Los Angeles assistance programs.

Employment services LA Link

This program brings skilled individuals and businesses together to improve employment opportunities. Whether you're a business seeking staffing solutions or if you are an individual searching for a rewarding job opportunity and new career, the organization has the dedication, skills, and experience to help you meet your individual needs. Call the agency at (323) 730-6438.

Utility bill help SSC Reduction (Low Income Discount) and SRF Exemption

Los Angeles customers that qualify for the DWP Lifeline assistance and low rate will have their Sewer Service Charge (SSC) reduced and they will also have the Solid Resources Fee (SRF) eliminated. The SSC reduction is 31% of the first 18 hcf of a 2-month DWP bill or 31% of the first 9 hcf of a 1-month bill. Phone number 213 368-7100.

City of Los Angeles WorkSource Centers

WorkSource Centers were created to help connect job seekers with employers who are hiring. Services provided by these assistance programs include phone banks, job resource centers with job listings, fax machines, free internet access, employment workshops, training, and job referral information. For those individuals and job seekers who need more intensive services, vocational training, career counseling, on-the-job-training and experience, and other services are also available to those in need in Los Angeles. Dial (888) 226-6300, or find other work at home opportunities.

 

 

 

Emergency Assistance

Catholic Charities helps people of all races and religions. They provides services and resources which include: financial assistance for paying rent or utility bills; job training or job search assistance; career development; fresh and healthy groceries; guidance in applying for state-sponsored health care; free diapers; transportation assistance; thrift stores; marriage & family therapy and general counseling; social support; and linkages to community resources and referrals to other government programs or charities and Section 8 housing counseling. (213) 251-3400. Two other Catholic Charity offices are in the San Juan Diego Center, and another location is at Catholic Charities Community Services of Long Beach.

Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels Charities Program provides emergency assistance. They can provide food aid to people in certain Los Angeles zip codes. In addition, they also offer financial assistance when funding is available and conditions are met. They can provide money for paying rent, utility and water bills, bus tokens, and other financial aid such as funds for paying for prescription drugs and work permits. The programs are targeted towards low income individuals. 213-680-5225.

St. Joseph Family Center, which is based in Gilroy, provides qualified individuals with emergency financial utility bill and rental assistance. Utility payment assistance is available with a 48 hour notice and day bus passes or gasoline vouchers may be also available. Emergency food may also be available. 408-842-6662

The Salvation Army, which has locations throughout LA County including in Santa Monica and Huntington Park, offers numerous assistance programs. Programs offered include utility and rent assistance, and help for medications. 323-587-4221. Additional Salvation Army offices are also located in Compton, Whittier, South Central Los Angeles Office, and Lancaster California.

Toberman Neighborhood Center (located in San Pedro in Los Angeles County phone 310-832-1145) runs programs including utility bill help, personal goods, holiday assistance, and emergency food.

St. Margarets Center (phone 310-392-8701) provides advocacy and counseling, food, rent and utility bill assistance to people who live in Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lennox and Westchester California.

Brownson House Community Center offers hotel vouchers, food, help for paying energy bills, and other aid. Dial 323-266-3130

The Hollywood California region is supported by the Social Services at Blessed Sacrament. They can direct individuals to rental programs and other financial aid. Call Blessed Sacrament at (323) 871-8042.

Los Angeles City Housing Department (phone (866) 557-7368) is also a great place to call for information on various federal government and state of California financial assistance programs.

L A City Department of Water and Power - People who live in the city of Los Angeles may qualify for financial assistance with utility and water bills. 111 N. Hope St., Los Angeles, California 90012, phone (800) 342-5397.

Aid for AIDS Inc. - HIV and AIDs patients who are low income may be eligible for financial assistance and other support services. Get help with paying for expenses such as rent, move-in expenses, free food vouchers, transportation and utility bills too. 8235 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste. 200, West Hollywood, 90046. Call (323) 656-1107

Arcadia Welfare and Thrift Shop - Low income, poverty, and those experiencing a crisis can apply for help. Access financial assistance including utility bill assistance, prescription drug assistance, and grants for rent assistance in very special circumstances. Clothes and an onsite thrift store are also run on site. 323 N. First St., Arcadia, California 91006. Phone (626) 447-6864

Pomona Community Services - Offers energy bill grants for bills from Southern California Edison and the Gas Company through the Energy Assistance Fund (EAF) as well as Gas Assistance Fund (GAF) program. 248 E. Monterey Ave., Pomona, California 91767, (909) 629-0472

City Of Glendale - Apply for services include electricity and water connection/repair; electric and energy bill payment assistance for low income residents. 141 N. Glendale Ave., Glendale, 91206, (818) 548-3300

Long Beach Community Action Partnership - They offer both weatherization as well as aid from the federal government Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. 3012 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, 90807, (562) 264-3900

Burbank Temporary Aid Center - The not for profit center provides programs for Burbank California residents including emergency food, financial assistance, holiday assistance, and housing programs. 1304 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506, (818) 848-2822

Inland Valley Hope Partners - The programs run by the not for profit provide financial assistance and grants to people in need in the Inland Valley. The programs administered can provides rent payment assistance and electric bill payment assistance food, motel vouchers on a limited basis, and more aid, depending on funding. 904 E. California St., Ontario, California 91761. Dial (909) 391-4882

Community Enhancement Services - Low-income people who live in central Los Angeles and surrounding areas can apply for emergency financial assistance for bills, debts, and a variety of expenses. 16743 Schoenborn St., North Hills, CA 91343. Call (818) 894-8121.

