INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL RE'LATIONS. UNIVERSITY. OF )CALIFORNIAKLOS ANGELES) t I ,- t i, 0 I f'NST!'L'Tr O.F iNAFj' - PI, A'4L 11 I * LDEC 0 9 1985 L lINIVtr -. t ORNiA `61EIRKE.E Y COMMUNITY SERVICES ORGANIZATION LOS ANGELES 1985 DIRECTORY OF COMMUNITY SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS IN GREATER LOS ANGELES 1985 DIRECTORY OF COMMUNITY SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS IN GREATER LOS ANGELES; PAUL BULLOCK, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF KEITH SOLOMON AND BAIRD MITCHELL " Institute of Industrial Relations University. oft Californiar("Los Angeles Institute of Industrial Relations Publications University of California, Los Angeles 90024 @ 1973, 1980, 1985 by the Regents of the University of California All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America ISBN 0-89215-128-5 This revised and updated edition of the Directory of Qiun- ity Services Organizations in Greater Los Angeles has been prepared by the staff of the Institute of Industrial Relations, UCLA, as a service to the community and particularly to those persons concerned about social and economic problems as they affect the disadvantaged and minority populations of this area. Special emphasis is placed upon those organizations and agencies which are based in, or are most relevant to, the South Central and East Los Angeles communities, although organizations located in other regions are included where they fit general guidelines for inclusion. The present edition is as reasonably up-to-date as possible in a city like Los Angeles. As in the previous editions, we have classified all such organ- izations and agencies by the areas of Greater Los Angeles (identical with the County of Los Angeles) in which they are located or which they primarily serve, and by the major type of activity or service in wh ich each one is engaged. This enables the user to locate each listing both by the nature and purpose of the organization and by its primary geographical area. A description of the sixteen area boundaries follows. The format of this new edition differs somewhat from that of previous editions. The first, and major, part of this Directory (Chapters I - XIII) updates the listings for those organizations included in the previous edition, omitting all organizations and agencies which we were unable to contact. The second part (Chapter XIV) lists those existing organizations which were not included in the previous edition, categorized in the same way as those previously listed. Blank pages are supplied at the end of Chapter XIV for listing additional organizations. As before, we have made references to job training programs conducted by schools, community organizations, or other agencies under the provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) of 1982. Listings of such programs in this Directory are limited to those organizations funded through the City of Los Angeles for the Program year 1983-1984 only. Users of this Directory are reminded that funding for training programs varies from year to year, and that there are seven 'Service Delivery Areas' within Los Angeles County, other than the City of Los Angeles, which also are empowered to fund job training programs for residents of their specific areas. Current information on these various programs may be obtained by contacting the agencies listed on pages 112 and 113 in this Directory. Although the major social service agencies and organizations in Greater Los Angeles are included in this Directory, a particular effort has been made to cover types of organizations which often are excluded from other directories, specifically artistic and cultural, neighborhood improvement, business assistance, social and fraternal, and communications fields. Again, emphasis has been placed on those agencies which serve or especially relate to minority communities. v vi For a more comprehensive listing of social service and similar agencies, users of this Directory are referred to the Cunity Resources Information Bank (CRIB), maintained by the Department of Public Social Services of the County of Los Angeles. Helpful listings of agencies and services also are available from the United Way and from individual members of the Los Angeles City Council and/or Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Information on the key City Council members, including addresses and phone numbers, is included in this Directory. We are well aware that there are inevitable omissions or mistakes in any listing of this type. Undoubtedly a number of worthy organizations have been missed, and we apologize to those so omitted. We request that any such omissions, as well as new and supplementary entries, be called to our attention. In addition, we hope that organizations listed will inform us imediately whenever changes in listings occur. We anticipate that revisions or supplements will be issued in the future. Our mailing address is: Institute of Industrial Relations, UCLA, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles 90024. We regret that limitations of space and staff again have re- quired us to