeles Mission - Easter Meal 2008
- Los Angeles Mission - Thanksgiving Meal 2008
- Rescue Mission Alliance (Thanksgiving Dinner, Christmas Lunch, Toys - 2007)
- Temple Beth Hillel helps `Feed the Hungry` - Thanksgiving Meal 2007
- VCLA Thanksgiving Lunch for the homeless 2007 (search "North Hills-based")
- Women's Care Cottage - Thanksgiving Banquet 2007
- Network of Care - Christmas Meals
- Network of Care - Thanksgiving Meals
- North Valley Caring Services - Thanksgiving Lunch (North Hills)
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- Free Christmas Dinner at the Orleans restaurant in West Los Angeles
HOME CHORE / REPAIR ASSISTANCE: Home Maintenance/Upgrades, Nursing, Homemaking. Day Care
- ! UCLA Directory: Home Health Care Services
- Homemods.org - Chatsworth Free Handyworker Program
- For 62+ or permanently disabled, low income homeowners provides painting, handrails, doors, ramps, plumbing, electrical, etc. (Search down to Chatsworth)
- IHSS Ombudsman Toll Free Number: 1- 888 - 678 - IHSS (4477)
- In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS): The Details
- The Medi-Cal In-Home Supportive Services Program (IHSS) provides people who are blind, disabled, or over the age of 65 with personal assistance and in-home support services so they can live safely in their homes. Services range from assistance with household chores to personal care such as dressing and bathing to paramedical services.
- JFS Home Secure Project for Seniors & People with Disabilities in Los Angeles
- If you are elderly, disabled or homebound with limited income, you may qualify for FREE home safety and security services from Home Secure.
Grab bars in the bathroom
Nightlights in the bedroom and bathroom
Hand-held shower hose
Non-skid surface for bathtub/shower floor
Secure doors and windows, including a peephole.
Gas shutoff valves
- JFSLA Linkages
- For Frail seniors and adults with disabilities – helps clients remain independent in their own homes by coordinating and sometimes paying for services and respite assistance: care management, in-home care, transportation, arranging escorts to medical appointments, purchase of respite care, arranging for equipment and supplies, etc.
- JUST RIGHT Home Base Care
- See ZIP restrictions
- LA City Handyworker Program
- LA RSI - Resources Homemaking
- Homeowner and Renters Free Home Weatherization, sponsored by the Southern California Gas Company. Jewish Family Service/Home Secure Free Home Safety Modification. East Valley HandyWorker Program.
- Los Angeles County In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
- Los Angeles Housing Department - Handyworker & Home Secure Programs
- *** Handyworker program: does minor home maintenance for low income individuals who asre senior citizens or disabled: Emergency repairs, e.g., repair or replacement of broken doors and windows. Accessibility improvements, e.g., ramps, hand railings. Correction of safety hazards, e.g., repairs to porches, steps, and sidewalks. Home security improvements, e.g., fences, security doors, and smoke detectors. Habitability improvements, e.g., replacement of sinks, toilets, and floor tiles. Exterior or interior painting
*** Home Secure Program: For a low-income homeowner or renter who`s disabled or 62+ years, free installation of - Deadbolts & Peepholes. Grab Bars. Shower/Bathtub No-Slip Safety Treads. Hand Showers with Adapters. Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors. Nightlights. Turn/Slide Bolts. Patio/Door/Casement Locks. Window Dowels/Locks
- Partners In Care - Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP)
- SoCal Gas Company Direct Assistance Program
- The Gas Company offers no-cost services for qualified limited-income customers - Furnace repair or replacement services (homeowners only). Weatherization. Ceiling insulation. Door weather-stripping. Caulking. Low flow shower heads. Water heater blankets. Evaporative cooler covers and A/C covers. Pipe insulation. Minor repairs to exterior doors and/or windows.
- Staying Independent - A Guide for Los Angeles Seniors
- Overview of resources available to help seniors remain independent in their own homes.
