ALL PEOPLE’S CHRISTIAN CENTER
Phone: (213) 747-6357
822 E. 20th St., L.A. ext: 34 or 35
Free food for low-income families & individuals. Must show proof of ID, address, income & live:
Zip Codes Served: 90001 to 90008, 90010, 90011, 90015, 90016, 90018, 90019, 90021, 90037, 90042-44, 90046, 90047, 90058, 90059, 90061, 90062, 90089
Food Distribution Fridays only 12:00 to 4:00p.m.
www.allpeoplescc.org
BEYOND SHELTER
Phone: (213) 252-0772
3255 Wilshire Blvd. #902, L.A. 90010
Executive Director: Tanya Tull
Assists in providing permanent housing for clients; also, Coping skills in independent living, money management, knowledge of tenant’s rights, job training.
Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm
www.beyondshelter.org
CATHOLIC BIG BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS
(serves all religions)
Phone: (213) 251-9800
Contact: Rosalio Delgadillo Fax (213) 251-9855
Services to boys 7-15 years; girls 7-16. 1 year of mentorship; 2-4 hours; no severe behavioral problems.
Program: High School BIGS. Allows HS students from Belmont, Crenshaw, Dorsey & Jefferson to be mentors to younger children.
www.catholicbigbrothers.org
COALITION OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, INC.
Phone: (323) 777-3120
9130 S. Figueroa St., L.A. 90003
Director: Dr. Sandra Cox
Counseling services for individual, group, and families; Domestic violence & anger management. Sliding Scale parenting classes (Eng/Span). Hours: M-F 9-6 p.m. Housing for Mentally Ill (18+--one year wait)
www.mentalhealthprofessionals.org
HEALTHY FAMILIES
Phone: (800) 880-5305 or contact Susan Miller Dorsey High School/ Healthy Start Support Services
Coordinator: Gayle Gordon @ (3230 298-8404
Provides comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage for children birth-19 years. Cost: $4 to $9 monthly; $27 for family. Medi-cal no cost.
INDEPENDENT STUDY SCHOOL (LAUSD)—CITY OF ANGELS
Phone: (213) 745-1100
1449 South San Pedro Street, LA 90015
Grades K-12; 32 sites (once a week meetings)
Principal: Molly Milner
Kids referred for medical & gang protection
Monday- Friday 7:00 am-4:30 pm
www.lausd.net
INFO LINE- NOW KNOWN AS 211/ LA COUNTY 211
INQUILINOS UNIDOS (Tenants United)
Phone: (213) 483-7497
660 So. Bonnie Brae Street, L.A. 90057
INSTITUTE FOR BLACK PARENTING
Phone: (310) 900-0930
11122 S La Cienega Blvd. Inglewood, CA 90304
Adoption and foster parenting; Family Preservation
Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm
www.blackparenting.org
KAISER PERMANENTE WATTS COUNSELING & LEARNING CTR.
Phone: (323) 564-7911
1465 E. 103rd St., L.A. 90002 Fax (323) 569-8527
Director: Dr. Woodruff Johnson
Contact: Ruth Conley, Martha Watson LCSW
Family, individual and group counseling, bilingual art therapy, educational therapy, summer day camp ages 8-13 yrs., sleep-over camp (call in May) ages 7-14, Kids Can Cope—support group for children whose parents or siblings have cancer, group for latency-age boys who have been pre-natal exposure to drugs; tutoring. Free counseling to the community. Hours: 8:30-6 p.m.
www.kp.org/watts/.org
LOS ANGELES CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC
Phone: (323) 766-2345
3787 S. Vermont, L.A. 90007
Principal: Robin Lutsky, Burton Greene School (ext. 2228) (323) 766-2340
Day treatment program; individual, group and family therapy. Non-public school on campus. Walk-In Hours: 8-12 p.m. Outpatient hours: M-F 8-8 p.m.
www.lacg.org
LOS ANGELES COUNTY/USC MEDICAL CENTER Outpt—Main Clinic
Phone: (323) 226-5303
1937 Hospital Pl., L.A. 90033 Fax (323) 226-5504
Child Adolescent Psychiatry Outpt—Adolescent (323) 226-5777
Director: Dr. Sidney Russak (out/ in-patient) (323) 226-5288
Director: Dr. Thomas Hicklin (in-patient)
Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm
LOS ANGELES URBAN LEAGUE
Phone: (323) 292-8111
Milken Youth Training & Family Literacy Center Fax (323) 292-7851
5414 S. Crenshaw Blvd., L.A. 90043
Director: Jim Castilo
Contact: Linda Shaw
Tutoring grades 3-12 (Jan. & June enrollment, waiting list open) and Adults (anytime), WIA (Workforce Investment Act) ages 14-21. Computers training. Hours: M 8-6 p.m.; T-Th 8-8 p.m.; Fri 8-5 p.m.
www.laul.org
BREAKTHROUGH PARENTING SERVICES
Phone: (310) 823-7846
Serves West Los Angeles, Culver City, and Valley
12405 Venice Blvd., Suite 172, L.A. 90066
Director: Dr. Jane Major
Parent education classes with focus on legal/custody issues. Sliding fee scale
www.breakthroughparentingservices.org
PARENTS OF WATTS (POW)
Phone: (323) 566-7556
10828 Lou Dillon Ave., L.A. 90059
Century – R on Wilmington – L on Santa Ana and L on Lou Dillon
Director: (Sweet) Alice Harris
Field technicians training, assists in obtaining GED, computer fiber optics training program to install telephone wires and cable; Parenting classes (English)
Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm
GOOGLE SWEET ALICE HARRIS
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY
Phone: (800) 776-5746
For parents with children with special needs Intake (213) 427-8747 Hours: Intake—9-3 p.m.; Office: 9-5 p.m. Fax (213) 427-8767
Federal funding—free
www.pai-ca.org
All of these resources are non-profit community agencies and should be used in conjunction with the completion of the LAUSD community resources disclaimer form (attached)
School Mental Health Resource Guide prepared and revised by:Louis G. Long, LCSW, Ph.D., Nancy Jefferson, LCSW
August 11, 2005