omit certain categories of organizations. For example, we have not listed political clubs, churches, or parent-teacher associations (except in a few instances where we knew of special community-service or action programs, administered by the organiza- tion, which are particularly relevant to minority communities). Also, we have generally omitted listings for profitmaking busi- nesses, except in a few cases where a business may conduct voca- tional or related training under the provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act. In light of the fact that the Institute receives no special funding for the preparation of this Directory and must depend on internal staff resources which are intermittently or irregularly available for the project, several months invariably elapse between the time of receipt of information from organizations and the actual publication date. Of course, many changes can occur even in this relatively short period. Keith Solomon and Baird Mitchell, students at the University of California, San Diego, and University of California, Los Angeles, .respectively, at the time of their service with the Institute, obtained much of the necessary information from the agencies and organizations listed. Sharon Geltner, of the Institute's Publica- tions Center was responsible for the technical editing of the Direc- tory. Margaret Zamorano, of the Institute's staff, accomplished the prodigious task of processing the entire text. Jane Abelson, Administrator of the Publications Center, also assisted in the final preparation of the Directory for publication. Ann igXInDtIEs For the purpose of this Directory, Los Angeles County has been divided into 16 geographical areas containing the listings of com- munity services organizations. Areas 1-15 have specific boundaries drawn according to their geographic locations. Area 16 is a "catch- all" area, containing listings which are scattered throughout Los Angeles County or, in a few cases, Orange County, and are not in- cluded in Areas 1-15. In cases in which the headquarters or the main office of an organization is located in one geographical area and branches or affiliated offices are located in one or several of the other areas, we have listed all offices of the organization in the geographical area of the main office, but have identified the appropriate area for such branches or affiliates by showing area numbers next to branch office addresses. For example, "Area 4" next to the address listed for a local area office of the County's Department of Public Social Services means that that particular office is located in Area 4. A short description of the boundaries of each area is given below. AREA 1 - Eastern Area: Includes Boyle Heights, Belvedere, City Terrace, and unicorporated areas of East Los Angeles, and the cities of Monterey Park and Montebello. Boundaries are the San Bernardino Freeway on the north and Washington Blvd. on the south; Alameda Street on the west and eastern city limits of Monterey Park and Montebello on the east. AREA 2 - North Central: Includes the North Broadway area, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, Monterey Hills, and part of Highland Park. Boundaries are the Pasadena Freeway and Arroyo Seco Park on the north and the San Bernardino Freeway on the south; Pasadena Freeway on the west and the western city limits of Alhambra and South Pasadena on the east. AREA 3 - Central: Downtown Los Angeles and area immediately to the west of downtown. Boundaries are Sunset Blvd. on the north and Washington Blvd. on the south; Alameda Street on the east and Crenshaw Blvd. south of Wilshire and Western Avenue north of Wilshire on the west. AREA 4 - South Central East: Boundaries are Washington Blvd. on the north and Imperial Highway on the south; Alameda Street on the east and the Harbor Freeway on the west. AREA 5 - South Central West: Boundaries are Washington Blvd. on the north and Imperial Highway on the south; Harbor Freeway on the east and Crenshaw Blvd. and the eastern city limits of Inglewood on the west. vii viii AR 6 - West Central Area: Boundaries are Wilshire Blvd. on the north and the northern limits of Inglewood on the south; Crenshaw Blvd. on the east and La Cienega Blvd. on the west. ARE 7 - Western Area: Boundaries are Sunset Blvd. on the north and the northern limits of Marina Del Rey and Culver City on the south, La Cienega Blvd. on the east and Pacific Ocean on the west (including Westwood, West Los Angeles, Palms, Mar Vista, Venice, and Santa Monica). ARA 8 - Southwestern Area: The communities of Culver City, Inglewood, El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale, Westchester, and Centinela-South Bay (including Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Westchester, Palos Verdes Peninsula). AMRA 9 - Central County: The communities of Carson, Compton, Wil- lowbrook (unincorporated), Commerce, Huntington Park, South Gate, Lynwood, Maywood, Bell, Gardena, Hawaiian Gardens, Paramount, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Vernon, Bell- flower, Norwalk, Downey, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Whittier, El Monte, and South El Monte.