- USC Caregiver Resources
HOMELESS SERVICES
* General *
- All Saints' Beverly Hills Homeless Meals
- All Saints' Parish, Beverly Hills - Homeless Assistance Program
- Archive-It.org - 50 web sites pertaining to homelessness in Los Angeles.
- Beyond Shelter: Pacoima Homeless Access Center
- Bring LA Home!
- Catholic Charities of Los Angeles
- Emergency assistance to the homeless and very low income individuals and families
- Clinics Providing Health Care for the Homeless
- Coalition for Economic Survival - Tenants' Rights
- Tenants' Rights Legal Clinic
- Downtown Women`s Center - Day Center and Residence
- DPSS Domestic Violence Shelter HOT Lines
- DPSS Homeless Services
- Formerly Homeless and Blogging...
- Fred Jordan Mission Downtown: Caring For Families - FJM In Action
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- Half-Homeless (iving in your vehicle). - CaliforniaConnected.org
- A unique Santa Barbara program helps people living in their cars
- Homeless Health and Vocational Services
- Homeless Information: California - HUD
- Homeless People's Network
- Homeless Search Engine
- Homelessness Information & Resource Finder
- Homeless Veterans Resource Fairs
- Homelessness in Los Angeles Food & Shelter
- Housing Programs
- I'm homeless and living in a car-- I need advice on food, places to park, etc.? - Yahoo! Answers
- I live in LA and am having difficulty finding a roommate
- Independent Living Center
- Emergency shelter for anyone over 18 years. Office Hours: M-F 8am-4:30pm. Spanish spoken. Transportation is only service with a fee and is on a sliding fee scale.
- LA Family Housing - Valley Emergency Shelter
- LA Gay & Lesbian Center: Youth Services
- For homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning young people - Services: housing, shower, meal, education, clothing, food, laundry
- LA Okay's Homeless Shelters
- Rescue Missions/Homeless Shelters - Los Angeles California
- LA Works Resource Guide - Fish - West Valley
- Referrals, one time assistance with one day shelter in a motel, utility bills (will give 20% of bill or no more than $50, depends on funds, must be local resident), gasoline money or other critical needs, articles and food are given on an emergency basis to be used off the premises. Enough for 3 meals a day for 3 days. Repeat visits are permitted only once a month. Phone Hours: M-F 10am-4pm. Food pantry M,Tu,W must call ahead to schedule appt. Services are free.
- LA Works Resource Guide - Homeless
- LA Works Resource Guide - Jewish Family Services/Family Violence
- 17 bed emergency shelter for single women and their children (ages 0-17 years), who have been victimized by domestic violence and 24 bed, 6 month transitional DV shelter program and community counseling center. Office Hours: M-Th 8:30am-5pm, F 8:30am-3:30pm.
- LA Works Resource Guide - Lutheran Social Services
- Provides emergency and supplementary food, referral, advocacy, case management, employment assistance. Individual and family counseling for low income and homeless families and individuals. "First months rent" program for homeless families seeking permanent housing and homeless prevention rent and utility assistance, FEMA. Office Hours: T 1-5pm, W 10am-3pm, Th 10am-3pm, F 10am-3pm. Spanish spoken. Services are free except counseling (sliding fee scale). Appt required for services.
- LA Works Resource Guide - MEND
- Provides a variety of services to low income families living in NE San Fernando Valley. Emergency food, clothing, home visiting, ESL & computer classes, job training & placement, Christmas basket program, Info & referral, medical & dental services. Office Hours: M-F 9am-5pm, (Food M,T,F 9am-12pm) (Clothing M,T,Th,F 9am-12pm), furniture as available. Walk-in only. Spanish spoken. Most services are free, request small donation for some services.
- LA Works Resource Guide - Milwood Apartments
- Notes: Affordable rental housing for the disabled (section 236), seniors (section 202), assisted living & displaced victims of natural disaster. No waiting list. Office Hours: M-F 8am-4pm.
