RESOURCES

Below you will find information connecting you to the support and encouragement provided by many community resources. The links will take you to each resources direct web page.

Paying for Senior Care – Our mission at PayingForSeniorCare.com is to help the elderly and their families fully understand the cost of long term care and the programs that can provide financial support. We have an online database of tools, references, and articles that cover topics like available care options, and free resources that are available in Los Angeles. Resources

Central City Neighborhood Partners – nonprofit organization advancing systemic change to benefit low-income communities through collaborations.

Centro Latino for Literacy – creates innovative solutions that transform lives through literacy.

Chrysalis – is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a pathway to self-sufficiency for homeless and low-income individuals by providing the resources and support needed to find and retain employment.

Downtown Women’s Center – meals, personalized case management, an on-site medical clinic, health workshops and screenings, computer literacy, government benefits advocacy, support groups, job counseling, and self-expression classes for women.

Exodus Recovery – provides quality psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment services to Southern California communities.

Friends Outside – improves the quality of life of families, children, and communities impacted by incarceration, and assists with successful community reentry and family reunification for those transitioning from confinement to freedom.

Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center – provides an integrated, comprehensive continuum of non-traditional services addressing the need of mentally ill adults who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Heart of Compassion Distribution – distributes food and other in-kind goods to over a 100 organizations such as food banks, shelters, veterans, seniors, city and school programs throughout Southern California.

Hope Street Family Center – provides in-home and on-site educational, health wellness, behavioral health, developmental, and social services that support children and families.

Hospitality Kitchen “Hippie Kitchen” – serves food to the homeless on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Inner City Law Center – Only provider of legal services in Skid Row. Advocates for rights of homeless, low-income tenants, and veterans. Provide free legal aid at SFC on Tuesdays 8:30am-12:00pm.

LAMP community – ends homelessness of Los Angeles’ most vulnerable individuals, primarily adults with mental illness, through a continuum of services and housing, enabling them to reach their highest level of self-sufficiency and community integration.

Los Angeles Livability – Online resource that provides overall livability scores for areas based on amenities, cost of living, crime rates, education, education, housing, etc.

Los Angeles Mission – exists to provide help, hope and opportunity to men, women and children in need.

Magnolia Place – promotes and strengthens individual, family and neighborhood protective factors through increasing social connectedness, community mobilization and access to needed services.

Midnight Mission – offers a path to self-sufficiency to men, women and children who have lost everything. Their emergency services, 12-step recovery program, job training, education and work programs offer a compassionate bridge to productive lives.

New Economics for Women – dedicated to the economic security of women, especially immigrant women, in low-wealth communities.

New Image Shelter – works to decrease and prevent homelessness throughout Los Angeles County by providing comprehensive Case Management and Supportive Services, housing, job search and placement, outreach, and referral services.

PATH (People Assisting The Homeless) – is a family of agencies working together to end homelessness for individuals, families and communities.

School on Wheels – The mission of School on Wheels is to enhance educational opportunities for homeless children in kindergarten through twelfth grade. We provide FREE services for children living in shelters, motels, foster group-homes, cars, campgrounds, and on the street. Our services include: after-school tutoring, backpacks, school supplies, help with re-enrollment into schools, and scholarships. Student enrollment does not require any specific referral from an agency or liaison. For questions, call (213) 896-9200

Santo Niño – provides direct services to those in need regardless of religion, race, gender, or sexual orientation. Services include shelter and housing, education and training, social services, financial literacy, refugee and immigrant assistance, food-related services, clothing and utility assistance, job training and more.

St. Barnabas Senior Services – pioneers programs that promote healthy aging, prolong independence, and enhance dignity for more than 8,000 seniors in Los Angeles.

SAJE (Strategic Actions for a Just Economy) – is an economic justice, community development, and popular education center that has been building economic power for working class people in Los Angeles.

Skid Row Housing Trust – develops, manages and operates homes for the homeless of Los Angeles.

South Central LAMP – uses the power of education and building the capacity of parents and children to combat existing inequality and reduce poverty one family at a time.

SOVA Community Food and Resource Program – provides free groceries and an array of supportive services to over 12,000 individuals of all ages, ethnicities and religions each month.

Telecare Corporation – provides services and systems of care for people with serious mental illness.

Tessie Cleveland Community Services Corp. – provides community-based outreach, mental health, substance abuse, case management and other support services, as well as a limited set of housing services.

The Salvation Army – provides programming to support the basic necessities of life – food, shelter, and warmth.

 Weingart Center – gives people the skills, resources, and hope they need to break the cycle of poverty and lead self-sufficient lives.

It’s invaluable o have a Bible Reading Plan. The Word of God is your Spiritual Superfood! There are many plans you can choose from.

Here is one that we find dynamic:
The Bible in One Year https://bibleinoneyear.org/en/