Homeless

Please contact the RíoSource Room directly for more information or fill out our Basic Needs Referral Form to be connected to support for parking on campus and additional resources

Basic needs referral form

• Location: SS305
• Phone: (562) 463-7788

Benefits of the Río Hondo’s Safe Parking Program

• Safe and secure place to sleep overnight
• Access to wi-fi, restrooms, and showers
• Referrals to long term housing support

Provides a broad scope of support and services for all – regardless of race, gender, age, or religious preference.

• Phone: (213) 389-1500
• Website: https://voala.org

Customer service phone numbers.

• (866) 613-3777
• (818) 701-8200
• (310) 258-7400

Services

• CalWORKS & CalFRESH
• Homeless services

• Location: Norwalk, CA
• Phone: (562) 863-8805 ext 224
• Contact: Marina Mejia

• Location: 7926 S. Pickering Avenue, Whittier, CA
• Phone: (562) 698-8348

• Location: 9401 S. Painter Avenue, Whittier, CA
• Phone: (562) 698-9436
• Contact: Arlis Benavides
• Services: Family support program

• Phone: (562) 949-0937
• Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9:00am to 12:00pm
• Services: May provide motel vouchers

• Phone: (562) 204-0640 to schedule an appointment to speak to a Housing Case Manager. Case Managers are bi-lingual in English and Spanish.
• Website: https://thewholechild.org/services/get-help/

• Contact: Monica Arellano
• Phone: (213) 545-6288
• Email: [email protected]

This resource information provided by BestColleges.com gives solutions and services available for at-risk students.

You can find housing assistance, food and nutritional services, transportation and living expenses, mental health and medical care, and other great resources.

Website: https://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/homeless-student-guide/

PATH is a family of agencies working together to end homelessness for individuals, families, and communities. We strive to do this by prioritizing housing while providing customized supportive services for people in need.

Our agencies each address homelessness in a different way—supportive services, permanent housing development, support for homeless families, and community engagement—all of which ultimately help the people we serve make it home.

Contact information

• Location: 455 East Artesia Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90805
• Phone: (213) 422-9405
• Website: www.epath.org
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/PATHLA
• Blog: www.povertyinsights.org

Locations that offer transitional housing and emergency shelters:

Whittier (Santa Fe Springs), CA: Corps Community Center
12000 E. Washington Blvd., Ste. 101, Whittier
Phone: (562) 696-9562
Website: http://santafespringstlc.salvationarmy.org/

2737 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles
Phone: (323) 454-4200
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://alegria.salvationarmy.org/

3107 S Grand Ave. Los Angeles
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://lahopeharbor.salvationarmy.org/

7926 Pickering Ave, Whittier
Phone: (562) 698-8348

Locations that offer emergency financial assistance

906 South Francisco Street, Los Angeles
Phone: (213) 896-9178
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://losangelescentral.salvationarmy.org/

2670 Griffin Ave., Los Angeles
Phone: (323) 224-6395
Email: [email protected]

Bell Shelter, 5600 Rickenbacker Road, Bell
Phone: (323) 263 1206

Interfaith Food Center (IFC) is a non-profit, charitable organization established in 1983, and is one of the largest food pantries in the area and meets the requirements of “food recycler”.

IFC serves local low and extremely low-income residents and homeless individuals with supplementary food assistance. Weekly more than 4,000 individuals participate in our programs.

Help us continue our mission of feeding the hungry in our community.

Contact information

• Phone: (562) 903-1478
• Location: 11819 Burke St., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
• Located on Burke Street between Sorenson and Dice Road, one block south of Slauson
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: http://www.interfaithfoodcenter.org

If you are in need of help for health issues, food, or shelter, the Rehumanization Project of Los Angeles is here to help so long as they have your consent.

Phone: (617) 501-4094

• Location: 7033 Milton Ave. Whittier, CA 90602
• Phone: (562) 698-0608

For individuals

• Shelter Hotline: (800) 548-6047
• TDD: (800) 660-4026 (for the deaf and hearing disabled)
• Hours Open: Daily After 5pm
• If you need emergency shelter, free transportation is provided. Please call the shelter hotline for a list of pick-up points.

For Families

• Call 211 or visit https://www.211la.org/

For the general public

• Hotline: (213) 225-6581
• Hours: Monday through Friday 7:30am to 4:30pm

LHASA’s Emergency Response Team offers

1. Direct emergency services and transportation.
2. Referrals to shelter for homeless families, adults, and youth.
3. Outreach services.

• Location: 5101 S. Broadway, 1st. floor, Los Angeles 90037
• Phone: (213) 252-0772 or (323) 232-9000

• Location: 2330 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles
• Phone: (213) 744-0724

• Location: 5600 Rickenbacker Road, Bell 90201
• Phone: (323) 263-1206

• Location: 303 E. 5th Street Los Angeles
• Phone: (213) 629-1227

• Location: 231 Winston St. Los Angeles
• Phone: (213) 229-9963

• Location: 601 S. San Pedro St. Los Angeles
• Phone: (213) 624-9258

• Location: 171 S. Gless Street, Los Angeles
• Phone: (323) 881-0032

• Location: 13422 Saticoy, N. Hollywood
• Phone: (818)785-4476

• Location: 1208 Pleasant Ave. Los Angeles
• Phone: (323) 260-8035

• Location: 135 N. Park View St., Los Angeles
• Phone: (213) 487-9804

• Location: 3804 Broadway Pl., Los Angeles
• Phone: (323) 231-1711

• Location: 545 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles
• Phone: (213) 347-6300

• Location: 412 S. Raymond Ave, Pasadena
• Phone: (626) 240-4550

• Location: 2330 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles
• Phone: (213) 744-0724

• Hot Showers
• Meals/Water
• Hygiene Kits
• Clothing
• Vaccinations: Hep A/Flu
• DMV Vouchers
• Expungement Clinic
• Local Shelter Information
• Additional County Resources

NOTE: Available services may vary by week.

• Location:
  • Whittier Narrows Recreational Area
  • Area A – Building #21
  • 1201 Loma Avenue, South El Monte, CA 91733
• Hours: Every Thursday 11:00am to 3:00pm
• Phone: (323) 351-7018

ESGVCH is a non-profit 501c3 charitable organization operated under a voluntary board of directors to directly aid people experiencing homelessness.

ESGVCH believes that we are all called to turn attention beyond themselves to assist those who suffered especially the poor, the hungry, and the homeless.

ESGVCH strives to bring hope and restore dignity by: Providing shelter, alleviating hunger, assisting with basic daily needs, assisting to regain housing, raising community awareness, and working collaboratively with others to end hunger and homelessness.

Programs

ESGVCH has four programs:

1. Emergency Assistance Center (EAC) where emergency assistance is provided to all those experiencing homelessness. Assistance includes meals, lunches, bus tokens, foothill transit passes, hygiene materials, showers, clothing, and referrals;
2. Transitional Housing Program (THP) where ESGVCH leases two rental units where families can stay temporarily enabling them to conserve resources so they can transition back into permanent housing;
3. Winter Shelter Program (WSP) where night-time shelter is provided for persons with nowhere to go. Up to 200 persons are admitted each night with over 1400 individuals and families sheltered during a winter season;
4. Health Outreach program provides nurses and licensed dentists to assist clients of the Winter Shelter Program.

Location: 1345 Turnbull Canyon Rd. Hacienda Heights, CA

Website: https://www.esgvch.org/

The mission of this agency is to help the homeless and at-risk individuals transition toward self-sufficiency and also provides professional and social services offices and meeting space.

• Locations: 12426 Whittier Blvd. Whittier, CA
• Website: whittierfirstday.org