Cost: 0
<br>6922 Milwood Ave
Canoga Park, CA 91303-2142
Phone: (818)891-8813
- LA Works Resource Guide - Valley Village
- 16 Single residence homes for dev disabled clients of all ages (men & women), case management, resident services coordination. Office Hours: M-F 9am-5pm
- LaCo Community & Senior Services for Homeless
- Assists residents of the Los Angeles County in obtaining self sufficiency, promote the independe of older persons, provide employment and training for unemployed adults.
- LAHSA Emergency Housing
- LAHSA Emergency Response Teams
- LA's Homeless Blog
- Lutheran Social Services - TO
- Lutheran Social Services of Southern California - Homeless Service Program (Santa Clarita)
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- Network of Care - Community Shelters
- Network of Care - Path Regional Homeless Center, Los Angeles
- Provides showers, transitional housing, hotel vouchers, bus tokens, phones, beauty salon and clothing.
- North Valley Caring Services
- Breakfast Program, Showers, Grooming Supplies (North Hills)
- Northeast Valley Health Corporation - Homeless Health Center & Outreach Sites
- OPCC > Our Projects > Safe Haven
- Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
- Showers, clothing, bus tokens, and personal hygiene items
- Overnight Parking Program - A Safe Place for Homeless Campers (Oregon)
- Referral Guide for Transitional Housing and Shelter Programs
- Roommate search service, roommate finder, roommates wanted.
- Roomster.net - roommate search service and roommate finder. Find affordable rooms and friendly roommates. We match roommates based on personality, not just rent and location.
- Safe House - 6 mos or unlimited stays for HIV/AIDS
- Salvation Army`s Haven Outpost: emergency housing program for veterans
- Salvation Army`s Bell Shelter
- San Fernando Valley Access Center
- Santa Monica HOMELESS & LOW INCOME SERVICES
- Santa Monica HOMELESS SURVIVAL GUIDE
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- Sepulveda United Methodist Church
- Help for the poor, the homeless. Showers when the gym is open
- Services for the Homeless | Homeless Health Care Los Angeles
- SFV Rescue Mission FREE HOT MEALS & SHOWERS Locations-Times
- Social Security Online - Service to the Homeless
- St. Joseph Center :: Administers Homeless Section 8 and Shelter Plus Care vouchers
- St. Joseph Center :: Many Homeless Services
- Showers, meals, laundry, phone, mail, transportation, and advocacy for government benefits
- St. Joseph Center's Homeless Service Center
- Step Up on Second - Mental Health, Showers - Santa Monica
- Step Up offers two meals 365 days a year. Also provides vocational training and employment, psycho-social groups, showers and laundry facilities for mentalli ill homeless
- SUMMARY OF EMERGENCY/TRANSITIONAL HOMELESS SHELTERS - 1 -
- TEENLINE -:- Youth Yellow Pages -:- Running Away and Shelters
- Transitional Housing
- United Way of Greater Los Angeles - Help Search
- Upward Bound
- Transitional housing facility for homeless families & affordable housing for the very low-income elderly.
- US VETS
- Helps homeless veterans become independent & productive by assessing needs & providing shelter, job skills training, development & placement, treatment & health services for substance abuse, mental health issues. Transitional housing in LA, DC, Houston, Las Vegas, Honolulu, Long Beach & Los Angeles. A public private partnership; affiliated with Dept of Veterans Affairs
- VCCC - Salvation Army - San Fernando
- Provides emergency food, shelter, and other basic needs, child care, informal education, spiritual guidance, recreation, and other services.1027 N. Maclay St. San Fernando CA (818) 361-6462
- VCCC - Salvation Army - Van Nuys
- Provides emergency food, shelter, and other basic needs, child care, informal education, spiritual guidance, recreation, and other services.14917 Victory Blvd. Van Nuys CA (818) 781-5739
- Weingart Center - Walk-in center for homeless and near homeless individuals and families
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- Weingart Center Association: Programs and Services: Recuperative Care
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- Women's Care Cottage - Resource Center
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Homeless Survival Guides
- ! ! ! Survival Guide to Homelessness
- A guide not only to surviving, but to living and thriving as a homeless person. Work, hygiene, shelter, human rights, food, stigma, and social life are all discussed.
