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AIDS HealthCare Foundation – Walk-in clinics, hospice care. www.aidshealth.org AIDS
Project Los Angeles – A food bank for registered clients, case
management, mental health services, buddy program, dental care,
Necessities of Life, education. Beyond Shelter – Assists homeless families with children referred by the emergency shelter system to find permanent housing. www.welfareinfo.org/Beyondshelterincalifornia. Children
of the Night – 24-hour service to teenaged prostitutes or kids
involved in pornography; rescue from pimps, shelter referrals, court
appearances, medical appointments, tickets home, birth certificates,
etc. Childrens
Hospital Los Angeles–Division of Adolescent Medicine – Free
testing, counseling, and comprehensive medical care are available
to youth, ages 12-24, who are either HIV positive or who are at
high risk for becoming HIV positive. Provides health care, substance
abuse treatment, mental health services, management for pregnant
and parenting teens. City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Volunteerism – www.lacity.org County of Los Angeles, Departments of
Covenant
House California – Crisis intervention and shelter for homeless
and runaway youth, ages 18-20. CrisisCounseling.com - How to understand and preventing teenage runaways www.crisiscounseling.com/Runaway/1Runaway Discover Hollywood - www.discoverhollywood.com information on visual arts, theatre, music, film, places of interest and more. First
Presbyterian Church of Hollywood – Provides meals for seniors. Gay
& Lesbian Community Services Center – AIDS prevention and
counseling. Provides consultation, job training,
and placement opportunities through its Job Training Partnership
Act Program, which now includes special outreach to homeless youth.
Helpguide
– A non-commercial, consumer-friendly website, providing information
on mental health and aging. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce -www.hollywoodchamber.net Hollywood Visitors Information Center - 6801 Hollywood Boulevard at Hollywood & Highland 1-866-733-6952 or online at www.seemyLA.com Immigration
and Refuge Services of America - Develops and manages education
and assistance programs that help refugees resettle in the U.S. Infoline
- A hotline to connect with community services in Los Angeles County
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Services are provided in English,
Spanish and over 140 other languages via a tele-interpreting service.
INFO LINE also provides services for hearing impaired. Hotline
800/339-6993; TDD service 800/660-4026 Jeffrey Griffith
Youth Center - created to help homeless youth make the transition
into independent living and to create a comfortable space for in-school,
at-home and at-risk youth to socialize with other lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender youth in an alcohol-free, drug-free, safe,
educational and affirming environment. Layouth.com – an independent,
nonprofit organization which trains, informs, and provides a voice
to Los Angeles youth through journalism.
www.layouth.com Your Local City Council Offices – www.lacity.org/council Los
Angeles Free Clinic – Day labor and employment readiness workshops
for youth, ages 16-23. Provides free health care to youth,
ages 12-24, in family planning, HIV testing, abuse counseling, treatment
of sexually transmitted diseases. Los Angeles World Airports - www.lawa.org Los Angeles Youth Network – Shelter for 12-17 year old youth providing case management, individual/group counseling, food, clothing, medical services, etc. www.sfvmarketplace.com/causes/layouth My
Friend’s Place – Drop-in Center for homeless youth.
323/462-4493 National
Runaway Switchboard -Facilitates
relationships that ensure that youth and families have access to
resources in their communities. Neighborhood
Matching Fund – supports partnerships between the City of Los
Angeles and neighborhood organizations to produce neighborhood-initiated
improvement projects. Operation
Clean Sweep – Youth making a difference.
Educates school faculty, parents, and students (with the
focus on 4th through 7th grade students) regarding
respect and responsibility for themselves, others, and property. Options House – Safe, licensed youth shelters, crisis intervention, counseling, placement service, advocacy to homeless, runaway and abandoned youth, ages 12-18. 323/467-1932; 800/225-4325. PATH:
People Assisting the Homeless -Helping homeless people find
work, save money, secure housing and empowering their lives. Shelter
Partnership – Develops resources, provides technical and developmental
assistance and public policy support for homeless shelters and public
service agencies. Social
Security Administration – Process applications for Supplemental
Security Income (SSI), Social Security, Medicare, and MediCal. The
Way In/Salvation Army – Drop-in Center provides spiritual and
crisis counseling, 20-bed shelter and placement for 15-17 year old
runaways or homeless youth, and medical assistance for 17 and under. Travelers
Aid International - www.travelersaid.org United Way of Greater Los Angeles - www.unitedwayla.org |
TRAVELERS AID SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES
1507 Winona Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027
323/644-3500
Fax 323/644-3505
E-mail: travelers@tasla.org