DON KING’S WOMEN & CHILDREN’S SHELTER
Phone: (323) 971-4432
8770 S. Broadway, L.A. 90003
Girls birth – 18 years old; Boys birth – 13 years old
FAMILY TOGETHER
Phone: (323) 737-5000
For undocumented & documented Latino Women & Children
545 S. San Pedro St., L.A. 90003 (Mission)
Contact: Rosemary Lopez
Provides ESL program. Must be referred by agency or school. Complete families – parents must be legally married.
Boys and girls birth – 16 years old.
HOMELESS HOLLYWOOD RESOURCE ACCESS CENTER
Phone: (310) 996-0034
(West L.A. families)
HOMELESS TESTIMONIAL SHELTER
Phone: (323) 291-6753
5721 S. Western Ave., L.A. 90062
Women with children ages birth – 12 years old
JENESSE CENTER
Phone: (323) 299-9496
3731 Stocker Ave., 2nd Fl., LA 90008 Hotline: (323) 731-6500
Director: Karen Earl
Group & individual counseling, parenting (Eng.), housing, resettlement, children’s program (field trips, tutoring). Girls birth – 18 years; boys birth – 14 years old
OPTIONS HOUSE
Phone: (323) 467-8466
1754 N. Taft Ave., L.A. 90028
Hollywood area. For runaway adolescents 12-17 yrs. and those at-risk. Individual & group therapy.
RAINBOW SERVICES (domestic violence shelter)
Phone: (310) 548-5450
P.O. Box 627 San Pedro 90733
Shelter services for women and children; group counseling; children’s programs. Girls and boys with mothers birth – 17 years old
REFUGEE SAFE HAVEN
Phone: (213) 637-1450
AFRICAN COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER
Crisis line (800) 496-2525
532 So. Vermont Ave. Suite 104, L.A. 90020
Director: Dr. Nikki Tesfai
Domestic violence transitional shelter. Women and children. Assistance for legal immigration; employment training; childcare. Permanent housing; training programs. English classes and education.
Staff speaks eight African languages.
Boys- birth – 8 years; girls birth – 18 years
UNION RESCUE MISSION
Phone: (213) 347-6300
WOMANS CARE COTTAGE
Phone: (818) 753-4580
6040 Vineland Avenue, No. Hollywood 91606
Serves women and children with housing, and other social needs, including job placement. Boys birth – 13 years; girls birth – 18 years.
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