- ! RawMeat.com - Survival Guide to Homelessness
- 164. Calling a Vehicle `Home`- Wanderingvets.com
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- abidemir : Message: The Homeless Survival Guide
- Amazon.com: Car Living Your Way : Stories and Practical Tips From Those Who Have Been Down the Road: A. J. Heim: Books
- Amazon.com: Car Living: How to Make It a Successful, Sane, Safe Experience: a Jane Archer: Books
- Amazon.com: Surviving on the Streets: How to Go Down Without Going Out: Ace Backwords: Books
- Aug 23-2008 Finding LAs Hidden Homeless - LATimes.pdf (application/pdf Object)
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- Caring at Christmas - Survival Guide
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- Complete List of Oldtimers` Posts
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- Daily Life in a Homeless Shelter - Daily Journal - Panhandler Survival Guide
- Blog of daily life experiences working at a homeless shelter
- eBook | Homeless Survival Guide, Ebook Edition
- Extreme Frugality: Living Out of Your Car - Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog
- Faces of Homelessness Speakers' Bureau
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- Homeless Handbook
- A handbook written by the homeless for the homeless. Includes facts on where to find food, places to sleep, keeping clean, the law and more
- Homeless in Long Beach
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- Homeless Survival Guide, Ebook Edition ~ Nonstop Internet ~ eBookMall ~ eBook
- Homeless Survival Guide, Ebook Edition eBook - Nonstop Internet - eBookMall - World's Largest Selection!
- HOMELESS WOMEN'S SURVIVAL STORIES
- Homeless women in the streets of america
- Homelessness // BlogCatalog Topic // BlogCatalog
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- Homelessness how-to? | Ask Metafilter
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- How to Live in Your Car - wikiHow
- How to Make (a little) Money Fast - wikiHow
- How to survive being homeless
- Discussion about How to survive being homeless at the GodlikeProductions Conspiracy Forum. Our topics include Conspiracy Theory, Secret Societies, UFOs and more!
- How to Survive Being Homeless in Los Angeles | eHow.com
- How to Use FirstStep
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- LA's Homeless Blog: How To Be Homeless And Remain Undetected
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- Living Out Of Your Car Is A Dying Art | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
- In the past 20 years, I've lived in nine different homes and 14 different cities. No, I'm not some fancy millionaire who jets around from place to place. I don't even own a suit for funerals. Rather, I'm one of a dying breed. I live out of my car, and I do it with pride.
- motivemagazine.com - Tips for Living In Your Car
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- Moving to LA with nothing!
- My Journey into Homelessness
- New Beginnings Counseling Center
- Safe parking program for people living in RVs on San Marcos
- PaperBack Swap: Homeless Survival Guide
- SANTA MONICA HOMELESS SURVIVAL GUIDE
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- Stealth Survival
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- Storage Bins a Lifesaver for Homeless - Los Angeles Times
- The loss over the years of precious links to family and home often
weighs on Victor Scott..
- Survival Guide to Homelessness: Introduction to the Project
- A guide not only to surviving, but to living and thriving as a homeless person. Work, hygiene, shelter, human rights, food, stigma, and social life are all discussed.
- TEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS LIVING IN CARS: The Ultimate Car Living Survival Guide Book!
- Craig S. Roberts shares his ten year car living experience offering the car living survival guide book. Book title: Ten Consecutive Years Living in Cars: Living, Traveling, Camping, Attending College, and Performing Surveillance in Cars----and Loving it!
- The Homeless Survival Guide
- Discusion about The Homeless Survival Guide in the AboveTopSecret.com website alternative topics discussion forum Survival.
- The Joys of Being Homeless
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- Wanderingvet Survival Tips - Wanderingvets.com
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- YOUNG, FEMALE AND HOMELESS: A SURVIVAL GUIDE
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Identification - getting new or replacement ID
- ! Obtaining Identification
- Obtaining Identification
- California Vital Records
- Directory of California Vital Records - CA Records Room
- Search for Vital Records (including military service) in California. Resources available by Phone, Mail, Online and CD-Rom for each California County.
