The People's Guide to Welfare, Health & Other Services
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The People's Guide Information about opportunities to help you get through hard times to Welfare Health& other Services 39th Edition 2020 Los Angeles County Hunger Action LA Introduction Contents For further assistance: LA FAMILY SOURCE CENTERS Contents Introduction 211 LA County The City of Los Angeles has Family Source Centers (FSC) where you can apply for On the internet: www.211la.org Income, Jobs, & Training: Health Care: The People’s Guide gives practical In 2020, the President and Congress programs such as the ones in this book information about how to get food, money, are discussing even more huge budget 211 is a 24 hour per day, 7 day a week and get other help including child care housing, health care and other help from cuts that would greatly reduce cash and telephone information and referral service. Housing .....................4 Medi-Cal .................45 service, job placement and tutoring, Operators are available in many government programs and community food assistance, our rights to health Shelter, low cost housing ,renter’s Medical assistance for low income mentoring and arts instruction for youth: languages. They can help you find services if you live in Los Angeles County care, workers' rights, immigrant rights, rights people emergency food and shelter, legal and Boyle Heights: El Centro de Ayuda and need help in hard times. You do not and our right to a clean environment. financial assistance, counseling and many Corporation 2130 E. 1st Street, Suite have to read the entire book, just find the other resources. Tax Credits ................9 110, LA, CA 90033 (323) 526-9301 Your voices are needed in those Health Care for Children...52 topic you need in the table of contents. Phone: 211 Extra money for workers and renters Echo Park: El Centro del Pueblo debates. Tell politicians how the programs However, people who are eligible for 1157 Lemoyne Street .LA, CA 90026 help or don’t help and what your problems (800) 660-4026 (TTY) one kind of help often qualify for other Free & Low Cost Health Care (213) 483-6335 are. Government officials need to be Job & Career Training ...... 10 programs as well, so read the entire booklet. El Sereno/Lincoln Heights: reminded of the tragic crises and pain LA County Office of Immigrant ....................................53 Barrio Action Youth and Family Center that happen in people’s lives when they Affairs oia.lacounty.gov Updated Health care you can get if you don’t The People’s Guide also gives advice on 4927 Huntington Dr., Suite 200 can’t get food, housing, or health care. information on immigration issues Worker's Rights and qualify for Medi-Cal: mental health, what to do if you are treated unfairly or do substance abuse, and regional LA, CA 90032 (323) 221-0779 not receive what you are entitled to by law. LA County Consumer & Business Unemployment .........11 North Valley: New Economics for Women To get names and addresses of your centers Affairs dcba.lacounty.gov Unemployment, worker’s rights, and 21400 Saticoy St. Canoga Park, CA local, state and federal lawmakers, call Lately, massive government budget cuts Help for workers, renters & aid if you're temporarily disabled 91304 (818) 887-3872 (800) 481-8683 or visit: https://www. have meant less help for low income consumers Pacoima: El Nido Family Centers lavote.net/apps/precinctsmaps. Call In Home Supportive Service families, seniors, and homeless people. 11243 Glenoaks Blvd., Suite 2 Congress directly at (202) 224-3121. www.mypublicbenefits.org outlines CalWorks ................15 and Long Term Care ........56 There are other problems with obtaining how low income families can qualify Cash and other aid for families with Pacoima 91331 (818) 896-7776 assistance: rumors and false information Southeast: All People's Community Center Politicians often want to use money for for multiple programs, especially children under 19 that discourage eligible people from 822 E. 20th StreetLA, CA 90011 other things than health, welfare and social working families Medicare .................57 even trying to get help their family (213) 747-6357 services. But when the rich get too much Health care for retirees, their desperately needs, people not knowing Southeast/Watts: Watts Labor Community richer and the poor get too much poorer, the Child Care & Education ......25 dependents, and people with what the application steps are, language Public Policy Organizations Action Committee (WLCAC) 1212 E. 108 gap has very bad effects on the whole society. Get involved with these organizations to disabilities barriers, people being made to feel Assistance for CalWORKs parents Street LA, CA 90059(323) 357-6262 You can help close that gap. You don’t learn about policies affecting you. embarrassed for asking for needed help. Southwest: El Nido Family Center have to be an expert. Simply let those in Transportation and Utilities: 2069 W. Slauson Avenue LA, CA 90047 authority know how a budget cut affects ACCE (213)863-4548 Foster Care ..............27 The People’s Guide is dedicated to (323) 998-0093 you or your neighbors. www.acceaction.org/ helping all people overcome barriers California Food Policy Advocates Southwest/Florence: The Children’s when they try to get help. Every person Social Security, SSI and CAPI Transportation ........58 Collective 915 W. Manchester LA, CA Hunger Action Los Angeles and our (213) 482-8200 www.cfpa.net has the right to enough food, housing, ...............................29 90044 (323)789-4717 members struggle for policies that save California Partnership and health care. You help when you Van Nuys: New Economics for Women and improve the safety net. www.california-partnership.org Bus passes, affordable car share this information with other people Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of insurance, help for cyclists, bike 6946 Van Nuys Blvd., Ste. 220 who need help. Veterans ..................33 Van Nuys, CA 91406 (818) 786-4098 Hunger Action Los Angeles (HALA) Los Angeles (213)353-1333 and car rental West Adams: 1736 Family Crisis Center 961 S. Mariposa www.chirla.org There is another important way to help. General Relief ..........33 2116 Arlington Ave., Suite 220 . Los Angeles, CA 90006 Community Coalition (323) 750-9087 In Sacramento, Washington DC and Cash aid for single adults Utilities and Phone ......60 Los Angeles, CA 90018 Tel: 213-388 8228 www.cocosouthla.org in County and local governments, the Help with utility bills and special (323) 737-3900 www.hungeractionla.org Community Health Councils programs and services described in the West Los Angeles: Latino Resource [email protected] (323) 295-9372 www.chc-inc.org phone equipment for the disabled People’s Guide are always being debated. Health Access (818) 480-3262 Food: Organization, Inc. 610 California Avenue www.health-access.org Venice, CA 90291 (310) 578-6069 39th Edition. The People’s Guide to Welfare, Spanish translation: Eliza Fraga, Elizabeth L.A. Alliance for a New Economy Guides for Further Help: Westlake/Pico Union: Central City Health & Other Services Medrano (213) 977-9400 www.laane.org CalFresh (Food Stamps)....37 Neighborhood Partners 501 S. Bixel St. ©2020 Hunger Action Los Angeles DISCLAIMER: Hunger Action Los Angeles L.A. Community Action Network Assistance to buy more food. LA, CA 90017(213) 482-8618 (HALA) (HALA) and other contributors to this book (213) 228-0024 www.cangress.org Guide for Non-Citizens......62 Wilmington/San Pedro: Toberman Editor: Frank Tamborello are not responsible for the action, conduct, L.A. Food Policy Council Neighborhood Center Editorial Committee and Major treatment you receive, and/or quality of Free & Low Cost Food .....41 www.goodfoodla.org 131 N. Grand Ave. San Pedro, CA Contributors: Yolanda Arias, Donald Noller, service of any private (non-government) Food pantries, meals for seniors, Hearings and Complaints...67 Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles 90731 (310) 832-1145 ext.106 Andrew Kazakes, Claudia Menjivar, Javier agencies listed in this book and their community gardens How to get the benefits you are entitled (800) 399-4LAW Wilshire: Bresee Foundation Beltran, Lynn Kersey, Jessica Mark, staff. Government agencies have their to Maternal & Child Health Access 184 Bimini Place LA, CA 90004 Matthew Clark, Michael Ortiz, Rene Peña, own complaint procedures (see pg. 67) (213) 749-4261 www.mchaccess.org WIC .........................43 (213) 387-2822 Ronnette Ramos, Ryan Bradley, Tyler Also, phone numbers and other important Neighborhood Legal Services of Nutrition assistance for mothers, Sutherland,Staff of LA County DPSS. information change: this information was Good Advice ............69 Los Angeles (800) 433-6251 infants and children Special thanks to the undergraduate accurate as of December 2019. Legal Aid and crisis resources Social Justice Learning Institute students of the UCLA Department of (323) 952-7363 www.sjli.org Chicana/o and Central American Studies Child Nutrition .........44 for their assistance in editing. Apologies Free meals for children Welfare Offices .......71 if we have overlooked anyone. 2 The People's Guide 2020 The People's Guide 2020 3 Housing Shelterscan generally make their own rules more information call (213) 228-0024. 2. "Just Cause" Eviction Protection about who can stay and how long they can The Venice Homeless Citation Clinic is first Housing stay. At the shelters which are funded by the Sunday of the month at 1 pm at 720 Rose California tenants (except those in the government, such as the Winter Shelters, Ave, Venice, CA 90291 (second Sunday in “Excluded Housing” list below) now have Unfortunately, if you are homeless in Los for CalWORKs, you may be able to receive you are homeless and ask about the Housing there has to be a written grievance procedure February). Call (310) 365-0985 or email “Just Cause” protections from eviction. The Angeles, there is no guarantee of housing Homeless Assistance Money, money to help for Health program: you can go through if you feel you have been [email protected] owner needs a valid reason to evict you.