 

 

West Angeles Community Development Corporation - Apply for financial assistance and grants which may be offered for low-income people who live in South Central Los Angeles and immediate surrounding area. Services include utility bill assistance, rent help, and bus tokens. Landlord/tenant mediation services are also offered for housing issues, including evictions. 3045 S. Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, 90016. Call (323) 733-8300

Glendora Welfare Association - The agency provides emergency financial assistance, free food and shelter to only Glendora California residents. Glendora, 91741, call (626) 857-1181

Special Service For Groups – Older adults can get advocacy, child care, emergency food, HIV/AIDS services, personal goods, holiday assistance, and other services. 605 W. Olympic Blvd., Ste. 600, Los Angeles, California 90015, phone (213) 553-1800

L A County CSS - Florence/Firestone Service Center – The non-profit center provides financial services CalFresh, emergency food, and a wide variety of other services for older adults in the Florence/Firestone area. The center also houses and coordinates other assistance programs. 7807 S. Compton Ave., Los Angeles, 90001

Disabled Resources Center Inc. –People with disabilities may get help. 2750 E. Spring St., Ste. 100, Long Beach, 90806, phone (562) 427-1000

AFL-CIO Community Services Department – Union members in Los Angeles County can get utility bill assistance as well as information and referral to other financial assistance programs, such as rent, housing, and mortgages. 2130 W. James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90006, (213) 985-2000

Chinatown Service Center – This human services organization offers advocacy, free or low cost legal services, family planning services, financial assistance, health services, mental health services, and WIA programs. 767 N. Hill St., Ste. 404, Los Angeles, California, 90012, dial (213) 808-1733

Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center – Seniors over 60 and disabled can apply for services. The programs adult day care, government benefits assistance, case management, congregate meals, legal counseling,  home rehabilitation/repair services, home delivered meals, mutual support groups, prescriptions, tax preparation information, telephone reassurance, a senior ride program, and transportation money. 22900 Market St., Santa Clarita, 91321, call (661) 255-1588

City Of Santa Fe Springs Neighborhood Center For Social Services – Residents over 50 can get assistance including legal counseling in the form of advice, help with tenant/landlord disputes and many other issues. In addition, financial help may be offered for utility bill assistance for customers of the Southern California Edison and the Gas Company. 55 Pioneer Blvd., Santa Fe Springs, California 90670, phone (562) 692-0261

St. Ferdinand Outreach Center – Apply for utility bill and electric assistance from the Gas Assistance Fund (GAF). 1040 Coronel St., San Fernando, 91340, dial (818) 365-3194

Long Beach Housing Authority – Offers information and help in applying for rent assistance and low income housing. A utility assistance program is offered too. 521 East 4th Ave., Long Beach, California 90802, dial (562) 570-6323

Water and sewer bills in Los Angeles - Seniors, low income families, and the disabled have several different assistance programs available to them. Apply for one or more of the following. Get help on your water bills from payment plans, monthly discounts, or installments. Read more.

Energy, utility and power bills - Several discount and financial assistance programs are available in Los Angeles for paying utility bills. The programs will either reduce the amount that a customer owes on their bills, or they will provide direct financial assistance. Find information on the Los Angeles County area electric bill assistance programs and resources. Click here.

While some of these agencies and non-profits may provide food to people in need, you can also find a listing of Los Angeles food banks and pantries. These locations strictly focus on food, groceries, and other forms of aid to those in need.

Los Angeles programs and agencies that are available to all California residents

The state of California has other programs and agencies in addition to those that are listed on this page. Get help with paying rent, utility bills, foreclosure prevention, and other financial support.

• California HUD foreclosure and housing counseling
• California foreclosure and mortgage programs
• California Section 8
• California rescue missions
• California free community clinics
• California energy bill help
• California free legal advice
• California food banks
• California medical bills
• California free health care
• California dental clinics

Rent assistance programs and eviction prevention

People Assisting The Homeless (PATH), is a non-profit agency that assists people facing an eviction as well as the homeless population in the city of Los Angeles. The non-profit organization provides rental assistance as well as grants from the Rapid Re-housing Assistance Program derived from the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing. They try to help individuals who are still bringing in some income, as it is not a charity program. PATH will keep or place them in an apartment, pay their security deposits, first month's rent or up to 18 months worth of rent, provide money for utilities, and a case manager follows them for half a year. (323) 644-2200.

