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General Resources
211 Helpline – 211 – Information, 140+ languages, referral, crisis intervention, non- emergency suicide prevention resources
ACCESS - 800-854-7771 – L.A. County Department of Mental Health 24/7 line to help with assessment and response
National Suicide Hotline – English, 800-784-2433 – Spanish, 800-784-2432 - TTY, 800-799-4889
Women’s Law - links to various national resources; California state and local resources
National Sexual Assault Hotline – 1-800-656-HOPE, RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) also provides live help online
Los Angeles Human Trafficking Hotline – 1-800-655-4095
Legal Aid Foundation of LA - 800-399-4529 (domestic violence hotline), multilingual clinic and help centers providing immediate legal aid
Treasures – general resources for a variety of needs and areas.
Transportation; Bus passes, metro, etc. [coming soon]
Laundry Services around LA [coming soon]
Recall Report - Information regarding the latest information on dangerous drugs and products
Food Banks
Eastmont Community Center – Friday’s, food stamps also available. Call 323-726-7998 to check on availability or qualifications.
The Christian Food Center – 213-741-0213
Pasadena Church - Monday, Wednesday and Friday Meal at 6pm
Addictions
Alcoholics Anonymous – National Hotline 212-870-3400
Narcotics Anonymous - National Hotline 818-773-9999
Drug Abuse Rehab Center (inpatient or outpatient) 855-605-4800
Drug Rehab - National Hotline and Web Resource 877-695-5395
Online Recovery Resource Dictionary – 855-900-9468
MentalHelp.net (inpatient and outpatient) – 888-315-5649
Los Angeles Addiction and Drug Rehab - 877-655-5116
Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Addiction - 877.441.0766
Alcohol Rehab Guide - 844.558.4422
Drug Rehab Connections - 877-452-0156
Los Angeles Detox Centers and Resources - provides medically reviewed guides on every aspect of the drug & alcohol withdrawal process, as well as a list of SAMHSA-approved detox centers
Addiction Resources - 844.616.3400
Harmony Place - Outpatient, Residential, Detox Program, Structured Transitional Living, and After Care in Los Angeles.
Job Placement
Work Source – 888-226-6300; Los Angeles area; 40 centers providing assistance in finding jobs, skills assessments, trainings
Chicana Service Action Center – 213-629-5800
WIN Job Training Program - nine-month job training internship in Vancouver, WA specifically for women coming out of abusive situations
Legal Advice/Assistance
Christian Legal Society – nationwide referral directory for legal assistance
Christian Legal Aid - 323-319-3559
Legal Aid Foundation of LA – 1-800-399-4529
WTLC - 714-992-1939 ext. 134 or 114, Orange County, make appointments for legal advocacy or immigration services, Personal Empowerment Program classes
Residential Housing
1736 Shelter – 213-245-6434 (24/7 hotline), Los Angeles, Long Beach, 6 month stay, accepts children, bilingual
Casa de Alegria – Highland Park, 4 month stay, children under 10 allowed
CAST LA – 888-539-2373 (hotline), L.A., 18+ years old, 18-24 month stay, interpreters available
Catholic Charities - L.A., children allowed
Chicana Service Action Center – 1-800-548-2722 (hotline), L.A., 30-day stay, I.D. required, children allowed
Christian Encounter Ministry – 530-268-0877, Northern California, 2 year stay, females 16-25 or males 16-19
Covenant House - 1-800-999-9999, Hollywood, three-stages of housing: crisis shelter, transitional living, and move towards independent living
Door of Hope – children allowed, bilingual, Pasadena (4-6 month stay), job training, and domestic violence
Downtown Women’s Center – L.A. area residential housing for homeless in safe community environment; Day Center (213-613-0761) provides meals, showers, laundry services, etc.