- How To Obtain Vital Records (birth certificate, marriage license, etc.) for Each State
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Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)
- LA Homeless Services Authority Programs
- Homeless Prevention / Outreach & Assessment / Emergency Housing / Transitional Housing / Perm Supportive Housing / Supportive Services / Winter Shelter / Overnight Emergency Shelter
- LAHSA Current Contracts (beds & address)
- LAHSA Year Round Shelter Program - phone number for pick-up points
- LAHSA Year Round Shelter Program Begins 7/1/2007
- Lutheran Social Services Emergency Housing (up to 120 days)
- San Fernando Valley Homeless Access Center
- San Fernando Valley Shelter Providers
Shelters
- @LA Los Angeles Homeless Shelterss
- Select Filter "Los Angeles County". Then select the neighborhood (e.g., "San Fernando Valley West" )
- 2006 Operating at Capacity (incl # beds)
- City Of Los Angeles: Winter Shelter Program
- Dome Village
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- DWCWEB.ORG - Downtown Women's Center, Los Angeles
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- ePATH - People Assisting the Homeless
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- Grassroots Shelters Directory - Los Angeles
- JFSLA - Gramercy Place Shelter
- Provides shelter and supportive services for a period of six months. Homeless families of any size and configuration with children of any age are welcome.
- LA Works Food/Clothing/Shelter Resources
- LAPD Blog: Los Angeles Winter Shelter Program
- LAUSD Valley School-based Clinics - Shelter
- Lutheran Social Services of Southern California - Emergency Shelters
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- National Shelter Database for the Homeless & Low-Income - Browse Listings
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- Petco Place for the homeless - WITH PETS!
- Referral Guide for Transitional Housing and Shelter Programs
- Salvation Army's Bell Shelter
- Shelter Agencies
- Shelter Listings - National Housing Database for the Homeless & Low-Income
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- Shelter Location & Transportation Schedule
- Shelter Resource Bank Agencies & Programs Served During 2005/06
- Specialized Shelter Agencies
- The Saban Free Clinic: Showers (as well as medocal & dental services)
- Joomla - the dynamic portal engine and content management system
HOTLINES
- ! Urgent Hotlines
- Many hotlines. Some in English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Cantonese.
- 1736 Family Crisis Center - Hotlines
- 1736 Family Crisis Center - Other Individuals and Families in Need
- 211 Los Angeles - Hotline Resources
- 4therapy.com - Support Groups
- Addresses & Phone Numbers for Los Angeles County Social Services
- Adult Protective Services
- Adult protective Services investigates situations involving elders and dependent adults who are reported to be endangered by physical, sexual or financial abuse, abandonment, isolation, abduction, neglect, or self-neglect.
- AIDS Info Hotline - English
- American Cancer Society Info Hotline
- American Self-Help Clearinghouse - Self-Help Sourcebook Online
- A searchable index of mental health and medical support groups
and organizations throughout the world and in your community.
- Asian Pacific American Legal Center |Hotlines in Chinese, Khmer, Korean, Vietnamese)
- Bi-line Hotline
- Breast Cancer Hotline: 1-877 GO KOMEN
- California Aids Hotline
- California Department of Insurance Hotline
- California Department of Managed Health Care Help Line
- CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINES
- California Hotline Telephone Numbers for Emergency Assistance
- California Youth Crisis Line
- Cancer Care Resources::Drug Reimbursement Hotlines 2007
- Provides information about professional organizations, reimbursement hotlines, support groups, travel and financial tips to help cancer patients and their families.
- Cancer Information and Counseling Line
- CDC National Std and Aids Hotlines
- Center for the Pacific Asian Family - 1-800-339-3940 Toll Free 24-Hour Crisis Hotline
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- Center for the Pacific Asian Family - 24-Hour Crisis Hotline
- Child Abuse Hotlines
- City Attorney's Hotline References
- Cocaine Anonymous Hotlines
- Crime Victim Hotline - 1-800-FYI-CALL
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