In addition to this location, find a much more extensive listing of agencies that offer rent assistance in Los Angeles California.

Free Health Care in LA

South Bay Family Health Care (SBFHC) is one of the top health care clinics in Los Angeles County. They offer high-quality health care, which is free or discounted, to lower income or people with no health insurance in Los Angeles County. (310) 802-6170.

Dozens of other non-profit health and dental care community clinics operate across the county as well. Read Los Angeles clinics.

Los Angeles Salvation Army

Residents of LA can receive a variety of assistance from the Salvation Army Family Services Department, which has been providing aid to the Los Angeles region for over 50 years. The goal of the programs offered by the Salvation Army is to give individuals and families resources that will help them increase their income levels and also transition into stable housing.

A main offering is Family Services, which can provide help to people in a crisis. Specifically, programs offered by Family Services, as indicated on their website,  include.

• Family Services Department, offers to the low income, among other programs, lodging, emergency food, clothing, rental assistance, and transportation. Some seasonal programs are run too, including utility and electric payment assistance, holiday baskets (including Easter and Mother’s Day), Christmas toy and meal distributions, Mother's Day baskets, back to school supplies, job fairs, Angel Tree, and Adopt-A-Family.
• Health and Medical Care – An on-site dental clinic is in Oxnard, and mobile medical clinics operate in Bell and Westwood.

Locations are in Anaheim, Coastal Area, Hollywood, Long Beach, Los Angeles, South Los Angeles, Torrance, Ventura, Whittier. Dial (213) 896-9155

Help from Family Source Centers

The City of Los Angeles has announced that twenty-one Family Source Centers are now open throughout the city and they are currently serving their local communities. These centers offer residents a variety of services and resources, and are remarkable one-stop shops that provide free advice, counseling and they will help connect struggling Los Angelenos directly to the government programs and services that are available to them. Find a listing of the centers.

When a family or individual visits one of these Family Source Centers, the person will be asked to fill out a single form, which is called the One-E-App, that upon completion will detail their eligibility for a variety of programs. Some of what is offered at these centers includes: Low Cost Auto Liability Insurance, healthy families, tax preparation, the Earned Income Tax Credit Program, food stamps, financial and debt counseling, information on credit card hardship programs, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the City's own workforce development programs, and Cash for College. Dial (323) 265-1393.

Mortgage assistance in Los Angeles

Several different non-profits and government agencies provide help to homeowners. You can receive free foreclosure counseling, modification, and information on foreclosure prevention solutions. One of the main agencies is Freddie Mae. Read more.

Also, find how to get free or low cost foreclosure assistance and help for mortgage payments in the Los Angeles County area. Read more on Los Angeles foreclosure prevention.

 

 

Assistance in Diamond Bar California

If you are one of the thousands of local residents who is struggling in this weak economy, St. Denis Catholic Church in Diamond Bar may be able to help. The center does try to offer financial assistance to our parishioners when we have enough funding (which they do not now). They have nonperishable food available to anyone who seeks help with that. The church does not offer Winter Shelter program - they participate at other parishes and the Pomona Armory's Winter Shelter program by providing food for the night to the clients. They also do not have the space to house any clients at our church at all. The church does collect towels, underwear, socks, warm clothing, blankets during Winter Shelter program months (December 1- March 15) to take to the shelters when they go serve. Phone (909) 861-7106.

The fact is that with this economy, many families are struggling to make it from day to day, so they help whenever we can. Find other ways that churches may help. Read more.

Programs for Cancer Patients

The Beckstrand Cancer Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides Orange County cancer patients with grants and funds so they can pay their everyday bills. The foundation will offer patients various forms of financial assistance if they need help paying for day-to-day expenses.

Financial assistance may help people pay for expenses like food, rent, utilities, mortgage payments, transportation costs, medical and hospital bills. This will enable people who have been diagnosed with cancer  to focus on recovery and treatment. Click here to find other ways to get help with bills that may result from cancer.

They can refer people to other programs as well. The Foundation may help Orange County families or individuals with subsidizing health insurance bills or high medical copayments. The group can also help with applications to government programs such as Medical, SSI and other assistance programs to ensure people get all the support they need.

Rent Help from LA County’s Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)

This program is funded by the federal government, and it provides rent help, utility bill assistance, funds for security deposits, and other eviction prevention resources. Individuals and families may be eligible for the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) if they are facing eviction, or if they are currently homeless due to a financial hardship. The government HPRP program is a new assistance program that offers housing help for people with temporary financial difficulties, such as a job loss or medical emergency. If you are one of the millions of people who has fallen on some hard times, the County of Los Angeles wants to help you stay in your home or apartment, or help you find a safe, good to live.

If you qualify for aid, the HPRP could help you pay for back rent, offer ongoing rental assistance, money for security deposits, help you pay your past due gas and electric bills and fees to turn on your utilities back on. You can call (800) 973-3370 to learn more about the Los Angeles Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program.