Dream Center (Project Hope) – Los Angeles; 3-stage housing options (72-hour emergency shelter, 30 days, 6 month residential)
Elizabeth House – Pasadena, 626-577-4434, for pregnant women 18+, stay until 4 months after birth of child; children allowed (girls under 9, boys under 5)
Forgotten Children Inc. – San Bernadino, Huntington
Haven House – 323-681-2626 (24-hour bilingual hotline), L.A., 30-day emergency shelter, residents receive food, shelter, medical and legal services; children allowed (additional children’s program)
His Sheltering Arms – 323-755-6646, Los Angeles, 18+ years old, 6-month – 1-year stay, no I.D. required, children (under age of 3) allowed
House of Ruth – 877-988-5559 (24-hour crisis hotline), East Los Angeles/West San Bernadino, up to 2-year stay, children allowed (additional children’s program), pregnant allowed, no ID required, bilingual services
Human Options – 877-854-3594 (24-hour hotline – English, Spanish, Farsi), Orange County, 30-day emergency shelter, children allowed (additional children’s program); Second Step transitional housing program after completing shelter program
Interval House - 562-594-4555, 714-891-8121 (hotlines), Los Angeles, transitional and permanent housing
Jordan’s Disciples – 877-439-3448, Compton, placement in Jordan’s Transitional Living Shelter or referral to another shelter, homeless,
Pacific Lifeline - 909-931-2624, Upland, children allowed, ID required
Prototypes – 323-461-4118, L.A. Area, 6-18-month stay, residential treatment and transitional domestic violence shelter for women, children allowed, bilingual, ID preferred
Rainbow Services – 310-547-9343 (24-hour English-Spanish hotline), San Pedro, emergency shelter and transitional facility (6-9-month stay), pregnant allowed, male victims accepted, no ID required
Rape Treatment Center – 310-319-4000, Santa Monica, 24-hour emergency medical care and services
Safe Journey – 1-800-636-6738, Ventura, up to 18-month stay in transitional shelter, children allowed (children’s counseling), undocumented OK
Saving Innocence - Los Angeles, 1-888-3737-888 (24/7 hotline), under 18 only, crisis intervention and rescue, 2-year rehabilitation program
The Sheepfold – Orange, 6-month stay for mothers with fatherless children, no boys over 13 years old, no ID required, 3-day interview process
Shelter From The Storm - 1-800-775-6055 (hotline), 760-674-0400 (shelter), Palm Desert, 60-day stay transitional shelter, ID required, bilingual, pregnant and children under 17 OK, 2-year long-term transitional housing option after emergency shelter
Sojourn – 310-264-6644 (hotline), Los Angeles, up to six-week stay, no ID required, pregnant and children allowed, bilingual
Su Casa - 562-402-4888 (hotline), Long Beach, 30-day emergency shelter, one-year residential program possible after emergency shelter, undocumented OK, no pregnant, children 6 months – 14 years old, bilingual
Teen Challenge – 310-644-3695 (LA), Southern California (various locations), 1-year stay, 18+ years old, men and women, ID (or evidence of application for ID) required
Walter Hoving Home - 626-405-0950 (toll-free 1-888-4-Hoving), Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, phone intake, 6 or 12-month program (there is a monthly fee)
Westminster Transitional Living - 877-531-5522 (24-hour bilingual hotline) Orange County, 9-month – 2-year stay, must have completed 45/90-day WTLC emergency program or any other emergency program, 1-2 children allowed (residential children’s program), immigration services, legal advocacy
Westwood Transitional Village – 310-477-9539, Los Angeles, 1-2 year stay, families, sober required, income for rent required
Wise Place - 614-542-3577, Orange County (Santa Ana), 6-month stay, women only, no children, sober (90 days) required, in-person application
Harvest Home - 310-452-1223, Los Angeles, 18+ years old, pregnant women only, stay 3-6 months after child’s birth
Mercy House - 714-836-7188 (ext. 136), Orange County, various emergency and transitional housing (6-24-month stay) options, homeless, men and women
Angels Way Maternity Home – 818-346-2229 (9 a.m. – 4 p.m. weekdays), Canoga Park, single, pregnant women, 18+ years old
Sarah’s House - 805-581-1910, Simi Valley, maternity home for pregnant women and babies
Phoenix House – 1-877-286-5027, Orange County (other locations nationwide), residential and outpatient programs for men and women seeking to overcome substance addiction, length of stay varies, other programs for under 18s
Lumpkins Transitional Housing - 323-568-5400, Los Angeles 30-day+ stay, substance abuse treatment, women only, pregnant allowed, children allowed
Lydia House - 562-733-1147, Long Beach, part of Long Beach Rescue Mission, shelter for women and children
