Our Organization

With a diverse staff of trained professionals and paraprofessionals, TASLA provides casework services in Hollywood and volunteer support for information and direction at Union Station.   For more about our organization, please see our Fact Sheet.

· A foreign traveler on vacation in Los Angeles is robbed and needs help recovering a lost ticket and passport.

· A minor is abandoned by her family and needs a place to go to find shelter, a hot meal, and a sympathetic ear.

· A woman fleeing domestic violence needs transportation assistance for her and her children to relocate to another state.

For 89 years, Travelers Aid Society of Los Angeles (TASLA) has been helping people who are in crisis like these.

Whether stranded during their travels, or in a tough transition in life or simply disconnected from their usual support systems, people turn to TASLA for help.

Founded in 1922 and incorporated in 1944 as a nonprofit, private social service agency, our mission is to provide assistance and support through counseling, education, and other services to individuals and families in crisis due to mobility, homelessness or other disruptive circumstances.

We help individuals find a support network and move away from the isolation, by helping them to connect with and identify resources in the community.

Current Staff, as of January 20, 2012

Laura D. Kassebaum, MPH, MCHES, Director of Social Services

Raul H. Velasquez, Business Office Manager/Development Manager

Rania Yacoub, Case Manager

Juliana Anguiano, Case Manager

Mark G. Zipoli, Administrative Director

Click on the picture to see a Virtual Tour or Slideshow of TASLA's facility at 1507-1509 Winona Blvd.  

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