Weingart Center - 213-627-9000, Los Angeles, resources, temporary shelter, and up to two-year stay for women in Women’s Renaissance program
Alexandria House - 213-381-2649, Los Angeles, transitional residence for single women and women with children
Casa de los Angelitos – 310-325-8208, Harbor City, maternity home for pregnant women and their babies, 18+ years old, ID required, substance free for 6 months, $150/month
Precious Life - 562-431-5025, Los Alamitos, various services including 60-90-day family emergency shelter (951-275-8755hotline); 12-24-month transitional housing for men and women with children (951-697-4195)
St. Anne’s - 213-247-7441, Los Angeles, for at-risk pregnant and/or parenting young women, Residential Treatment Program for young women referred from LA County’s foster care or probation systems, Bogen Family Transitional Housing Program (2-year stay) for young women emancipating out of juvenile courts
Path of Life - 951-275-8750, Riverside, three-phase residential support program for homeless, pregnant women, 18+, ID required, intakes Monday – Saturday (10 a.m.-2 p.m.), emergency housing (30 days), transitional housing (2-6 months), Single-parent efficiency
Angel Step Inn – 323-780-4357 (24/7 hotline), L.A. area, 45-day emergency crisis shelter; children allowed
Center for the Pacific-Asian Family - 800-339-3940 (24/7 hotline) – Services include emergency shelter and referral information. Available to serve those speaking the following languages: Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese, Chiu-Chow, Tagalog, Thai, Lao, Japanese, Cantonese, Cambodian, Illonggo
Transitional Housing Web Database (nationwide)
Homeless Shelter Directory (nationwide)
Abortion Recovery
Claris Health – 310-268-8400 – 11500 W Olympic Blvd, #570, Los Angeles, CA 90064 – Support Groups, online counseling and one-on-one counseling.
Los Angeles Pregnancy Services - 213-382-5433
Saddleback Church – Support Groups – 714-345-6887
Foothill Pregnancy Resource Center – 626-241-5997
Healthcare
Claris Health- 310-268-8400 – 11500 W Olympic Blvd, #570, Los Angeles, CA 90064 – Free medical and pregnancy support services.
Watts Healthcare - urgent care and variety of other medical services
Crenshaw Community Health Center – 323-568-5460, 3756 Santa Rosalia Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90008, discounted fees for uninsured
Westside Pregnancy Clinic – 310-268-8400 (text 424-256-3955), Santa Monica, free pregnancy and STD testing, medical consultation, parenting support, abortion recovery
Hollywood Free Clinic - 310-660-2400, Hollywood, family planning, STD testing, tattoo removal program, medical and counseling services
Planned Parenthood – 800-576-5544, 8520 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90003 (for other locations: 1-800-230-PLAN), birth control, STD testing, pregnancy testing, emergency contraception
Pharmacies – South LA
CVS
5822 S Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90044 (Vermont Slauson Shopping Center)
4030 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90062
5837 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90001
3335 S Figueroa St, Unit Q, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Walgreens
1800 W Slauson Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90047 (Chesterfield Square)
1500 E Gage Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90001
Rite Aid
4322 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90037
3230 W Slauson Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90043
1534 E Florence Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90001
446 E Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Caremax Pharmacy, 4301 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90037, 323-234-4343
Hospitals – South LA
Hubert H. Humphrey Comprehensive Health Center, 323-846-4312, 5850 S Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90003
Community Hospital of Huntington Park, 323-583-1931, 2623 E Slauson Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90023
California Hospital Medical Center - 213-748-2411, 1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90015
24-Hour
Reliant Immediate Care – 310-215-6020, LAX
California Hospital Medical Center Emergency Room – 1401 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90015, Online ER waiting service
Human Trafficking Hotline
National Human Trafficking Resource Center, 1-888-373-7888 – 24/7 nationwide toll-free hotline; more than 200 languages available
TEXT OPTION: BeFree (233733) for immediate assistance from an on-call specialist
Sexual Abuse Recovery
Peace Over Violence – West San Gabriel Crisis Center (Rape Hotline), 626-793-3385 – Helps victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking by offering referral information and crisis intervention assistance.
Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, 310-319-4000 – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – Offers comprehensive, free treatment for sexual assault victims and their families, including 24-hour emergency medical care, forensic examinations, crisis intervention, long-term professional counseling, advocacy, and accompaniment services.
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), 800-656-HOPE – The RAINN hotline offers free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the country.
Emergency Housing
Covenant House – 1-800-999-9999 (24/7 crisis helpline), Hollywood, three-stages of housing: crisis shelter, transitional living, and move towards independent living
Shelter From The Storm – 1-800-775-6055 (hotline), 760-674-0400 (shelter), Palm Desert, up to 60-day stay, ID required, bilingual, pregnant and children under 17 OK
Shelter Services for Women – 805-964-5245, Santa Barbara, 45-day program, 3 locations, children allowed (girls up to 17 years old, boys up to 12 years old), ID preferred, domestic violence focused, but can refer to other programs; Additional numbers: Lompoc 805-736-0965, Santa Maria 805-925-2160, Santa Ynez Valley 805-686-4390
Westminster Transitional Living Center - 877-531-5522 (24-hour bilingual hotline), Orange County, 45-day or 90-day stay, 1-2 children allowed
Dream Center (Project Hope) - Los Angeles; 3-stage housing options (72-hour emergency shelter, 30 days, 6 month residential)
Human Services Agency – Ventura County – links to domestic violence services in Ventura County, including shelters, hotlines, counseling, legal services
Pregnancy Crisis
Los Angeles Pregnancy Services – 213-382-5433
East Los Angeles Pregnancy Center – 323-838-0204 – 2342 S. Atlantic Blvd., Monterey Park, CA 91754
Eisner Pediatric and Family Medical Center - 213-747-5542
The Right to Life League of Southern California – list of west coast maternity homes for pregnant mothers and babies
Life Call - nationwide list of pregnancy shelters
Childcare
Community Childcare Council – free or low cost child care
CalWORKs Child Care Program – subsidized child care, assistance in child care resources
Childcare Center – links to referral agencies and information about various child care facilities in Los Angeles
Articles
A Plan to Get Out
Secret financial escape plan for domestic violence victims
Guilt and Shame
3 Lies and Bind Us to Guilt and Shame
Healing Shame
Anger Can Be a Cover-up for Guilt, Shame and Vulnerability
Self-Forgiveness and Overcoming Guilt
Addiction
3 Reasons Not to Watch Porn
Domestic Abuse and Addiction
What Science Says To Do If Your Loved One Has An Opioid Addiction
Addiction Is a Mental Illness - Treat It That Way
Holistic Approach to the Addiction Recovery Process
How Parents Can Prevent Drug Abuse
Disability, Substance Abuse & Addiction
8 Ways to Prevent Relapse
Healing After the Passing of Your Parent: How to Nurture Your Grief Without Drugs or Alcohol
8 Ways to Prevent Relapse
Domestic Violence and Addiction
Overcoming the past
You’re not Alone
I Am Having Marital Problems
When Your Marriage is Dying
Addiction And Infidelity: Understanding And Finding Ways To Heal After An Addicted Partner Is Unfaithful
Videos
Media Influence on Relationships and Beauty (Sowers Education Group)
Life After Sex-Work (Treasures)